Senator for Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu has blamed politicians for misleading President Bola Tinubu on the situation of the country’s economy and insecurity.
The report follows the controversy that trailed the comment of the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, that Tinubu differed with the assessment of the bishops about the country.
Speaking on the development, Kalu in a viral video online accused politicians of painting the President with wrong picture of the situation in the country.
Kalu said the Catholic bishops, whom he described as the conscience of the nation, always gave advice in the national interest.
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The lawmaker said the Nigerians were facing real challenges but should not blame Tinubu.
He said, “The Catholic bishops are the conscience of the country and when they give advice, their advice is not for or against, it is just for any sitting President to see things the way it should be.
The Catholic bishops know what is going on in the country. There are real problems in Nigeria, but they are not President Tinubu’s problem.
“Visit of Catholic bishops to President Tinubu is a good one, I support it because they are telling him the way it is.
“It encourages the President to work harder because the Catholic bishops are just telling him the way it is even if politicians are lying to him that things are good everywhere, they can never say that.
“Even if we politicians can lie to him, the bishops will tell him the truth about the present reality of the country.”