Stephen Adegbite, Methodist bishop and executive secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has told Cardinal John Onaiyekan that supporting a preferred presidential candidate should not translate to disparaging other contenders.
Adegbite spoke on Friday during an interview on TVC, while reacting to recent remarks by Onaiyekan, former archbishop of Abuja, following the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House.
BACKGROUND
On July 28, the CBCN, led by Matthew Ndagoso, met with Tinubu and expressed concerns over the country’s security and economic situation.
Speaking afterwards, Onaiyekan said some persons around the president were presenting a “rosy picture” of the country and warned that the government appears determined to win future elections “by all means”.
Onaiyekan’s remarks sparked a public debate on the role of the clergy in affairs of state and politics, with some members of the
