Cardinal Onaiyekan Calls Buhari a National Embarrasment

The Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has branded the President of Nigeria, a national embarrassment for failing to handle the case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu with caution.



He called on Muhammadu Buhari to obey court order and instruct the DSS to immediately release the IPOB leader so as not to cause anarchy in the nation.

“There is no sign that Nigeria has the president. The problem President Buhari has is that many Nigerians want to continue as they were doing before and they want everybody else to change, but not themselves.

“Democracy is all about the rule of law. Three times he has disobeyed court orders in less than a year in office. “Disobedience to court orders by those who should protect and ensure its compliance slides the Nation to anarchy.

“It is wrong to undermine the Constitution of Nigeria which is the bases of the Nigerian nation and expects people not to resist such via protesting. For those supporting president can you please justify why he has refused to obey court orders?”, He asked.

He continued by saying: “My dear President Buhari, it will be in the best interest of the nation that you obey court orders and apologize to the nation for the embarrassments you have caused us which have led to peaceful demonstrations in virtually major parts of Southern Nigeria.

“You should in the best interest of the nation set up a truth and reconciliation committee and compensate families of those killed. You should have obeyed as ordered by the court; ask your DSS to obey court orders, release Nnamdi Kanu and tender an unreserved apology to him for the embarrassments you have caused him, his wife, family, and millions of his followers by detaining him and infringing on his rights without good reason.”

Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Lagos in October on conspiracy and terrorism charges, which were later dropped. But up till this moment, he has been in jail, locked up, languishing. And the President seem to have no qualms with it.