Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has said President Bola Tinubu rejected the concerns raised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during their recent courtesy visit to the State House in Abuja.
Speaking on Friday in an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Onaiyekan said the bishops used the meeting to present what they saw as the true state of the nation.
They argued that this reality differed sharply from the positive reports the President typically receives from those around him.
The CBCN had visited Tinubu on July 28, 2026. During the encounter, the President maintained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was neutral and that the economy was performing well.
Onaiyekan said Tinubu’s response was not favourable and that the President made his disagreement clear.
“The president rejected our concerns of the country. Nigeria is bleeding. I was not surprised that he was not looking very
