Presidency replies Kukah: Your wicked intention shall not come to pass

The Presidency on Monday responded to Rev Father Matthew Kukah’s latest criticism of the President Muhammadu Buhar’s administration as a failure on many fronts, saying the wicked intention of those who divided Nigeria with their mouths would not come to pass.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in a tweet.

The response came a day after the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Kukah’s critical comments on Buhari.

Adesina tweeted, “Those who divided Nigeria with their mouths, with evil, unguarded speaking, are the ones now accusing President Buhari. How sad! Their wicked intentions shall not come to pass.”

Kukah, in his Easter message titled, ‘To mend a broken nation: The Easter metaphor’, had alleged that every aspect of life in the country had been destroyed while corruption was enthroned under President Buhari.

The bishop, who also criticised the President over his government’s “inability to tackle insecurity and corruption”, claimed that Buhari had divided Nigerians on the basis of ethnicity, religion and region.

He had said, “The challenge of fixing this broken nation is enormous and, as I have said, requires joint efforts. With everything literally broken down, our country has become one big emergency national hospital with full occupancy.

“Our individual hearts are broken. Our family dreams are broken. Homes are broken. Churches, mosques and infrastructure are broken. Our educational system is broken. Our children’s lives and future are broken. Our politics is broken. Our economy is broken. Our energy system is broken. Our security system is broken. Our Roads and Rails are broken. Only corruption is alive and well.”