Sokoto, 22 March, 2023 / 9:43 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria has dismissed reports that Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah found Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect as the most qualified person to rule the West African country.
In a disclaimer shared with ACI Africa on Tuesday, March 21, the Director of the Diocese of Sokoto’s Directorate of Social Communications said that Bishop Kukah’s interview with Nigera’s Channels Television had been “doctored” by those he said were desperate.
“In the last few days, certain desperate individuals have been circulating fake stories purported to be the result of an interview that our Bishop granted to Channels television. It is claimed in the doctored and slanted text that the Bishop said that neither Alhaji Abubakar Atiku nor Peter Obi qualify to be President and that only Asiwaju Bola Tinubu best qualifies,” Fr. Christopher Omotosho says.
Fr. Omotosho adds, “Those who are interested in what our Bishop said in the interview can find the full version online. This piece of information should be treated as fake news as the Bishop did not comment on any of these Nigerians by names in the said interview.”
In the interview that Channels Television uploaded on February 22, Bishop Kukah said that Nigeria has had a tendency of electing leaders who are never prepared when they ascend to the throne.