Partisan politics is carried out in murky waters all over the world. The on-going presidential campaigns in USA where the Republican and Democratic Parties are at each others’ throat is a good example. It is good for our religious leaders to get involved with current issues of the day. That is one way of lending morality to any debate and their followers can do with that. However, lending morality into any debate should be devoid of any bias of any coloration. This is because truth has no color. Where a religious leader cannot resist the temptation to biased one way or the other, it is better if he stays off the issue, if only to continue to command the respect of those who look up to him. Where the religious leader does not know enough of the issues involved in the matter, for the sake of maintaining the respect of that hold him up as role model, he is better off steering clear of the issue.
Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma has been known for years not to shy away from speaking his mind on any issue. Like Retired Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie in his younger days, Archbishop Chukwuma is a respected conscience of the truth in this country. However, I believe his accusation of Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation that the AGF is fueling disharmony between the Presidency and the National Assembly is misplaced.
Sentiments on ethnicity or religion or any other matter for that matter, should not becloud one’s ability to see the truth. Where one cannot overcome one’s sentiment one should stay clear.