Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has blamed politicians for misleading President Bola Tinubu on the situation of the country’s economy and insecurity.
This report comes after the controversy over the remark by the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, that Tinubu disagreed with the bishops’ assessment about the country.
Speaking on the development, Kalu, in a viral video online, accused politicians of painting the President with a wrong picture of the situation in the country.
Kalu, describing the Catholic bishops as the conscience of the nation, said their advice was always in the national interest.
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The lawmaker said Nigerians were facing real challenges, but should not blame Tinubu.
“The Catholic bishops are the conscience of the country and when they give advice, their advice is not for or against, it is just for any sitting President to see things the way it should be, he said.
“The Catholic bishops are aware of what is happening in the country. There are real problems in Nigeria, but they are not President Tinubu’s fault.
“The visit of the Catholic bishops to President Tinubu is a good one, I support it because they are telling him the way it is.
“It encourages the President to work harder because the Catholic bishops are just telling him the way it is even if politicians are lying to him that things are good everywhere, they can never say that.
“Even if we politicians can lie to him, the bishops will tell him the truth about the present reality of the country.”
