Bode George to Onaiyekan: Ignore Wike

By Dapo Akinrefon
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Sunday, described John Cardinal Onaiyekan as the “Desmond Tutu of Nigeria.”
George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, also urged Onaiyekan not to be distracted by criticisms from FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and some government officials over his comments on the state of the nation.
While urging Onaiyekan to draw lessons from the challenges faced by the late South African cleric, Desmond Tutu, George said Nigerian clerics and Christians would continue to speak on issues affecting the country.
He said: “Look at the way Nyesom Wike attacked Cardinal Onaiyekan. Does that make a...