The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday accused President Bola Tinubu and his media team of insulting the
Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan and the Catholic Church.
Amaechi was reacting to Onaiyekan’s latest comment about the meeting between President Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria.
Onaiyekan’s comment after the meeting had ignited a widespread condemnation from the president.
However, appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Amaechi faulted the presidency’s comments, stressing that Onaiyekan was equivalent to a governor of a state, hence should be accorded such respect.
He said: “I believe in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, so when a group of people insult my faith then I must get up to defend it.
“When you look at the bishops of a Catholic Church and insult them, most bishops are equivalent to a governor of a state and I would tell
