No plans for Interim Government, Jonathan tells Catholic Bishops

President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed rumours of a plan to head an interim administration, stating that “insinuations about a plan for an interim government is tantamount to treason”. Speaking at the plenary for  members of the Catholic Bishops Conference in Abuja on Sunday, the President thanked Nigerians for showing understanding, when the date of the general elections was shifted.

Onaiyekan condemns row over Buhari’s certificate

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has criticised the recent attacks on the presidential candidate All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over his academic certificate and age. In a recent interview with Sahara Reporters, the cleric called on Nigerians to shun “cheap politics” and focus on more important issues that will bring about growth and progress of the nation.

Onaiyekan, Kaigama chide Mbaka over GEJ comments; he does not speak for the church - Okogie

The recent comments by a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has continued to receive criticisms from many quarters including leaders of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Fr. Mbaka who runs the Adoration Ministry, Enugu had asked Nigerians to reject President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and vote for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd ) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 14 presidential election. But this apparently partisan comments did not go down well with the church's hierarchy.