Attacks on Kukah deliberate attempt to ignore issues raised in his Christmas message

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By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Teejay Yusuf has said that the ongoing criticisms and verbal attacks against Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah were a deliberate attempt to ignore the genuine issued raised in his Christmas message to the country.

It will be recalled that in the Christmas message, the Bishop of Roman Catholic of Sokoto Diocese had lamented the endless woes, which he said had befallen the country.

The message was to meet stern resistance and condemnation from the government and members of different groups such as MURIC and the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum.

But in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Hon. Yusuf who represents Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the House said that “needless attacks from the Federal Government and its bands of sycophants from the North and other parts of the country reflect untold hypocrisy and double standards.”

back link building services=0></a></div><p>He noted that many of those attacking Bishop Kukah has extended family members who are facing the stark realities of current waves of insecurity, unemployment and poverty that is far much worse than what obtained 6 years ago.</p><p>“Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s decision to speak truth to power was applauded during the Goodluck Jonathan era but is now being mischievously misinterpreted as a call for insurrection.</p><h2>Also read: <span><a class=

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“It is even more interesting when the minister with the least level of credibility in the entire Federal Cabinet speaks against the expression of such truthful criticism about grave national issues at Christmas period.

“Just this Monday, we read a news report about four different attacks carried out by bandits in Safana and Sabuwa local government areas of Mr President’s Katsina State whereby a newly-wedded couple and more than eight persons were abducted with several villagers nursing gunshot wounds,” he said.

While stating that criticism was an essential part of democracy, Yusuf added that those who prefer fawning sycophants to the hard truths from Bishop Kukah were very poor students of history who were indirectly sabotaging President Buhari and Nigeria’s democracy.