The Presidency last night told the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Grace Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah to put away his clerical garb and join partisan politics to test his popularity.
The Presidency also accused the Catholic cleric of always dabbling in politics and spreading hate against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Reacting to Bishop Kukah”s Easter message where he allegedly accused the President of dividing Nigeria against religious and ethnic lines, the Presidency said that the Catholic Bishop refused to give any proof to the allegations.
In a statement titled, “Kukah’s virus of hate” which was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President in media and publicity, the Presidency said:
“As the nomination congress approaches, rumblings within the party rise to an acrimonious crescendo and the troubleshooting market blossoming in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, which is in desperate yearning for his tested skills, we are surprised- so too are many others- that the Bishop of Sokoto Province, the Most Rev Mathew Matthew Hassan could still find the time for a lengthy homily on his usual target, Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria.
“For a man who has been spreading hate for decades, nothing new in the homily, except for the fact that while millions of Christians were remembering the Lord’s crucifixion on Friday, His descent on Saturday, His resurrection on Sunday, and subsequent appearance to his disciples, Bishop Matthew Kukah was playing politics.