Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello
has expressed “tremendous respect for the Catholic Community”, saying he will
not do anything to disparage any religious organization.
He reaction followed condemnation
of his attack on christian leaders who had complained of President Buhari’s
style of governance.
The Bishops under the body of
Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, had told the President that
Nigerians were angry about alleged bad governance and imbalance in the system.
But addressing State House
Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the juma’at service on
Friday, the governor took a swipe at them.
He said those who had looted the
country’s funds that were angry because sources of their free money had been
blocked by the current government.
On Saturday, Bello, through his
spokesman, Kingsley Fanwo, said reports in the media that he disrespected the
Catholic Community and its leaders was “another low by his detractors in their
desperation to portray him as an irresponsible leader”.
“My statements to the press were
well documented. I was critical of corrupt leaders who have been disconnected
from the looting pipes. These are the leaders who are launching campaign of calumny
against Mr. President.
“These categories of leaders
belong to different faith and may attempt to mislead highly respected religious
leaders into joining their antagonism towards the anti-corruption crusade of
Mr. President. 2019 is a year of determination for our nation and I have no
regret leading the charge for the re-election of Mr. President who had given
hope to the hopeless in the society”.
Governor Bello charged religious
leaders to join the President’s fight against corruption, insisting that no
good religion has a place for corruption and corrupt people.
“The Catholic Church has done
very well in promoting literacy and healthcare. I am quite familiar with a good
number of Catholic Priests and I know their stance on the issue of corruption. Every
church and religion must fight corruption because corruption oppresses the poor
and destroy justice and fairness”, he said.
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Well said Governor.
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