USA Africa Dialogue Series - LAI MOHAMMED TACKLES KUKAH.

BREAKING NEWSTRANSLATE SELECT LANGUAGE▼ Lai Mohammed tackles Bishop Kukah over statement ON JANUARY 10, 20203:40 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Mohammed, By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal Government has advised Bishop Matthew Kukah to use his high ecclesiastical office to work for religious harmony in Nigeria, rather than indulge in actions that are capable of dividing the country along religious lines. We're no longer in talks with FG on 16-point agenda — PANDEF ADVERTISING In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the statement credited to Bishop Kukah, in which he compared the Federal Government with Boko ADVERTISING Haram, is not only disingenuous, but also a great disservice to the men and women in uniform who are daily battling the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists to keep all Nigerians safe. The Minister reiterated the federal government's position that the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists do not subscribe to any religion, irrespective of their pretense to such, but are driven by their primitive propensity to kill mindlessly and destroy without restrain, irrespective of their victims' creed, gender or tribe. "To now attribute the actions of these mad bunch to an orchestrated and systematic plan to elevate one religion over the other or decimate adherents of a particular religion is not only unfortunate but divisive, incendiary and insensitive," he said. Kidnap of 4 seminary students: Kaduna CP visits school, assures of rescue The minister, however, appealed to religious leaders to be more circumspect in their comments, especially on religious issues, because of the deeply emotive nature of religion and the tendency for it to be exploited for political gains by naysayers. Vanguard

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