Eric Patrick
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, welcomed a delegation of Nigerian Catholic Bishops to the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Tinubu guaranteed the religious leaders of his administration’s commitment to building a better Nigeria.
The delegation was led by its President and Catholic Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, alongside Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and the Bishop Emeritus of Abuja Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onayikan, among others.
The President and Catholic Bishop of the Owerri Archdiocese, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, led the delegation, accompanying him were Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and the former Bishop of the Abuja Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onayikan, along with several other notable members.
Recall that the Conference of Catholic Bishops had criticised the current administration administration under Tinubu for the difficulties facing the nation.
At the bishops’ plenary meeting that took place last weekend in Abuja, Iwejuru emphasised the pressing issues of unemployment, insecurity, poverty, and corruption plaguing the nation, urging the President to take immediate action.
The Tinubu-led administration has reassured Nigerians that the nation is making notable strides, seeking to ease the concerns expressed by the bishops regarding the country’s challenges.
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The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Monday, in reaction to the bishops’ statement.
Onanuga said, “President Bola Tinubu deeply appreciates the constant interventions of the Catholic Bishops in matters of governance in our country.
“The Conference of Catholic Bishops’ patriotic fervour and commitment to national unity, peace, and stability are unassailable and deeply valued.
“In the last two years, over 8,000 criminals—including bandits, armed robbers, Boko Haram terrorists, and kidnappers—have been eliminated, while over 10,000 Nigerians, mostly women and children, have been rescued.”
