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Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by snowball11(m): 12:14pm On Aug 05
yarimo:
From 2023 to date Mr onaiyekan is a politician, the same Mr onaiyekan that campaign for obi as Christian candidate in 2023 presidential election is now claiming patriotic religious leader . Mteeeew
Hey, the piece up there is for people not tainted with oluwole regional politics! undecided


Just shut your crap! grin
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by NewHe: 12:19pm On Aug 05
Una no get better things than pester on mudane things!
Has he ever talked about political interference before? So why is he urging Tinubu to interfere in INEC Conducts and then come back to also accuse the President of interferring in INEC. Nothing stops them for calling out INEC without involving the president.
What exactly do they want President Tinubu to do with INEC?
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by SixSeven: 12:20pm On Aug 05
Svoboda:
Tinubu wants to win over northern Christians, but his boys keep attacking the norths most prominent catholic figure when more than half of the norths Christians are catholic. How does that sit well with those who can't see beyond their nose and stubbornly live in their own bubble? If the cardinals office was a hierarchical monarchy, he'd have been to the northern catholics what the Sultan is to the Muslims. You play with fire, you either get hurt or burnt.
If I remember the video well, Rev Fr Mathew Kuka was also at the meeting with the President. They set a booby trap for him, something they should have ignored and let it slide, they went to raise dust.

I agree 👇
AndroBlaze:
In my opinion Tinubu should have just kept quiet and listened to the man instead of trying to respond......and this opinion is mainly based on the culture and that Tinubu knew he was speaking to an accomplished elder who had the right to give him an opinion without being chided.

Even a proud Obasanjo took the abuse from the elders of Afenifere without uttering a word as him and Osoba recently revealed.
Even though Tinubu was visibly not happy when he responded to them, the matter could have died after that weekend. It was the media team always trying to rewrite reality that made it become what it is now. They said it was a private meeting, they said it was this and they said it was politics. It's not everything that needs response but because they have shielded their principal from reality, they could not afford to lose face. That is the problem with propaganda and sycophancy.

Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by TrainPark: 12:25pm On Aug 05
Lithiumite:
All this white washing changes nothing, the cardinal Emeritus erred and he should accept it.....we agree he is human and accept he is infallible....
How?
For critisizing a god?
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by dettolgel: 12:32pm On Aug 05
yarimo:
From 2023 to date Mr onaiyekan is a politician, the same Mr onaiyekan that campaign for obi as Christian candidate in 2023 presidential election is now claiming patriotic religious leader . Mteeeew
Before then he was? grin
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by dettolgel: 12:35pm On Aug 05
NewHe:
Una no get better things than pester on mudane things!
Has he ever talked about political interference before? So why is he urging Tinubu to interfere in INEC Conducts and then come back to also accuse the President of interferring in INEC. Nothing stops them for calling out INEC without involving the president.
What exactly do they want President Tinubu to do with INEC?
So those other times he called out Obj and IBB those were not asking the presidents to act in good faith?
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by NewHe: 12:38pm On Aug 05
dettolgel:
So those other times he called out Obj and IBB those were not asking the presidents to act in good faith?
Please state in clear times when he called out these president(IBB is a military dictator though) to interfere in electoral matters!
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Qadaffi2idiamin: 12:43pm On Aug 05
Do you think the sick fellas in aso rock know what it takes to become a Roman Catholic cardinalhuh

Bayo and Bwala.... Hmmm narialand overzealous mod anyways.

They're just telling the president lies and using their official capacity to commit financial terrorism
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Qadaffi2idiamin: 12:51pm On Aug 05
Brendaniel:
That's why I keep asking, what was Jonathan's offense to Tinubu and his supporters?

What was Abacha's offense to them?

What was OBJ's offense to them?

Tinubu has made NADECO struggle look like a scam..

Sadly , Tinubu has also made the south west look like a region full of hypocrites...

Hahahaha....

You should know the southwest is filled with people who call white black as long as you are their tribesman.

The Arch Bishop is from that tribe but you know the Roman Catholic clergymen are more refined. They are wealthy, and influencial. The bishop has been very critical of government for ages.

Those sick fellas in aso rock simply can't stand the truth.

The question is, is tinubu running Nigeria on the terms of the world bank and IMF and other international bodies? Is he doing it to look good on the outside but completely starve Nigerians of their right to good life??

They're sick. So sick!
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Titojonze: 1:00pm On Aug 05
A moral conscience of the Nation....
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by skydancer: 1:02pm On Aug 05
I'm very confused, is it that if he does not speak, Tinubu supporters do not know the truth? I've been so confused since this event
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by skydancer: 1:03pm On Aug 05
I'm very confused, is it that if he does not speak, Tinubu supporters do not know the truth? I've been so confused since this event. I thought they were all pretending, is it that they started believing their own lies after a while?
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Svoboda(m): 1:04pm On Aug 05
SixSeven:
If I remember the video well, Rev Fr Mathew Kuka was also at the meeting with the President. They set a booby trap for him, something they should have ignored and let it slide, they went to raise dust.

I agree 👇


Even though Tinubu was visibly not happy when he responded to them, the matter could have died after that weekend. It was the media team always trying to rewrite reality that made it become what it is now. They said it was a private meeting, they said it was this and they said it was politics. It's not everything that needs response but because they have shielded their principal from reality, they could not afford to lose face. That is the problem with propaganda and sycophancy.
You're right. They just couldn't resist the temptation. Their boss had to be pleased by all means. Attacking the bishops was another way to exhibit loyalty.

At the meeting , the so called master strategist cracked under pressure. Good leaders would take criticism on the chin and nod it away.

I recall a Christian event when Obj was president and came in late. Then CAN national president, Archbishop Akinola on the podium began to openly criticise those who come late to church events. Obj, knowing he was the one been referred to, used the programme brochure to shield his face. This elicited so much laughter among the audience.
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by ycat: 1:10pm On Aug 05
The satanic bishops were shocked to find out that their usual “gnana must go bags” of cash from Asorock won’t be cashing under this president. They need to go and farm like all retired people, even their sheeple congregations have stopped giving them money.
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by ginggerxy: 1:20pm On Aug 05
yarimo:
From 2023 to date Mr onaiyekan is a politician, the same Mr onaiyekan that campaign for obi as Christian candidate in 2023 presidential election is now claiming patriotic religious leader . Mteeeew
A condemned pig
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by ZaddyJ: 1:24pm On Aug 05
BarrElChapo:
EA Adeboye is around this same age or older but can’t say the truth. Rather he’s giving us all manner of excuses including that the problem with Nigeria is spiritual.
You want to compare a man who own his business ( private company/one man business) with a man who work for multinational corporations ( catholic) grin bros u sef wicked! Make Tinubu come use bulldozer destroy him headquarter for Ogun State Abi?🤷🏿‍♂️
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Dalohad: 1:28pm On Aug 05
Pastor Oyedepo said he loves the Catholic Church because they keep records more than any other organisations in the world.

If you want papal letters from 1500 years ago, you will find it..
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Mccullum: 1:30pm On Aug 05
How is bias opinion concern me,

Only God knows man of God

How many of these so call father has been caught drilling women carnal despite of the fact that their doctrine against it.
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by historic: 1:30pm On Aug 05
ycat:
The satanic bishops were shocked to find out that their usual “gnana must go bags” of cash from Asorock won’t be cashing under this president. They need to go and farm like all retired people, even their sheeple congregations have stopped giving them money.
You must be a jester to think that the Catholic Bishops depend on your so called Ghana must go to thrive... The Mother church in Vatican takes care of their needs with ease.
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by dettolgel: 1:32pm On Aug 05
NewHe:
Please state in clear times when he called out these president(IBB is a military dictator though) to interfere in electoral matters!
Go to number 3 item on the op's post grin
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by historic: 1:32pm On Aug 05
Mccullum:
How is bias opinion concern me,

Only God knows man of God

How many of these so call father has been caught drilling women carnal despite of the fact that their doctrine against it.
So how does what you penned down concern his opinion on BAT's policies? eh?
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Dalohad: 1:34pm On Aug 05
Brendaniel:
That's why I keep asking, what was Jonathan's offense to Tinubu and his supporters?

What was Abacha's offense to them?

What was OBJ's offense to them?

Tinubu has made NADECO struggle look like a scam..

Sadly , Tinubu has also made the south west look like a region full of hypocrites...

You know the phoney thing, they hope we will forget in years to come, whenever they come again with phoney activism against a President who is not from their region. cheesy grin
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Chienex24(m): 1:49pm On Aug 05
Lithiumite:
All this white washing changes nothing, the cardinal Emeritus erred and he should accept it.....we agree he is human and accept he isnt infallible....
Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Keep worshipping your lord and savior Tinubu
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by allthingsgood: 1:58pm On Aug 05
So he has been complaining about governance since the 1980s yet nothing has changed. What does that tell Uhuh Oga practice what U preach. Start from the church, which is even now more rotten than asorock!
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Memphis357(m): 2:03pm On Aug 05
This matter would have been long gone and forgotten if President Tinubu and everyone around him had simply accepted the admonishment of Cardinal John Onaiyekan and the Bishops that visited him.

But the truth hurt so many people that, instead of letting the matter rest, some unscrupulous elements still went as far as forging the Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON) letterhead, just to prove that the Cardinal was wrong.

The funny part is that, after going through all that trouble to forge the letter, they still could not pay attention to the basic details.

They made mistakes with the association's motto, the proper name of the association, and even the logo.

Lol.

Indeed, even a thief needs to be intelligent before making a success of it.

Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Memphis357(m): 2:05pm On Aug 05
Brendaniel:
That's why I keep asking, what was Jonathan's offense to Tinubu and his supporters?

What was Abacha's offense to them?

What was OBJ's offense to them?

Tinubu has made NADECO struggle look like a scam..

Sadly , Tinubu has also made the south west look like a region full of hypocrites...

Exactly..... if I talk now, the Commander In Chief of Nairaland bigotry, Seun go ban me
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by Lithiumite: 2:28pm On Aug 05
Chienex24:
Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Keep worshipping your lord and savior Tinubu
Keep worshipping your onaiyekan ,your redeemer,lord and saviour.
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by stuffs2002: 2:36pm On Aug 05
AMINDA:
This is the Cardinal Onaiyekan that Tinubu and his lackeys think they can disparage. A one-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and the youngest cleric to be ordained a Bishop.
Tell your Catholic extremist called Onayekan to stop being a coward and remove his Christian religious garments and come out to contest for political positions
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by stuffs2002: 2:37pm On Aug 05
BarrElChapo:
EA Adeboye is around this same age or older but can’t say the truth. Rather he’s giving us all manner of excuses including that the problem with Nigeria is spiritual.
The Catholic bandit called Onayekan is basically campaigning for his fellow Catholic brother in the person of Obi
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by stuffs2002: 2:39pm On Aug 05
Svoboda:
Tinubu wants to win over northern Christians, but his boys keep attacking the norths most prominent catholic figure when more than half of the norths Christians are catholic. How does that sit well with those who can't see beyond their nose and stubbornly live in their own bubble? If the cardinals office was a hierarchical monarchy, he'd have been to the northern catholics what the Sultan is to the Muslims. You play with fire, you either get hurt or burnt.
You too dey lie.

Half of northern Christians are not Catholic
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by stuffs2002: 2:40pm On Aug 05
AndroBlaze:
In my opinion Tinubu should have just kept quiet and listened to the man instead of trying to respond......and this opinion is mainly based on the culture and that Tinubu knew he was speaking to an accomplished elder who had the right to give him an opinion without being chided.

Even a proud Obasanjo took the abuse from the elders of Afenifere without uttering a word as him and Osoba recently revealed.
You Catholic bandits were rude to Tinubu and they disrespected the office of the president

Had Tinubu been a northerner and Fulani, they wouldn't dare to speak to him so rudely
Re: Cardinal John Onaiyekan And Truth To Power In Nigeria, 1979 To 2025, by chyeexcel: 2:47pm On Aug 05
yarimo:
From 2023 to date Mr onaiyekan is a politician, the same Mr onaiyekan that campaign for obi as Christian candidate in 2023 presidential election is now claiming patriotic religious leader . Mteeeew
Always sounding like agboro.
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