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MFM, Olukoya debunk rumour of jailing church pastors for nine years

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry (MFM) and its General Overseer, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, have denied allegations of framing or jailing former pastors Femi Jimoh and Caleb Oloruntele, or any other individuals, for nine years or any period.

Speaking to journalists at the headquarters church in Yaba, Olukoya addressed reports circulating on social media that called for his arrest and prosecution over the alleged police torture and incarceration of Pastor Femi Jimoh.

The allegations gained traction when Mr. Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow, through the Sahara Reporters platform, recently called on the Nigeria Police Force to arrest and prosecute Dr. Olukoya for allegedly influencing Pastor Jimoh’s incarceration for nine years without trial.

In the report, Pastor Femi Jimoh who identified himself as a former MFM pastor had accused the church of being behind his incarceration for nine years without trial, over alleged armed robbery.

Speaking on behalf of the church and the General Overseer, the Chief Legal Adviser, Davidson Adejuwon, maintained that Mr Jimoh was only remanded and granted bail, adding that after they had been granted bail, the family refused to get two individuals to stand as their sureties for them to be released.

Citing some of the offences committed by Jimoh, the lawyer said: “While at the ministry of MFM as a pastor, Femi, had serially got himself in one offence or the other at every branch he was posted to serve. He was being redeployed back to the headquarters for internal discipline after which he would be posted out believing he had changed.

“As such a case of planned armed attack on credible intelligence against the church which could have led to the death of any member is not one that can be treated and handled internally by the church”.

“We have duty to report such to the law enforcement agency saddled with the responsibilities to investigate and deal with such issues. And that was exactly what we did as a responsible church”.

“All other events that transpired thereafter at the police station and during the trial were completely out of the control of the church because being a criminal matter, it became a case between the State government and the defendants”.

“MFM Church and its General Overseer, Dr. Olukoya remain committed to the welfare as well as spiritual and physical wellbeing and development of its members and humanity at large”.

“MFM is a responsible church that takes the welfare and security of all its members very seriously”.

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“While we continue to show kindness and forgiveness to our erring staffs and rehabilitating such erring staff, MFM and its General Overseer will not use its fold to harbour or hide anyone with any criminal intent or motive capable to harm others,” he said.

One of the witnesses, The Senior Regional Overseer, MFM, Pastor Moses Oluwadare said: “Truly, he, Pastor Femi Jimoh worked with me at the MFM branch in Warri, Delta state but when I heard that he and others were involved in immorality in 2002, a panel was set up and we were advised to bring him to the MFM headquarters in Lagos and was taken for three weeks deliverance.

Meanwhile, the Chief Security Officer of the church, Mr. Michael Gbadamosi who was accused by Mr. Femi of having been seen in a herbalist’s house said, “I have never been to Ogbomoso to see any herbalist and that is my case”.

Adejuwon further explained: “It was absurd to imagine that a church as big as MFM would frame up two of its pastors just because of a claim that the church’s CSO was seen in a herbalist’s house.

One of the witnesses who was said to have worked with Pastor Femi Jimoh on his robbery activity, Mr. Jimoh Omojomolo, recounted his experience saying, “As a security personnel, and member of OPC, in Iwaya, Yaba, when Femi came to me that he had a job for me, I asked which type of job and he said, robbery. That, he has cool business for us and that we will be robbing MFM church of its offerings.

Then, Femi brought Aboki to me and told me that we would work together. Then, we took the matter to the DPO Sabo, Yaba who warned us to be careful with Femi and that we should play along. He said, if we refused to cooperate with Femi, he could take the job to another place and harm us. I was afraid.

“Then, I thought, I could help myself and my people by involving some other people and then, we went to the house of Dr. Olukoya’s father-in-law in Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere. It was the man who advised us to be careful and also go with the camera to any meeting we will be holding with Femi to continue our funding and meeting on the job, he wanted to hire us to do it for him.

“I called Femi on who was going to finance our operations, and he mentioned, Pastor Caleb who was a pastor at the MFM branch in Mowe Ibafo.

“We went alongside a policeman to see Pastor Caleb at Mowe Ibafo. When we came back to Yaba, we met Oga Saudi, a policeman who was briefed on the meeting with Pastor Caleb.

“When Caleb came to Iwaya, we then summoned a meeting of all the stakeholders and then, my team went to Olukoya’s father-in-law who gave us a camera to be able to record all the conversations at the meeting.

“There is nothing Femi will do to me. He should stop blackmailing anyone for the crime he committed. He cannot spoil my name that I have built for years”.

Another witness, Adebayo Fatai also known as Aboki buttressed Omojomlo’s claims that, Pastor Femi offered him and his friend a job, to rob MFM church and that he knows him very well.

However, efforts to contact Femi Jimoh or his lawyer proved aborted as the contacts were not connecting

June 7, 2024
Cleric laments decline in values among youths

A Cleric, Prophet Joseph Ologbonyo, has frowned at sharp decline in societal values among youths, urging them to shun get-rich-quick mentality.

Ologbonyo, who is the planter, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) BOANERGES Worldwide, lamented that the spate at which some youths chase illicit wealth has became a concern, stressing that there is an urgent need for moral rebirth.

Speaking with journalists in Ise-Ekiti, the cleric cautioned youths to shun all acts of desperation towards making money.

According to him, life is a process but youths have been jumping the process that’s why we have many mentally derailed persons.

He said: “We have some small girls who have formed association of hookups, they will be offering their body to their fathers’ mates for money.

“We are not in the countries of the whites. Over there, they have been teaching them from primary that a man can decide not to be a man anymore and Vice versa. A man can marry his fellow man, a woman can marry her fellow woman.”

The clergy, who spoke about his experience with former members, said: “I prayed for someone here few years ago and he went to Malaysia. Within three months, he said he wanted to come home and greet me and he wanted to bring a car home, asking me what he should get for me.

“I asked him where he got the money from because he told me he was going to school. I told him to get a small camera and he bought it, added money and brought them to me.

“He showed me the car he just bought and I asked him about the job he was doing. I told him if he didn’t tell me the kind of work he was doing, we will not pray. He didn’t tell me and I said God told me it’s blood money and I will not collect it from you.

“I told his mother to make him sell the car and distribute the money for the needy and go back to work genuinely. I become an enemy of many youths in this town because of it.

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“That is why people who are contended don’t usually have problem but some people die along the line while pursuing their personal quests.

“That is what the youths are doing too now, going for money ritual, all sorts of things that are diabolical.

“I said it where I was preaching earlier today that we have destroyed our value system. Parents should scold their kids if they want to exit the house with exposing cloths and propel them to change it.

“Men are now piercing nose, ears, they are making artificial teeth and we are not talking. He will leave house with trousers torn at every parts and they call it crazy jeans which means he is crazy.

“A boy of 16 or 17 years old will come home with a car and they will still bring it to the church for thanksgiving. We are supposed to ask him where he see money to buy that kind of car.”

June 6, 2024
MFM holds World Evangelism Day/Tract War to win souls

By Ayoyinka Jegede

In a bid to capture souls for Jesus Christ, which is the Great Commission, Mountain of Fire and Miracles has held its World Evangelism Day.

During the programme, all Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) across the world embarked on a tract war to share the word of God with the unsaved.

According to the General Overseer of MFM, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, World Evangelism Day is needed to help rescue the masses from depression, confusion, hardship, hatred, and lack to mention a few amidst various challenges bedevilling the country and world at large.

Olukoya revealed that most of the prevalent situations in the world are signs of the endtime hence the urgent need for soul winning to rescue souls from hell.

According to him, the Tract War is part of the Explosive Evangelism Initiative (EEI) of the church, adding that MFM constantly embarke on prison evangelism, hospital and cell evangelism, food evangelism to the downtrodden and helpless, motor park evangelism as well as evangelism to ‘area boys’ amongst others.

Olukoya said evangelism, which is God’s heartbeat, is utmost to the church apart from deliverance prayers which the church is known for.

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The General Overseer added that Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM ) is constantly involved in prison evangelism, food evangelism /food gifting (where food is constantly shared with the less privileged/’area boys’, vulnerable and street children), motor parks evangelism, evangelism/visits to orphanages/homes, police station/cell evangelism, to mention a few.

His words, “The church exists for nothing except they draw souls to the Lord, the cathedral is a waste of time if we are not drawing men and women to Jesus Christ. The Great Commission, which is soul winning, is not an option. It is a commandment we must obey. As a church, we won’t watch souls die, we can’t sit down in Zion with the world around us being confused, and we won’t watch people perish. We must passionately ensure that souls are not lost. As a church and body of Christ our passion is to win souls for Christ that’s why all our programmes are targeted towards winning souls for Christ.”

Olukoya said through the Tract War/Evangelism programme of the church, thousands of souls have been won to Christ while lives and destinies have been captured and restored from destruction and death.

June 2, 2024
Improved economy’ll halt exodus of youths – Oyegbami

The Convener Ministers of God Prayer Network International, Bishop Bola Oyegbami, has called on the federal government to put in place policies and programmes that will improve the economy and create job opportunities that will help in putting a stop to the exodus of youths outside the country.

Oyegbami made the call recently at a Day of Prayer for the nation, organised by Ministers of God Prayer Network International held at the Christ The Light Chapel, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, titled ‘Restoration unto Wealth upon Nigeria from God.’

Oyegbami said, “The government needs to implement policies that improve the economy, create job opportunities, and curb security challenges to checkmate the exodus of youths outside the country. They should also establish industrial farming, and create export-friendly policies.”

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Speaking on the essence of the prayer session, Oyegbami, said: “The essence of the programme is for God’s mighty hand to come down upon the nation and restore the nation. We just concluded a 70-day night vigil, praying over the nation and God said he has answered and that he is going to bring wealth into the nation.

“God will make a David of whosoever is on the throne and the situation will be changed. The throne in the nation is connected and dedicated to the throne of God in Nigeria. And the throne of God is of righteousness and justice. God is going to use the ministry of circumstances to change the situation of the nation. Since we started this prayer for the nation and state, things are changing gradually, that is how it is going to turn around and righteousness will come over the nation, she added.

In her keynote address, the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu urged Nigerians to maintain their faith in the face of adversity.

June 2, 2024
Adeboye dedicates rebuilt RCCG LP28 headquarters in Ogudu

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has blessed the newly reconstructed RCCG Lagos Province 28 Headquarters, located in the Ogudu GRA Scheme 2 area of Lagos State.

The church, known as the Province of Latter Glory, was formally dedicated on May 26, 2024, after a devastating fire destroyed the previous structure nearly three years ago.

Assistant Pastor in Charge of the Province, Thompson Olulade, reflected on the challenging journey of rebuilding the church. “It was a very big challenge and a very hectic journey initially. Securing demolition permits from the government was particularly tiring. But we bless God for what He has done today. We can now celebrate a new structure, a new edifice that people can identify with. The scripture is fulfilled in the life of LP28; that the glory of the latter house shall be greater than the former.”

Addressing the youth, Olulade emphasized the importance of acquiring skills and knowledge, especially in the current harsh economic climate. “We advise the youth to learn more skills and keep themselves equipped with the right knowledge. They should affiliate with the right people to shun evil and make progress even in adversity. We encourage them to draw closer to God because, without Him, we can achieve nothing in life.”

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Pastor Silvanus Akinsulore of Edo Province 5 who was pastor in charge of the province when the outbreak occurred recounted the tragic fire incident that necessitated the rebuild.

“It happened around 6 a.m. on May 9, 2021. I had a vigil in the church until around 3 a.m., only to be called at 6 a.m. about the fire. By the time I arrived, it was too late to save anything. Today, I am so happy that God has brought beauty from ashes. I am grateful that my family and the church survived, and we can celebrate with our leaders.”

Emphasizing the importance of fire safety, Akinsulore added, “Every public building should have a standby fire extinguisher and a reliable water system. Our government should also be more proactive regarding fire incidents.”

Pastor Bola Orekoya, the Pastor in Charge of Province 28, praised the safety measures implemented to prevent future incidents.

June 2, 2024
How election polarised Lagos PFN

After two years of unending ‘cold war’ within the leadership fold of the Lagos State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), an election into the office of the PFN Chairman was conducted during the week to the amazement of a lot of stakeholders within the fellowship, ADEOLA OGUNLADE, in this write-up looks at the feud, and the future of the Christian body

The PFN, Lagos Chapter, had its election during the week, the Founding Pastor of Global Impact Churches, Ogudu, Lagos, Rev Yemi Davis, won with 10 votes; Pastor Esosa Ize-Iyamu had 8 votes; and the Senior Pastor of the Foundation of Truth, Rev Yomi Kasali, came third with 7 votes while other officers elected unopposed, including the General Overseer Abundant Life Gospel Churches, Rev. (Mrs.) Janet Onaolapo as Deputy Chairman; Rev. Udo of the Foursquare Gospel Church as the Secretary; and Pastor Sola Osunmakinde as Treasurer.

The election of Rev Davis as the new chair of the Lagos PFN has not gone down well with some of the members of the Christian body.

An indication that all was not well within the Lagos PFN was the sudden resignation during the week of the National Vice President (Southwest), Archbishop Alagbala Bishop Osa Oni.

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It will be recalled that the National President of the Fellowship, Bishop Wale Oke who has papal oversight over all the state chapters, gave an order in February 2024 to the ex-Vice President of the fellowship, South West, Archbishop Alagbala John Osa-Oni, to appoint a new chairman for the chapter.

Osa-oni took up the challenge; he fell back to an 11-member advisory committee that has been in existence for years in the fellowship to carry out the assignment.

On the 8th of February, an election was conducted, and the Senior Pastor of Agape Generation International Church, Rev Toyin Kehinde, emerged as the winner. Sixty percent of the members that made up the State Advisory Council (SAC) were present during the February 8th poll.

It was reported that four candidates contested the election, including the Rev. Dr. Toyin Kehinde; The Senior Pastor of Foundation of Truth Assembly, Rev. Yomi Kasali; Pastor Femi Paul, and the incumbent PFN Chairman, Apostle Eyinnaya Okwuonu.

The election that produced Rev Kehinde as the chairman came with a lot of flaks, one of those who was alleged to have been a contestant in the election, Rev Kasali, reacting to an online report, publicly denied participating in the then February 8 PFN Lagos State chairmanship election.

He said, “I never participated in the just concluded PFN election as reported by some online publications.”

Rev Kehinde’s victory in the election was short-lived; a few weeks after Bishop Wale Oke canceled the election.

Bishop Oke in a letter annulling the February 8 election, said another election had been slated for June 30 with an expanded SAC, and will be conducted by the National Publicity Secretary of the Fellowship, Bishop Emmah lsong.

But a source in the fellowship said the May 28 election which produced Rev Davis as the chairman of PFN Lagos State, had the nod of the National President, Bishop Wale Oke. This was against the earlier announced date of June 30th.

“How Davis came into the race is still a surprise to many,” a source within the fold said.

The source stated further that Davis was not known to have shown any interest in the PFN leadership before then. “He was just by the side-line running his ministry,” another source said.

Davis is known within the hierarchy of the PFN as a protégé of Bishop Wale Oke.

This confirmed the insinuations that it was Bishop Oke who prevailed on Davis to take up the challenge.

To confirm the undercurrent politics and realignment within the PFN, during the 17th National Biennial Conference of the PFN held last year in Bayelsa, Rev Davis and another popular pastor in Surulere, Lagos, were very visible, and played major roles in the programme.

“While the idea of election is a great one that should be encouraged, it seems the handling of the exercise itself is a big distraction and a recipe for ungodly politicking,’ a source said.

The Nation gathered that out of the 11 State Advisory Council of PFN in Lagos, three persons representing areas like Epe, and Ikorodu were removed without any proof of committing any infractions that would have warranted their removal.

Three members of the SAC were removed a few days before the May 28 election. The act has caused disaffection within the fellowship.

The 8-member panel was later expanded to 33 and conducted the election that produced Rev Davis.

The May 28 election result was ratified and confirmed by Bishop Oke in a statement issued on May 30 by the National PFN.

While Davis deserves to be cheered and encouraged to take up the task of leading the Lagos PFN, there are signs that the election has left mutual suspicion among leaders of the fellowship.

Speaking with The Nation, one of the contestants said that he was angry, and he had made his position on the election known to the leadership of the fellowship. “I am angry, I can talk now. I will talk at the right time”.

It was reported that 3- members of the committee that presided over the Lagos State election were drawn from the Southsouth (Bishop Emma Isong); North Central (Bishop Bakare); with the PFN National President Chief of Staff (Ogun State) as the Committee Secretary.

This may have angered the ex-vice President of PFN, Archbishop Osa Oni who felt slighted as against the run of play within the fellowship.

Osa-Oni, as the then Vice President had the statutory duty to conduct the election into State chairmanship positions of the PFN in all the six Southwest States in Nigeria.

Speaking with The Nation, the General Superintendent of Holy Spirit Mission (The Happy Family) Bishop Charles Ighele appealed to all members of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in Lagos to put their differences aside and see how unity and peace can be pursued. Bishop Charles Ighele made reference to Ist Corinthians 10:23 where Apostle Paul wrote “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not”.

He pleaded with all aggrieved persons to work towards obeying the scriptures and work with the national president of PFN Bishop Wale Oke and the PFN leadership in Lagos state so that the Lagos State PFN can be edified.

June 2, 2024
MFM holds PMCH Saturday at prayer city

All is set for the monthly Power Must Change Hands (PMCH) programme of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) tomorrow at MFM Prayer City, Kilometre 12, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibafo, Ogun State.

The programme, which in the past months has held at the church’s International headquarters, Onike-Iwaya, Lagos due to construction works on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, has returned to the Prayer City.

MFM General Overseer Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, announced this on Wednesday during the weekly Manna Water programme.

The inter-denominational programme with the theme: ‘Deep deliverance,’ according to Olukoya, will include sessions devoted to salvation, complete deliverance, total healing, emotional, spiritual and physical, breakthroughs, and restoration to mention a few.

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The General Overseer, who personally inspected the level of preparedness at Prayer City yesterday, said the June 2024 PMCH programme will witness uncommon unprecedented miracles.

Olukoya further assured the power of God will solve myriads of problems bedevilling individuals and the world during a series of deliverance prayers which will take place during the programme.

He informed free bus transportation has been put in place at different locations across Lagos State to ensure movement of people from their different locations to and fro Prayer City with ease.

He added that adequate that crowd control measures have been put in place as well as security measures to ensure safety.

May 31, 2024
Odesola: Personal growth essential for pastors

With over 40 years serving as a pastor, and missionary with six PhDs to his credits, The Assistant General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, for Continent 3 (South West, Nigeria & Middle East), Pastor Johnson Funso Odesola was recently inducted into The Nigerian Books Of Record (Who’s Who In Nigeria). Odesola shares his experience with Adeola Ogunlade on the new feat, how young people can get their bearings in life, and the place of personal growth for pastors.

What does it mean to be inducted into the Nigerian Book Society?

Well, I need to tell you the background of the story. When originally they communicated with me that they wanted to honour me, I said no. I said I was a pastor; I just wanted to be myself. But when they approached me the third time, I said okay, I will consider it.

When I visited the internet, and I saw what they have done, I decided to accept the award.

I am grateful to God for being appreciated in my little corner. So I feel honored that in my small corner, some people can identify me. I don’t want my brain to be dormant. I don’t speak like an American or British. But I have content in my brain. Just like when I was talking to my father in the Lord, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, he said you are an idealist. You know people are created to just generate ideas and people work on it. You know Henry Ford, he wasn’t an engineer. He just had an idea. And that idea was what brought him to the limelight. So I feel honored and elated. I feel that in my little corner, I could be recognized. In a few weeks time, on the 5th of June, I’ll be 65. So I don’t look it, but once you are getting older, you are actually old. A day older is old. It doesn’t matter how young you are.

It is sad that a lot of youths grow up without vision and are not focused, how can young people get their bearings in life early?

Well, it’s a very critical question. But if you have a vision of what you want to become in life, and you see someone who is already on that path or at that level, there is no crime in finding your way to that fellow and asking questions. So, if you aspire to be like someone, get closer or find a means of getting to that fellow. My advice is that in the era of social media, anything you want to know about people, there are levels of it, rather than painting your picture and doing all manner of unhealthy practices, go search for your mentor and learn from them.

But if you aspire to be like someone, get to know something about the person. Pastor Enoch Adeboye is an envy of this generation, but he also has not hidden any of his stories; how he started, how he got to where he got to, and some of the habits he put forward to be able to navigate through.

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My advice to young ones, who are disadvantaged, is to find someone they want to be like. Read about them. If you have an opportunity, get close to them and know how they got to where they got to.

What is the place of personal growth for church leaders and how have you balanced academics, family life, and ministerial assignment?

Let me answer spiritually, and then I’ll break it down. Grace. When people say you have done this, I ask myself, am I the one doing it? No. Because, for me, first, study is a passion. Reading is a passion. They say I have written 70 books. I have done more than 150 books and I have done more than 150 titles. So, when people say, I am writing a book for one year, three years, I say, are you writing another Bible? Because I can stay up the night and write an entire book. But when you stop me, it fails. So, when I finish a book, if I re-read it again, it will change. So, once I write, I just ask somebody to edit. Because I can’t, when I re-read it again, it will change. So, it’s a passion. It’s like a passion that gives me fulfillment. I am not selling books. Of course, now that it’s on Amazon, a few coins are coming in from there. But that’s one.

Of course, when it comes to family, family is life. If your family is not good, everywhere in the city is a wilderness. Somebody asked me the other day; how do you enjoy your home? How do you have everything you have in the home? I said three things. He said, what is number one? Whatever your wife wants, give her. What is number two? Whatever she desires, give her. What is number three? Anything she wants, give her the three.

He said, have you been able to navigate a marriage? In June, you’ll be 35 or 36. So, am I perfect? No, I’m still learning to be a good husband. I still want to love her more. I still want to be a good father and a good grandparent. That one is a duty that I need to perform. Now, when it comes to personal growth, I know if you don’t grow, you don’t have anything to offer. So I need to create time. Whether it is convenient or not convenient, to work on my personal development. I don’t want to be a pastor who is talking lower than the people they are pastoring. And I don’t want to be in the congregation where people are bringing ideas, and I don’t have any. So, when it comes to training, I know that a success without a successor is a successful failure. So, I need to see people who are hanging around me. Once you are 40, 40-something, I put you in a place where you have to mentor other people.

May 26, 2024
Cleric commends Tinubu over suspension of cybersecurity levy

The General Overseer of Christ Redemption Church, Prophet John Oluwadare has commended President Bola Tinubu for his bold decision to suspend the implementation of the cybersecurity levy imposed on Nigerian by the apex bank, which would have increased the burden on the citizenry if it had been allowed to take effect.

He said the president had demonstrated a leadership trait that exemplifies him as a leader who is sensitive to the yearning of the people.

Responding to questions from the newsmen at the church headquarters recently while rounding off a programme, ‘Seven Nights of God of Elijah,’ with the theme: ‘My Giant Shall Fall!’

Oluwadare, however, called on Nigerians to cooperate with Bola Tinubu in his plan to fight corruption, and restructure the economy and the infrastructural developmental agenda for the nation.

He stressed the need for the citizenry to support the president to achieve his dream for the country.

He said, “Nigerians need Mr. President at this critical time and President Tinubu needs the people also.”

He blamed the unabated fuel situations in the country on some self-centered individuals who would stop at nothing to frustrate the efforts of the president to give Nigerians a new lease of life. “There are some cabals feeding fat on the resources of this nation, but with the removal of fuel subsidy on petrol, it became very difficult to enjoy the collective wealth of the country, which is concentrated in the hands of few, hence determined to undermine his administration.”

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The Prophet underscored the economic challenges due to inflation, which are evidently in the life of the people; the high cost of food items, especially the staple food which is becoming increasingly unaffordable, he said, “the high cost of rice, garri, beans, and other consumables are costly in the market. Some families cannot afford two square meals a day.”

He, however, called on the federal government to speed up on the various agricultural intervention programmes including putting an end to insecurity, kidnapping of farmers, supplying fertilizers to farmers, and provision of farm tractors and loan subsidies, that would enhance improvement in our agricultural programmes, saying this would “encourage farmers to go back to farming.

“Our farmers are willing to go back to the farm but should be empowered to have access to various facilities that will encourage food production and adequate food supply to the country.”

He further encouraged President Tinubu not to be distracted by individuals and/or groups of persons who are out there to undermine his administration, but rather focus on his campaign promises to Nigerians.

He said, “I know there are disgruntled individuals who do not have the interest of this nation at heart and do not see any good things that this administration has been doing. The president should ignore them and their schemes, but concentrate on his plans for the country”, end of quote.

May 26, 2024
Primate sues for peace in Africa Church
- Asks members to withdraw suits against church
Primate of the African Church, His Eminence, Julius Osayade Olayinka Abe has appealed to members who have taken the matter of the church to court to withdraw the litigations from court, in the interest of peace and for the sake of Christ.

Abe said this at the Post Conference Address at the 5th Biennial & 118th Conference of The African Church tagged ‘Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord’ (Psalm 24:3),’ held recently at Lagos Mainland Diocese, Freeman Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos State.

Abe, who unreservedly thanked God for the successful outcome of the conference and the support of members, noted that the conference had undoubtedly taken the congregants to the heel of the Lord for a clearer view, better vision, downhill image size, reduced perspective and clear-cut willingness to pursue a better future for our Church.

“I hereby appeal to all in the Church of God, particularly the hurt and the aggrieved ones, who have even gone the extra mile in taking the matters of the Church to court, to withdraw the litigations from the court, in the interest of peace and for the sake of Christ,” he said.

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According to the Primate, the church still has quite a lot to do together for the progressive thrust of the Church, and “so we cannot afford this little storm in a teacup to tear us apart or build a strong wall of partition between us”, he said.

He added that the issue of election into the national offices of a church was of utmost importance. “Whatever happens to the church in the coming era of administration is unequivocally traceable to this historic moment of choice. Hence, we should also see this platform as a veritable but privileged pedestal of service unto God and His people.

“We should yield ourselves in the interest of peace and collective harmony as instruments of righteousness in the hands of God. The fear of God, the spirit of humility, and unity of purpose should drive our desires and individual aspirations over the heritage of God, that is, His Church,” he remarked.
May 26, 2024