Shettima Unveiling: Tinubu Camp Speaks On Hiring Fake Bishops

Tinubu Campaign Organisation, TCO, has denied accusations that fake bishops were paid to attend Kashim Shettima’s unveiling.

Remember that the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, introduced Kashim Shettima, a Northern Muslim, as his running mate on Wednesday amid controversy over the same fate ticket.

Some controversial Christian priests and ladies dressed in cassocks resembling Catholic bishops attended the ceremony.
Videos of priests allegedly impersonating bishops are presently popular on all social media platforms.

Despite demonstrations against Shettima’s selection, a cross-section of Nigerians has continued to criticise the governing party for playing a game with Christians.

According to a statement issued by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday disowned the bishops, saying they are not known bishops and have no church.

CAN demanded that the APC publish the identities of the bogus bishops and the churches they pastor.

To clarify the matter, the TCO’s Director of Media and Communication, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, stated that the bishops were not employed.

According to him, the clergy are patriotic Nigerians who believe in the unity of the country, emphasising that they (bishops) are not yet household names in Christendom but are on the rise.

He said, “We want to say that those clergymen were not fake, not mechanics or yam sellers as the purveyors of hatred have made Nigerians to believe in the social media. They are not big names in Christendom yet, they are gradually building up their missions.

“They are church leaders who genuinely believe that Nigerians must eschew politics of hatred and religious bigotry and rather embrace politics of peace and nation building.

“We, therefore, deplore the hysterical twisting of the presence of these men and women in cassocks and the false accusation against our candidates, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Shettima”.