The bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, has justified his Christmas message where he accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism.

Kukah told reporters on Monday, December 28, that he does not have any ill feelings towards Buhari, but is unhappy with the way governance is currently being done, The Tribune reported.

Bishop Kukah has come under over his comments about the Buhari administration. Photo: Photo: Garba Shehu/Facebook, Premium Times

The cleric said he was not bothered over various reactions trailing his Christmas message.

He stated that his criticism of the president was based on the standards of what is right and wrong and not because of any personal issue.

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Kukah said:

“Let me be clear, I don’t have a problem with President Buhari. I am unhappy with the way governance is being done. I don’t have to like the president and the president doesn’t have to like me as well.

“This is our country and we have to make it great. If my brother were the chairman of a local government, will that stop me from telling him what he does not do right?"

According to This Day, the bishop pointed out that his major concern is how to stop the killings and attacks that have been occurring in the country in the last few years.

He stated that he has no problem with Muslims, Christians or any other religion, pointing out that the problems he spoke against affect all Nigerians.

The religious leader said:

“To make it more interesting, a retired General from the North-West who is a Muslim has also released a statement on his handle to say all what I said is true."

The embattled Fulani leader in Oyo was on Tuesday, March 16 ordered to be remanded in the Abolongo correctional facility in the state.

The verdict was given by a magistrate court in the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, the state capital, The Cable reports.

Wakili's fate was declared on Tuesday by the presiding judge, Emmanuel Idowu after the police command in the state charged him and his sons, Abu, Samaila, and Aliyu Manu for murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery.

Added to this, the prosecuting counsel, Adewale Amos, told the court that the accused was linked to the death of a police corporal, Akinwale Akande.

A report by The Nation said the chief magistrate did not take pleas of the suspects for want in jurisdiction.

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After ordering the police to return the case file to the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Idowu adjourned the hearing to Monday, May 17.

Earlier, Wakili had denied being involved in any form of crime all through his stay in the area.

During interrogation by officers of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, March 9, Wakili said he has spent not less than 20 years in Ibarapa without being linked with any case of kidnapping until his arrest by members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).

The embattled herder said on the ill-fated day he was picked up by members of the OPC, one of the occupants of his house, Tande, was killed, admitting also that he has many cows which sometimes find their way into the farmlands of Ibarara natives.