Kalu: Bishops gave Tinubu honest assessment, politicians can lie

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu said that Catholic Bishops gave an honest assessment of the situation in the country to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whereas politicians, including himself, may lie to him.

The representative of Abia North Senatorial District said this when he answered two questions in a viral video interview on Monday.

Kalu spoke following the controversy that trailed an interview by Cardinal John Onaiyekan after a visit to Tinubu by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)

The former governor of Abia State alleged that politicians often mislead President Tinubu about the true state of the country.

He described the Catholic Bishops as the conscience of the nation, saying they had no reason to distort the realities confronting Nigerians.

He said: “The Catholic bishops are the conscience of the country and once they give advice, their advice is not for or against, it’s just for any sitting President to see things the way it should be.

“The Catholic bishops’ visit to President Tinubu is a good one. 

“I support it because they are 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 current reality of the country.”

Kalu acknowledged that Nigerians are facing genuine economic and security challenges, adding that the country’s current situation should not be blamed solely on President Tinubu.

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