Kalu urges Tinubu to listen to Catholic Bishops amid economic criticism
Senator Orji Kalu has urged President Bola Tinubu to heed the advice of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria regarding the country's economic challenges. Kalu argues that the bishops provide an honest, non-partisan perspective that the administration should value over political rhetoric.
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It highlights the role of religious institutions as influential political mediators in Nigeria's governance and economic discourse.
Kalu urges Tinubu to listen to Catholic Bishops amid economic criticism - Businessday NG
Kalu urges Tinubu to listen to Catholic Bishops amid economic criticism
Orji Kalu Senator,has urged President Bola Tinubu to pay close attention to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying the bishops remain one of the country’s most credible voices on the nation’s economic and social challenges and are unlikely to mislead the president.
Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, made the remarks in a video posted on his Facebook page while reacting to last week’s meeting between President Tinubu and the leadership of the CBCN at the State House, Abuja, as well as the public exchanges that followed between the Presidency and senior Catholic clerics.
The former Abia State governor cautioned presidential aides against dismissing the bishops’ concerns, arguing that their intervention was intended to help improve governance rather than score political points.
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