I Did Not Call For Coup – Kukah

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Catholic diocese, yesterday, said he only expressed his personal view “based on evidence” and did not call for a coup in his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari. He insisted he only spoke the truth on Buhari’s nepotism. This came as a coalition of Nigerian Muslim professionals condemned the attacks trailing Kukah’s Christmas Day Message, where he berated the state of the nation, warning that unless leaders sit up, Nigeria was heading towards a failed state. Meanwhile, General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All,(ECWA) said there was nothing new about what Kukah said and warned against any attempt to harm him. But reacting to the attacks on the Bishop, the coalition of Nigerian Muslim professionals while commending Kukah for what they described as “his boldness to speak truth to power,” faulted those vilifying him.