The bishop’s message was directed to the powers that be and could not in any way be said to have been directed to Muslims and Islam, a religion well known to profess peace.
Kukah Did Not Attack Islam, He has Nothing To Apologise For, Fani-Kayode Replies Northern Group
He had said, “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as we seem to journey into darkness.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 13, 2021
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has faulted the call by a group that the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, should leave the state, following the latter’s Christmas message.
An Islamic group, Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto, had advised Kukah to quietly leave Sokoto or stop what it termed “his malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims”.
Southern Kaduna Youths Vow To Avenge Any Attack On Kukah, Seek Arrest Of Maishanu
The bishop’s message was directed to the powers that be and could not in any way be said to have been directed to Muslims and Islam, a religion well known to profess peace.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 13, 2021
The youth wing of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has vowed to reciprocate any form of attack targeted at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah.
Kukah s controversial Christmas message had earned him criticisms and backlash from major Islamic and northern groups in the country.
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The second part of this article focused on the twisting of the plain truth Bishop Kukah spoke to the authorities
CITIZENS have nowhere to turn to. After he assumed power, a delegation of the Catholic Bishops Conference had audience with President Buhari. In the course of our discussion, the President shared with us his frustration over the state of decay and rot that he had met.
In frustration, I vividly recalled him saying that, from the decay and neglect, it seemed as if preceding governments had been doing nothing but just eating and going to the toilet!
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We all have to excuse all the president’s men who descended on Bishop Matthew Kukah for his Christmas homily. What they did is what we’ve probably all done in the course of arguments. When we are unable to rebut an opponent’s argument, we deploy the strawman strategy. That is, we go after the weakest element of the argument or misrepresent it in order to demolish it.
Politicians are especially adept at this. In fact, I venture to say that much of the coaching in political communication is to school officials and candidates on this strategy. Corporate executives deploy it too when faced with questions about unconscionable practices. Literally speaking, the strawman is a weak object that even a weakling can demolish with a stroke. Figuratively, by flailing at it, we create the illusion of vigour and high moral grounds.