Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says the Christmas homily by the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, did not attack Islam.
Kukah, who in his last December Christmas message had accused Buhari of nepotism, had said there could have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim president did a fraction of what Buhari had done.
But the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum demanded Kukah’s prosecution for allegedly demanding a coup.
Similarly, Jama’atu Nasril Islam declared Kukah’s Christmas message a “calculated attempt to insult” Islam and Muslims in the country.
On Wednesday, the Muslim Solidarity Forum asked Kukah to apologise for his alleged attack on Islam or leave the Caliphate.
But Fani-Kayode, in a series of Twitter posts, said the Bishop did not say anything wrong and would not apologise.
The former minister warned the groups asking the bishop to apologise to mind their words and maintain peace.
He tweeted, “Bishop Hassan Kukah did not attack Islam & has nothing to apologise about.
“He has always sought for religious tolerance & peaceful co-existence between Christians & Muslims. Those that demand that he “must apologise” or “leave Sokoto” must mind their utterances & keep the peace.
“Bishop Hassan Kukah did not attack Islam & has nothing to apologise about. He has always sought for religious tolerance & peaceful co-existence between Christians & Muslims. Those that demand that he “must apologise” or “leave Sokoto” must mind their utterances & keep the peace.”
Bishop Hassan Kukah did not attack Islam & has nothing to apologise about. He has always sought for religious tolerance & peaceful co-existence between Christians & Muslims.Those that demand that he “must apologise” or “leave Sokoto” must mind their utterances & keep the peace.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) January 13, 2021