Those vilifying the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Archdiocese, Matthew Kukah for speaking against the current administration have been warned to desist from actions that could deplete the peace of the country.

The coalition of Nigerian Muslim Professionals, in a statement made available on Tuesday, said that Nigeria will be a great place if there were two or three persons like Kukah.

A statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Prof. Mohammed Inuwa, noted that Buhari may have meant well for the country but faulted the President in some actions taken by his administration which it said was not promoting unity.

The Coalition said instead of vilifying the cleric, it would be to the President’s best interests to take Bishop’s message as a wake-up call to adjust for the good of Nigeria.

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It noted that promoting the interest of one region against others is not what a good leader is known for, adding that in as much it loves the president, the Coalition will want him to leave a legacy of a united Nigeria.

The Muslim coalition condemned in its entirety attacks trailing Kukah’s Christmas Day Message, where he bemoaned the state of the nation, warning that unless leaders sit up, Nigeria was heading towards a failed state.

Kukah had also accused President Buhari of piloting Nigeria into darkness in the message titled: “A Nation in Search of Vindication.”

He had emphasised the worsening state of insecurity in the country and berated the current federal administration of glaringly abandoning the nation’s extant federal character principles and rather promoting nepotism with impunity.

The development has been drawing criticisms from the President’s friends, political associates and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

However, the coalition commended Kukah for what they described as “his boldness to speak truth to power”, faulting those vilifying him.

The Nigerian Muslim Professionals took a swipe at those trolling the Bishop, saying they were doing it for their pecuniary gains and not the interest of the country.

It warned against twisting the message to mean the Bishop endorses coup, saying contrary to those promoting that insinuation, the revered Bishop was too learned to support such ignoble path to installing leadership, saying Nigerians with a conscience would not fall to the antics of those twisting the Bishop’s message for selfish reasons.

The group said having followed Bishop Kukah’s activities and preachings since the days of the military, it was convinced that not too many Nigerians took the interest of the country at heart like Bishop Kukah.

“Even during the military era where people dreaded the powers that be at the time, Bishop Kukah, who was then a Catholic priest spoke truth to those at the helm of affairs without fear or favour. He has shown through his actions all the years that he is a true son of Nigeria in particular and Africa in general,” the group stated.

“We should support him for being bold enough to come out to speak what many Nigerians know is the truth but afraid to speak out for fear of the leadership.

“While we must admit that President Muhammad Buhari means well for the nation, we must say that most people in his government are grossly incompetent and don’t deserve to stay around power even in an uncivilized space,” the group stated.

The group said it would not shy away from the truth even though most of the president’s actions drawing criticisms were in favour of its region.

It flayed the glaring marginalisation of the Igbos in every facet of national life, saying the development was not promoting national cohesion which nationalists that laid down their lives for the country’s independence wanted.

“There’s nothing wrong with Bishop Kukah’s statement in the actual sense. Some regions particularly the South East has been marginalized in successive governments, and the administration of President Muhammad Buhari came and amplified it with the worst,” it added.

It described those attacking Kukah as faceless individuals who were being promoted by selfish people in leadership to silence the truth.

” We strongly condemn the wrong approach taken to respond to a message by a patriotic Nigerian by these incompetent people working to derail the president’s agenda.

“It is completely wrong to be attacking Bishop Kukah by some faceless sponsored groups. Bishop Kukah did not in any way call for a coup, he is too learned to do that.

“We stand completely with Bishop Kukah, this government must be fair to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion,” it said.

source: https://oak.tv/newstrack/attacking-kukah-for-speaking-truth-to-power-wrong-says-muslim-coalition/amp/

Way to go. If this intolerant Govt had ignored Kukah outbursts by now with our poor sense of remembering things we would have forgotten whatever d Bishop said and moved on. Nigerians are d most resilient set of people in d whole world as nothing marvels us any longer. I never read d full text of Kukah Christmas message until when the govt started firing from all cylinders and I knew definitely there is a lot of truth in whatever Kukah must have said. The govt allergy to truth and independent mindset forced me to read and having read I fully stand with Kukah and still wondering why all these pro-govt agents are denying nepotism allegations which we know Buhari himself won't say that Kukah lied

“We stand completely with Bishop Kukah, this government must be fair to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion,” it said.


This commendable !

But alas ! Buhari's case is beyond redemption !

He can never change, Buhari is adamant, Nigeria is fast degenerating into a state of chaos, I pray it is redeemed before it's too late.

OK... Coalition

casdoruche:
Hausa are not FULANI. Fulani is a minority group. Hausa is a major group. Fulani knowing this now call themselves Hausa/Fulani. The average Fulani doesn't see himself equal to an HAUSA MAN.

All emirs are Fulani in a hausa dominated community. Fulani has not only brainwashed the northern Hausa people but dominted them by using religion to establish their semi-god status

ok

How many Muslim coalition do we have self? So many of them that's why we are so divided

A statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Prof. Mohammed Inuwa, noted that Buhari may have meant well for the country but faulted the President in some actions taken by his administration which it said was not promoting unity.

When I checked this Erudite scholar’s profile, I discovered that he had his MMed and PhD In UK.

This must have given him the apt and sound knowledge of judgment with no religious sentiment

4ckyou:
How many Muslim coalition do we have self? So many of them that's why we are so divided

We don't have to all think the same way. We have sane Muslims too.

Mind you, some section of Christians also see this man as a PDP govt pastor and they didn't share in his sentiment.

Yesterday, Muric kicked against him and now this ones supported him.

It is well with Nigeria.

Father Kukah spoke the solemn truth.No one need any muslim or Christian group opinion to know that Buhari government is the worst political catastrophe ever visited on the Nigerian nation.

Tolexander:
When I checked this Erudite scholar’s profile, I discovered that he had his MMed and PhD In UK.This must have given him the apt and sound knowledge of judgment with no religious sentiment

This is the so called western education they called Haram.Check associate professor Farooq too.The Nigerian muslims let their religiosity overdrive their rational thinking.

Another Coalition with less than 100 conscious members.

Fulani terrorists and APC imbéciles will hate this coalition o baby demons

casdoruche:
Hausa are not FULANI. Fulani is a minority group. Hausa is a major group. Fulani knowing this now call themselves Hausa/Fulani. The average Fulani doesn't see himself equal to an HAUSA MAN.

All emirs are Fulani in a hausa dominated community. Fulani has not only brainwashed the northern Hausa people but dominted them by using religion to establish their semi-god status

Pls stop .Over the years, the Hausas' had always enabled the Fulani to accomplished their vision to dominate all aspect of thier lives and elevated thier own people to relevance, while they relagated the Hausa to the background till date . So you guys are thesame in terms of ur ideology to life.
The Hausas' are always a willing tools for the Fulanis' to do thier dirty jobs in their quest for power & conquest .So what are you talking about ? You guys adore these Fulani and give a nod to whatever they say or command .

God bless these Muslims

I know Muric will disagree

*_"The Coalition said instead of vilifying the cleric, it would be to the President’s best interests to take Bishop’s message as a wake-up call to adjust for the good of Nigeria."_*

MURIC (Akintola sponsored by terrorists) is in a world of his own

Did Buhari himself say anything...I don't know why they attacking the president.

And for the Bishop watch your utterances you aren't only priest in this country. Cardinal is not even say anything.

This man is not above the law with that Christmas message I'm calling on DSS to question the Bishop in some of question he raised.

Even Lie Muhammed acknowledge that he (Kukah) spoke the TRUTH about the govt. He was only foolishly trying to fool my northern Muslims to see it as a religious brawl.

This is a Coalition of Almajiri paid by the Poverty Development Party to be crying all over the place.


Buhari practicing Nepotism only exist in the imaginations of hoodlums.

Chief of Defense staff

Chief of Naval staff

Controller general of FRSC

Minister of Interior

CBN governor

Head of Civil Service

Sgf

Those positions are either occupied by Southerners or Christians.

Kachukwu was Petroleum minister of state and GMD of NNPC during Buhari's first term.



Anyone who says Buhari is nepotistic is either a hoodlum or PDP Dundee.


I AM DONE TALKING

God please take over the land