The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix
Ajakaye, has dissociated himself from an online
report of January 9 calling for the arrest and
prosecution of the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), for allegedly making unguarded statements. He also called on politicians canvassing for elective
posts to discuss ideas and policies that will
enhance the growth and development of the
country and not to heat up the polity. In a statement made available to journalists on
Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the bishop said he was not
aware of the online report until he started
receiving calls from concerned people. He said, “A news story was published in 2012 by
‘Punch’ and some newspapers on my comment on
the alleged statement by Maj. Gen. Buhari (retd.)
after the 2011 general elections in Nigeria. It is the
story the dirty people are now manipulating as an
interview I just granted in 2015.” Ajakaye described the online story as a practical
example of “politics of desperation and
manipulation”, saying those behind the recycled
story were agents of “division and darkness.” The bishop, who said the country was passing
through a difficult time called on all Nigerians
including religious leaders to work together to
avoid the total collapse of the country. “Inevitably this is the actual time for change and
we must not allow the wind of change to pass us
by. “All of us, including religious leaders, must work
together for this change if we do not want Nigeria
to collapse totally,” he said. While calling for the sincerity of all stake holders
towards ensuring credible elections, the cleric
called for the the independence of judiciary and
prosecution of anybody found culpable in election
rigging. “In the same way, the judiciary must live up to its
expectation. It must maintain its independence
and identity, rather than be in the pockets of the
executive. To avoid unnecessary tension and crisis
in our society, the judiciary must strive to speed up
the various election petitions.” The bishop described politics as a clean game
which he said was for service and good
governance for the benefit of mankind though he
agreed that there were “dirty people in Nigeria”
who engaged in politics. Such people, the bishop said were in politics to
acquire power, prestige and money and could do
anything to achieve their ambition.www.punchng.com/news/ekiti-catholic-bishop-disowns-anti-buhari-report/

Even the christian leaders are tired of Jonathan.
Many christians hv been killed in the north by the boko haram militants,yet the clueless President hs no solution to this menace.The northern christians have run to their christian leaders for rescue to no avail
Jonathan is gone..