‘You Aren’t A Man Of God But A Pathological Liar’ – Presidency Replies Kukah’s Easter Message

The Nigerian presidency has slammed Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, describing his Sunday criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari as ungodly.

In his Easter Message on Sunday, Mr Kukah slammed the Buhari-led federal government for the country’s dire security situation.

Easter is a Christian festival commemorating Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, which is observed by Christians all over the world.

In a vehement response to the bishop’s remark, presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu said, “All citizens have their individual ideologies, even their own versions of truth.”

“Although the presidency did not outrightly address Mr Kukah as a liar, but the statement said a man of God is not expected to issue out statement devoid of facts.

“But if you profess to being a man of God, as Father Mathew Hassan Kukah does, ideology should not stand in the way of facts and fairness.

“Father Kukah has said some things that are inexplicable in his Easter message.

“But, in saying that the Boko Haram terrorism is worse than it was in 2015, he did not speak like a man of God. Kukah should go to Borno or Adamawa to ask the citizens there the difference between 2014 and 2021. Furthermore, the Hijab issue in Kwara State on which he dwelt is a state matter which the courts of the land have adjudicated. They are matters that have appeared in several states as far back as the Obasanjo administration. In all of that, when and where did the name of President Buhari feature?

“He is playing partisan politics by dragging the President into it.

“An administration that has created a whole Ministry, for the first time in the country’s history, appropriating enormous resources to it, to deal with issues of internally displaced persons cannot, in all rightfulness be accused of not caring for them.

“Some of the comments are no more than a sample of the unrestrained rhetoric Fr. Kukah trades in, which he often does in the guise of a homily.

“We urge well-meaning citizens to continue to support the ongoing efforts by the administration to secure the country and move it forward.”