Catholic Bishops: Atiku Tackles Presidency Over Onaiyekan, Says Clerics Are Not Cheerleaders

Catholic Bishops: Atiku Tackles Presidency Over Onaiyekan, Says Clerics Are Not Cheerleaders
Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Presidency’s attack on the Catholic Church and one of its most respected clerics, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, describing it as yet another demonstration of the Tinubu administration’s growing intolerance of dissent and uncomfortable truths.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said it was both unfortunate and dangerous that, instead of reflecting on the substance of the cleric’s message, the Presidenc...