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The presidency on Monday slammed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, over his criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
The presidency was reacting to the latest remarks credited to the cleric, who is one of the fiercest critics of the current administration.
Kukah had in his Easter message issued on Sunday, said the President had destroyed every aspect of life in Nigeria but allowed corruption to thrive and grow.
He also described the country under Buhari as “an emergency hospital deserving of urgent attention.”
However, in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, the presidency urged the Catholic Bishop to face his job or join politics.
He also accused Kukah of making baseless accusations against the Buhari administration.
Shehu said: “We respectfully ask Bishop Kukah to leave government to the voters and the politicians they elect, while he concentrates on his job, as it is expressed in James 1:27: ‘Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.’
