Onaiyekan: Politicians lying to Tinubu – Orji Uzor Kalu

Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said the hardship and difficulties in Nigeria is not President Bola Tinubu’s fault.

Kalu said the Catholic bishops told Tinubu how things are in Nigeria even though politicians are lying to him.

He made the remark in a viral video on social media while responding to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria’s visit to Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

During the visit, the Catholic bishops had expressed concerns over Nigeria’s economy, insecurity, and the political atmosphere.

After the visit, Archbishop Emeritus of Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, had disclosed that Tinubu disagreed with their assessment of the economy and security.

Appearing on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Onaiyekan said Tinubu rejected the bishops’ assessment, insisting that his administration was on the right track.

However, Kalu said: “The Catholic bishops are the conscience of the country and once they give advice, their advice is not for or against, it’s just for any sitting President to see things the way it should be.

“The Catholic bishops are aware of the situation in the country. There are real difficulties in Nigeria, but they are not President Tinubu’s fault.

“The Catholic bishops’ visit to President Tinubu is a good one, I support it because they are telling him the way it is.

“It promotes the president to work harder because the Catholic bishops are just telling him the way it is even if politicians are lying to him that things are good everywhere, they can never say that.

“Even if we politicians can lie to him, the bishops will tell him the truth about the current reality of the country.”