By Funso Alarape
Sunday March 3, 2024
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A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has taken a swipe at the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, over his comment on the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Azembe Arena.
Recall that a few days ago, Primate Ayodele said the NNPP candidate in Edo State would not make “any significant success” in the September governorship election.
Primate Ayodele, in a release signed by his media aide, Tosin Oso, said the candidate of NNPP in Edo State would only waste his money if he continued to pursue his ambition.
“It will be better for him to spend the money on charity where he will impact more lives than a governorship ambition that will amount to total waste. He can’t win the election; he may come distant fourth after the election; and it would be embarrassing for him. He should stop his ambition because God isn’t involved in it,” Ayodele stated in the statement.
Reacting to this statement at the weekend, Oguntoyinbo said he was shocked at the utterances of Primate Ayodele, wondering why the so-called man of God had descended so low to the level he had gone to.
Stressing that Primate Ayodele should concentrate on his church work and leave politics to politicians or should drop the garb of evangelism and join politics, he said he wondered how Primate Ayodele was concerned about the NNPP candidate, asking “Is that part of his spiritual work?”
“Our candidate has not come to you to solicit help, whether spiritual or financial; why narrow down on Azemhe? Why don’t you concentrate on your spiritual work? Why are you dabbling into politics?
“How much time have you spent in uplifting the spiritual lives of your church members? If you have been bribed by some parties, then, keep your bribe to yourself. Is that what God sent you to tell Nigerians who are suffering under the present government?
“You will do well to keep to your job as a spiritual person. If you drag yourself into politics, you will be dragged in the mud and you won’t have any more respect.
“As a spiritual leader, there are avalanche of work to do; but you leave that and concentrate on our candidate. How does it concern you, if he loses his money? Did God send you to tell him that?
“I will also call on members of his church to call him to order. NNPP is a new movement and is daily receiving members from other parties, due to its laudable programmes. A statement or whatever from the likes of Primate Ayodele will not deter us in bringing succor to suffering Nigerians starting from Kano and Edo states this year,” he said.
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