The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Daniel Bwala, has faulted Cardinal John Onaiyekan over his comments on the economy and insecurity.
Bwala argued that the cleric spoke only for the Catholic Church and not for Christians as a whole.
Onaiyekan had disclosed that Tinubu rejected the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria’s assessment of the economy and insecurity when the bishops met the President at the State House, Abuja, on July 28, 2026.
The archbishop emeritus said this during an interview on Arise News’ Prime Time programme on Friday.
Reacting on X on Saturday, Bwala said Onaiyekan’s position aligned with institutions he claimed were rooting for the Labour Party’s 2027 presidential hopeful, Peter Obi. He noted that Obi had made his “take back your country” remark in 2022 within Catholic circles.
