Cardinal Onaiyekan Critiques Tinubu's Political Statement

John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, criticized President Bola Tinubu's assertion that "all is fair in politics." This comment was made during a recent address to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja. Cardinal Onaiyekan, in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Friday, stated that the president's perspective is fundamentally flawed, arguing that politics should not justify any means to win elections.

He emphasized the importance of propriety in political conduct and expressed concern that President Tinubu seems disconnected from the harsh economic realities facing Nigerians, suggesting that those around him may not be providing truthful assessments of the country's situation.