Stop Fueling Disunity Amongst Nigerians- Lai Mohammed Replies Bishop Kukah

The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Muhammad has told renowned clergyman Bishop Mathew Kukah to stop fueling disunity amongst Nigerians.

Lai Mohammed who said this in reaction to the Christmas message of the clergyman accusing President Buhari of nepotism, alleged that the catholic bishop was calling for the violent overthrow of the Buhari-led administration.

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Condemning the clergyman's comment, the minister said that such a comment from a well-respected religious leader had the tendencies of provoking violence.

”Calling for a violent overthrow of a democratically-elected government, no matter how disguised such a call is, and casting a particular religion as violent is not what any religious leader should engage in, and certainly not in a season of peace.

“While some religious leaders, being human, may not be able to disguise their national leadership preference, they should refrain from stigmatising the leader they had never supported using well-worn and disproved allegations of nepotism,” he said.

Recall that the Catholic Diocese Bishop earlier warned that Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is journeying into darkness.

Further stating that there was no way a non- Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari has done by his nepotism and gotten away with it.

“President Buhari deliberately sacrificed the dreams of those who voted for him to what seemed like a programme to stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony by reducing others in public life to second class status. He has pursued this self-defeating and alienating policy at the expense of greater national cohesion.

“Every honest Nigerian knows that there is no way any non-Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari has done by his nepotism and gotten away with it.

“There would have been a military coup a long time ago or we would have been at war. The president may have concluded that Christians will do nothing and will live with these actions.

“He may be right and we Christians cannot feel sorry that we have no pool of violence to draw from or threaten our country. However, God does not sleep. We can see from the inexplicable dilemma of his North,” Bishop Kukah said.