Our reporter/ Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Saturday called out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu for being dishonest in the conduct of the February 25 general elections.
The Cardinal who spoke with reporters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the 10th anniversary celebration of the Jesuit Memorial College accused Mahmood of misleading Nigerians.
He also has some very scathing words for the way things are done in the country, insisting that actions have consequences and there must be a paramount change.
“We should refuse to agree that this is a country where certificates are forged and it is okay. We should refuse to accept a situation where elections are rigged and you are told to go to court. These things have consequences. Jesus says you shall know the truth and the truth will make you free. Accept that they have a very heavy trust deficit,” the revered cleric said at the event.
“Nothing wrong with admitting did not go so well. If we don’t tell the truth, we will not move forward.
“I am a religious person and I keep praying to God to forgive us and to show us the truth because if we tell the truth, things will move fast. Nigerians are wonderful and I still hope that things will move fast.”
While INEC declared Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 2023 presidential election and the opposition is challenging his win in the court, the clergyman maintains truth should prevail.
“Whatever the judges may decide, whatever courts may say, at the end of the day, the truth will make us free,” he added. .
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