After Deloitte said they have no body like Tinubu in their record of employees, Tinubu and INEC stopped adding it as a place he worked.
All of a sudden, Tinubu is no longer an accountant with Deloitte.
“The government is bent on winning the election by all means, and unfortunately they have the means to ensure that. The vote of the people may not even count.” — Archbishop John Onaiyekan
Everything is wrong with this article, beginning with its title.
In a constitutional democracy, the moment a person is elected or appointed to public office either as president, governor, senator, etc, he becomes a public servant. Receiving citizens, civil society organisations, and religious leaders is not an act of personal generosity or privilege; it is part of the constitutional and democratic responsibilities of the office.
Likewise, citizens and organised bodies including the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria do not approach their elected leaders as supplicants seeking favours. They exercise a legitimate democratic right to engage those entrusted with public authority, particularly on matters affecting the common good.
To portray the meeting as a privilege bestowed by the President rather than a normal exercise of democratic governance mischaracterises both the nature of public office and the relationship between elected officials and the people they serve.
So, the expression 'Abuse of Clerical Privilege' is fundamentally flawed.
Had the Catholic Bishops’ visit gone differently, Bayo Onanuga’s press release would have read:
"Catholic Bishops Applaud President Tinubu’s Reforms; Pledge Loyalty to Mr. President."
They anticipated lies. Unfortunately for them, they got the hard truth. God bless the CBCN.
Wait , you clowns don’t want dissenting opinions ? Everyone should praise this unfortunate administration and pretend everything is right ?
Are you guys normal ?
From the era of Military rule and throughout the period of civilian Governments,the Catholic Bishops have a consistent history of telling truth to power.They have never been partisan.Every President they visited,they bring him a gift of Bitter Kola instead of Olive Oil.
The audacity of INEC to publish Tinubu’s academic credentials with primary and secondary schools missing and to certify him fit to run for the presidency is a big slap to every learned person in Nigeria 🤯
This man genuinely believes that these sacrifices will count when his marriage hits a roughy patch. That’s the only reason he’s making such a huge concession.
He thinks there’s a payoff somewhere in the future. That the woman he married is honorable enough not to forget all these when the time comes
That “Did I ask you to do any of that?” will hit like crack?
Hunger and the Insensitivity of Mr. President
I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops who visited his office, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born.
While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of Nigerians who face worsening economic hardship today. More importantly, we must focus on the facts and the measurable outcomes of governance.
Before the present administration assumed office in 2023, an estimated 17 million Nigerians were facing acute food insecurity, primarily caused by insecurity, armed conflict, widespread banditry, and devastating floods. Today, less than three years later, that number has risen to about 35 million Nigerians. Instead of improving the situation, the crisis has worsened significantly under the current administration.
The same trend is evident in poverty. Before this government took office in 2023, Nigeria’s extreme poverty was estimated at 87 million people. Current projections suggest that this number is approaching 140 million people, making Nigeria home to the largest population of people living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world.
No one disputes that this administration inherited serious challenges. However, leadership is measured not by the challenges inherited but by the results achieved. The government must honestly acknowledge that its response has fallen far short of what the situation demanded, with millions more Nigerians pushed deeper into poverty and hunger.
The combination of persistent insecurity, poor economic management, fiscal indiscipline, wasteful public expenditure, and inadequate investment in productive sectors has compounded the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.
A responsible government must prioritise investment in education, healthcare, agriculture, security, and small businesses while pursuing policies that create jobs, expand production, and lift people out of poverty. That remains my commitment to the Nigerian people.
A New Nigeria is Possible. PO
Amaju Pinnick is just a reflection of our value system as a people. Money, Money, Money. It is not as if he has any progressive thought in that head of his. The NFF under him was an embarrassment.
For the life of me, I can never understand how we never get sensible people into office.
The Catholic Bishops can go one step further. The Pope is very powerful and influential.
Seek the Pope to plead with World leaders to put pressure on INEC and Tinubu for a free and fair election.
The catholic faithful in Nigeria should be proud of themselves.
“When the nation is bleeding, you can’t expect a polite meeting with the Head of State. We need to let him know. And his reply is that the nation is not bleeding. We told him the economy is not helping the poor people. He said economy is doing fine. Practically speaking, he told us quite clearly that he does not agree with us.”
Cardinal Onaiyekan shares details of the Catholic Bishops meeting with President Tinubu
I Told you guys, the Catholic Bishops got under Tinubus skin with their blunt Truths..
Tinubu has gotten so used to scripted outings and meetings that he became helpless and infuriated by the questions the Bishops threw at him.
Tinubu camp thought it was another opportunity to score some political chess point in their relentless quest to win the church come 2027, forgetting that these are real Catholic Bishops.