The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal has denied a newspaper report that he says Nigerian Christians want President Muhammadu Buhari dead.
He said on Thursday in Abuja that the report is completely inconsistent with the sermon he delivered in Jerusalem, Israel.
The Director Press in the Office of the SGF Bolaji Adebiyi in a statement said in the full text of the sermon, which can be obtained on the SGF’s Facebook Account, the calls on Nigerians, irrespective of their religious affiliations to love one another, celebrate achievements of the leaders and desist from destroying the nation’s heroes.
"He frowned at the growing hatred amongst citizens and in particular, the imputation of politics and partisanship into all actions and achievements of our leaders. He only called on Christians and in particular prophets not to prophesy calamities on our leaders nor threaten retaliations on criminals in the name of Christianity," Adebiyi said.
He further said that the SGF said God does not need protection from humans and urged Christian’s leaders not to join miscreants in fanning the embers of hatred but that they should continue to pray for the leaders and the nation.
"At no time, during the sermon, did the SGF castigate Christians in the negative manner reported in the Leadership story. The reference to President Muhammadu Buhari was to counsel Nigerians to believe only the official reports on the state of health of Mr. President and not rumors and false news, in order to reinforce the appeal that we should pray for the good health and success of our leaders, at all time," he said.
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