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Why Bishop Kukah Is Often Misunderstood By Many – Atiku

Why Bishop Kukah Is Often Misunderstood By Many – Atiku

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has poured praises on the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Father Mathew Kukah, who clocks 70 on August 31 (Today).

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate sent out the felicitations in a statement that was signed by spokesman Paul Ibe which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

Atiku who referred to Kukah as a remarkable public intellectual, pointed out that his contributions to Nigeria’s democracy were immeasurable

He said the cleric criticizes leaders when they derail from the responsibility of providing good governance.

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Nigeria Is Not Worth Dying For, Says Kukah

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says Nigeria is on the crossroads and its future hangs “precariously” in a balance.

Kukah said this in Kaduna during his homily at the funeral mass of Michael Nnadi, a student of the Catholic Good Shepherd Seminary, Kaduna, who was abducted and subsequently murdered.

Gunmen had invaded the seminary on January 8, abducting four students, including Nnadi. Three of the students were released after a ransom was paid, but Nnadi did not make it out alive.

Lamenting over the nationwide insecurity, Kukah said: “Our nation is like a ship stranded on the high …