Onaiyekan not speaking for Christians, Catholics supporting Peter Obi – Presidency

The Presidency has dismissed comments by Cardinal John Onaiyekan criticising the medication of President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the Catholic cleric was expressing a idiosyncratic and governmental sentiment alternatively than speaking connected behalf of Christians successful Nigeria.

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President connected Policy Communication, made the remarks successful a station connected his X relationship on Saturday.

Bwala’s comments came successful effect to Onaiyekan’s disapproval of the Tinubu medication aft the caller sojourn of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, to the President.

The cardinal had accused the authorities of being much focused connected winning by each means than addressing the country’s challenges.

Reacting, Bwala alleged that Onaiyekan was speaking for the Catholic Church and not the full Christian community, claiming that the instauration mostly supported Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, during the 2023 election.

He argued that the cardinal’s comments were governmental alternatively than spiritual, adding that not each Catholics supported Obi during the election.

According to Bwala, President Tinubu was wrong his rights to disagree with the bishops’ appraisal of Nigeria’s economy, maintaining that the administration’s presumption was backed by “facts, statistic and numbers.”

The statesmanlike spokesperson besides contended that determination is simply a broader Christian bod...