The Northern Christian Association, NCA, presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and Senator Shehu Sani have defended the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, over statements credited to the former Bishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, who accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of growing intolerant of dissent and uncomfortable truth.
The association said the Catholic bishops spoke not only on issues affecting the Catholic Church but also on matters concerning Christians and Nigerians generally, insisting that their intervention was in the national interest.