The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has backed Matthew Kukah, the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, over his comments against the Buhari administration, saying that evil agents are trying to discredit him for stating the ” simple obvious truth of the message”.
Fr. Mike Umoh, CSN’s National Director, Social Communications, delivered the church’s response in a statement issued on Monday.
Kukah in his Christmas day message had accused President Buhari of nepotism by promoting a northern hegemony, adding that a non-Muslim president would have been removed in a coup if such individual did a fraction of the current president’s action.
The message elicited backlash, with the Federal Government, politicians and religious groups accusing the cleric of sowing hatred and disunity.
But the Catholic Church discredited the attackers of the Kuhah, urging all critics to see the genuineness of the message and work together to avert a catastrophic situation for the country.
The statement read: “We are quite aware of the 2020 Christmas Message by our revered Bishop Hassan Kukah and the enormous space it has enjoyed on social media and in the public sphere.
“As expected, the agents of evil have gathered to attack the person of the Bishop and to discredit the simple obvious truth of the message. This is the stock in trade of evil people.
“However, they often succeed when good people Christians, choose to do nothing. We are therefore calling attention to this new development so that we can all rise in unison and stand for truth.
“The situation in Nigeria no longer allows anyone to sit on the fence, indifference is now a greater form of sin. Everyone must choose and stand up for what he/she believes in.
“The truth about our nation is also that there are only two parties now existing: the good and the evil, the oppressed and the oppressor, the suffering people and the benefiting government officers and their families.”
While calling on Nigerians to stand in support of the truth, the CSN cautioned against falling for the antics of those it described as players of the religious and tribal card, even at the expense of the general good of the nation.
Source:Newsbreak
