{"id":34967,"date":"2021-01-13T20:25:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34967"},"modified":"2021-01-13T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:47:18","slug":"bishop-kukah-wont-apologise-leave-sokoto-fani-kayode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bishop-kukah-wont-apologise-leave-sokoto-fani-kayode","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Kukah won\u2019t apologise, leave Sokoto \u2013 Fani-Kayode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has faulted the call that Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah should leave the state, following his Christmas message.<\/p>\n<p>The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto, had advised Kukah to quietly leave Sokoto or stop what it termed \u201chis malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The group also called on Bishop Kukah to tender unreserved apology to the Muslim community.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Fani-Kayode insisted that Bishop Kukah did not attack Muslims in his Christmas message, hence has nothing to apologise for.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets, Fani-Kayode wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBishop Hassan Kukah did not attack Islam and has nothing to apologise about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has always sought for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence between Christians and Muslims. Those that demand that he, \u201cmust apologise\u201d or \u201cleave Sokoto\u201d must mind their utterances and keep the peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone can provide me with a video of Kukah calling for violence against Muslims or inciting people against Islam,I will give him one million naira.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has faulted the call that Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah should leave the state, following his Christmas message. The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto, had advised Kukah to quietly leave Sokoto or stop what it termed \u201chis malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims\u201d. 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