Presidency berates Onaiyekan over bishops’ meeting with Tinubu, says he abused clerical privilege

"There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account and interpretation of what transpired during the private meeting between the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu. It is, in my view, an abuse of clerical p

The Presidency has slammed Catholic bishops and Cardinal Onaiyekan for their conduct and public disclosure of a meeting with President Tinubu, insisting cl

Onaiyekan noted that the bishops intentionally presented the harsh realities facing Nigerians rather than offering a favourable picture of the country.

[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tnubu's Tuesday remarks to Catholic Bishops on the improving security and economic situation in the country sparked backlash yesterday, with opposition parties challenging his claims and questioning the administration's handling of pressing national problems.