Onaiyekan:You dont have to resort to forgery – Sam Amadi berates APC

Sam Amadi has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to refrain from circulating forged materials amid the controversy surrounding a fake statement purportedly issued by a Catholic youth body in response to comments by Cardinal John Onaiyekan.

Amadi, a former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, made the call in a post on X on Wednesday.

He argued that the ruling party could defend its position without resorting to forgery.

“Is it not possible for APC to stop forgery? You can make a powerful counter argument without resorting to forgery. Forgery is not good. Please stop,” he wrote.

His reaction followed a disclaimer issued by the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria, CYON, which distanced itself from a document titled “Our Faith Must Rise Above Partisan Politics” circulating on social media.

In the statement jointly signed by its National President, Gosife Kizito Eze, National Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Maurice Mbeke, and National Secretary, Francisca A. Adesokan, CYON described the document as “false, fraudulent and unauthorised.”

The organisation clarified that the purported “Catholic Youth Association of Nigeria, CYAN” named on the document does not exist, insisting that the publication neither originated from nor reflected the position of CYON.

CYON urged the public to disregard the document, warning that it was a deliberate act of impersonation designed to mislead Nigerians and Catholic faithful.

It also said it reserved the right to pursue legal action against those responsible.