Kukah: There Could Have Been Coup If A Non-Northern President Practised Nepotism Like Buhari

Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has accused
President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism.

In his Christmas message on Friday, the bishop said there could
have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim president does a fraction
of what Buhari did.

He accused the president of institutionalising northern hegemony
by “reducing others in public life to second-class status”.

“This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it
is headed as we seem to journey into darkness,” he said.

“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. 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.”

Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has accused
President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism.

In his Christmas message on Friday, the bishop said there could
have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim president does a fraction
of what Buhari did.

He accused the president of institutionalising northern hegemony
by “reducing others in public life to second-class status”.

“This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it
is headed as we seem to journey into darkness,” he said.

“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. 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.”