Buhari's Lagos visit will upset Holy Thursday, Good Friday exercises – Archbishop Martins

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has depicted the arranged two-day working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos as badly planned.

In a press explanation by the Director of Social Communications, Msgr. Gabriel Osu, Archbishop Martins asked why the President made the visit to Lagos "during a period that matched with the most critical days of the year for Christians when they praise the occasions of the salvation of the world."

"In perspective of the extensive populace and bunched street arranges in the express, the conclusion of streets combined with the boycott of Okada on numerous courses, Christians will's identity participating in the Holy Thursday and Good Friday festivities would be subjected to untold hardships.

"What's more, Christians who might likewise want to welcome their President have been placed in a troublesome circumstance of choosing whether to satisfy their religious commitments or go out to welcome the President.

"The planning does not mull over Christians in government and security administrations," he said.