An Islamic group in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna state, Ummah Movement, has added its voice among some Muslim groups that have been criticising the Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sokoto state, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah,
In a statement by the leader of the Ummah Movement, Muhammad Muhammad, Kukah should have since resigned from the Abdulsalam Abubakar led National Peace Committee (NPC) because of the statement.
Kukah, had in his Christmas Day message, criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for running Nigeria aground with his self defeating policy of nepotism.
But the Islamic group said it had earlier restrained from commenting on Kukah’s sermon “with the hope that he will offer genuine apology”.
“Unfortunately, the only response from him proved his peevishness on deciding to be on the wrong side of history. The NIC therefore, is left with no option than to call for the immediate resignation of the Bishop from the Peace Committee, in view of his blatant anti-Muslim partisanship as displayed in his treasonable Christmas message.
“Bishop Kukah has lost whatever remains of respect from the generality of Muslims as observed by the Jama’atu Nasril Islam in its reaction and he has therefore become a liability to the NPC.”
The group said Kukah “should be replaced with someone more objective, accommodative and level headed.”