‘He’s sacrificing Nigeria’s unity for Northern hegemony’
BISHOP of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has accused President Buhari of deliberately hatching a grand scheme of sacrificing the unity of the country on the altar of Northern hegemony.
The bishop, who lamented the nepotism that characterises the Buhari administration, said there could have been a war in the country if a non-Northern Muslim becomes a president and does a fraction of what Buhari did.
He described Nigeria as a rudderless country where the citizens travelled in a boat devoid of captain or crew and without any maps and destination in sight.
The Bishop made this known in his 2020 Christmas message titled, ‘A nation in search of vindication’, on Friday.
He said, “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as we seem to journey into darkness. The spilling of this blood must be related to a more sinister plot that is beyond our comprehension. Are we going to remain hogtied by these evil men or are they gradually becoming part of a larger plot to seal the fate of our country?
“President Buhari deliberately sacrificed the dreams of those who voted for him to what seemed like a programme to stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony by reducing others in public life to second class status. He has pursued this self-defeating and alienating policy at the expense of greater national cohesion.
“Every honest Nigerian knows that there is no way any non-Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari has done by his nepotism and gotten away with it.
“There would have been a military coup a long time ago or we would have been at war. The President may have concluded that Christians will do nothing and will live with these actions.
“He may be right and we Christians cannot feel sorry that we have no pool of violence to draw from or threaten our country. However, God does not sleep. We can see from the inexplicable dilemma of his North.”
The Buhari administration has been severely criticised by activists, particularly those from the Southern part of the country, over its flagrant disregard for the federal character reflected in the lop-sided appointments the country has witnessed under it.
However, Special Adviser to the President, Femi Adesina, in his piece written to mark Buhari’s 78th birthday said his principal had once justified his action as a commitment to placing competence over state of origin.
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