Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has lamented that nepotism characterised the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari
He explained that there could have been a coup or war in the country if a non – Nothern Muslim becomes a president and does a fraction of what Buhari did .
The Bishop made this known in his 2020 Christmas message titled, ‘ A nation in search of vindication’ .
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. ”
