Thursday, 6 November 2014
Is Jonathan eligible to Contest in 2015? Court Reserves Ruling
Mr. Cyriacus Njoku had filed an appeal challenging the judgement of Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of the Abuja High Court, which dismissed his suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility to re-contest in 2015.
Justice Oniyangi had in March 2013 declared that Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2015 election. Shortly after the judgement was delivered, Njoku went to Court of Appeal to challenge the judgement.
And now Dr. Umar Ardo, who was not a party in the suit at the Abuja High Court showed his intention to join in the suit at the Appeal Court on the grounds that he wants to contest the presidential election under the platform of the PDP.
But the president, through his counsel, Ade Okeaya-Inneh (SAN), opposed the application on the grounds that the applicant did not satisfy the provisions of Section 243 (1) (a) which stipulates the process of joining an appeal.
Ardo through his counsel, Dr Amuda Kannike (SAN), had told the court that he had been cleared thrice by the PDP to contest the governorship position of Adamawa State, to prepare himself to seek the highest office in the nation.
He said the decision of the Abuja High Court raised grave points of constitutional law and jurisprudence that is the first of its kind in Nigeria.
The appeal court in Abuja will be delivering its ruling on this all important issues anything soon.
SEE What this Naija Babe is doing with her Oranges
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Church Members Want To Kill Me ––Assemblies of God Senior Pastor Cries Out
A meeting of the church’s general council at its Evangel Camp, Okpoko in Ebonyi State, ended with Okoroafor announced as new general superintendent in place of Emeka, who was excommunicated and removed as the spiritual leader, with his pastoral certificate withdrawn.
However, Emeka, who is still in office at the church’s national headquarters in Enugu, on Wednesday said the Ebonyi general council meeting was illegal, and as such, its resolutions are null and void.
Reverend Emeka said, “They had sworn that they would do whatever they could to eject me, including a possible elimination of my life.
Addressing journalists alongside some executive council members at the church’s headquarters in Enugu, Rev. Emeka explained that there was no provision for excommunication and withdrawal of pastoral certificate in the laws and traditions of the Assemblies of God Church.
Stressing he remained the authentic general superintendent of the
church, Emeka reversed the resolutions reached by the Okoroafor faction
at the Ebonyi general council, including the suspension of some
ministers of the church.
“It is very unfortunate that we had had the legitimate 35th General Council Meeting from October 23-24 at the National Headquarters of the Church in Enugu, but a faction of the church led by Rev. Dr. Chidi Okoroafor went ahead to conduct another one in Okpoto from October 28-31.
“That duplication that occurred in Okpoto was illegal and flouted the constitution of the church and also the order of the court which ordered all of us to maintain status quo ante bellum.
“While I was re-elected during the legitimate council meeting in Enugu, that illegal duplication produced Rev. Chidi Okoroafor,” he insisted.
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Saturday, 18 October 2014
Obasanjo’s sudden Change from a ‘Confused’ Elder Statesman to the new 'Bride’
The popular aphorism that there is no permanent enemy in politics but permanent interest came to the fore recently as Nigeria’s politicians seemed to have shunned what social commentators described as politics of ideology in their pursuit of power. They have been variously demonstrating the dictum in their quest to woo major stakeholders in the country to support their respective course.
Nigeria’s politicians, majority of who are not known as promoters of any ideology, are always quick to use foul languages against perceived members of the opposition while pursuing their political interests, but will hire drums and other musical instruments to sing the praises of the opposition members when they are able to woo them to their parties.
The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and President Goodluck Jonathan appeared to have swallowed their pride and what pundits considered as derogatory comments against former President Olusegun Obasanjo in their respective bid to seek the support of the ex-President ahead of the 2015 general elections.
While Tinubu had personally visited the ex-President, Jonathan was represented by Senate President David Mark and a strong team including Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan; the Peoples Democratic Party Women Leader, Mrs. Josephine Anenih; and Senator Polycarp Nwite, among others to discuss issues bordering on the future of the country.
Former Oyo State governor and a chieftain of the Accord Party, Rashidi Ladoja, also visited the former President the same day.
According to analysts, Obasanjo has now become a beautiful bride whose support must be sought for political parties to win the next election, but they seemed to have forgotten the various tirades they have hauled at the former President in the past.
Shortly after the merger of the ACN, the All Peoples Party of Nigeria, the Congress for Progressives Change and a section of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to form the APC, the party leaders had stormed Obasanjo’s residence to introduce the party to the former President.
The APC chieftains, who had described Obasanjo as a bad leader, suddenly turned themselves to praise singers as they hailed the former President as a great leader whose major concern was the development of the country.
Among the APC leaders that spoke at the Obasanjo’s residence was Tinubu. He described the former President as an elder statesman. He had hailed him thus, “You have come out of tribulation and held the highest position in this country. We are here because of your courage. Nobody can claim that he has information more than you. You have surmounted a number of crises.
“Nigeria is divided now more than before. To realise a stable Nigeria, we want to encourage you to continue to speak the truth. We are resolved and determined to rescue Nigeria, we want you as navigator.”
He added, “It is to be able to set Nigeria on the right path and for all men of goodwill to come together to rescue Nigeria. It is not a matter of wooing him.
“Yes, Obasanjo is a very unique person in his own way based upon the experience of life, tribulations one way or the other. He saw power, tribulations and then came back to power. If you want to grasp the life of this man from zero to grace, zero again and then to grace. And then you will see what you get in such a person.
“And you will need that wisdom not necessarily to join our partisan politics, but just to draw from the experience of an elder statesman.”
The leader of the team, Chief Bisi Akande, further demonstrated the APC’s bid to seek Obasanjo’s support when he expressed the party’s support for the former President’s 18-page letter to Jonathan.
Going down memory lane, however, analysts recalled that Tinubu had been one of Obasanjo’s greatest antagonists. Tinubu began his tirades against Obasanjo in the build-up to the 2003 general elections conducted by the then Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Dr. Abel Guobadia.
The APC chieftain, who was then the Lagos State governor, felt aggrieved by Obasanjo’s plot to get the backing of the South-West states. The former President, who needed the region to get the PDP’s ticket for a second term in office, began moves, including meeting with the then South-West governors to support his ambition, but fortunately for him, all the governors except Tinubu supported the former President’s ambition and as a result postponed the local government elections they had planned to conduct in their various states.
Pundits, however, believe that this major development set the stage for dispute between the two “foes.” Obasanjo needed the support of the South-West, but Tinubu, his “political foe” refused to back the former president while describing him as “a myopic bull in a crowded china shop.”
The former governor had at a meeting on July 5, 2003, boasted that Obasanjo could not win the battle alone without the support of the South-West states. He had insisted that the former President needed the PDP-AD alliance to succeed.
He also added that Obasanjo was in “deep trouble politically” as the former President was trying to assert PDP’s supremacy in the South-West and hurting his position within the PDP by allowing his relationship with his vice, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to drift.
Despite the fact that the defunct AD under which the South-West governors were elected had supported Obasanjo’s re-election bid, Tinubu had asked the former President to stop behaving autocratically.
“Obasanjo has to show he is willing to get out of his ivory tower and listen sometimes,” Tinubu had said.
Before then, the former Lagos State governor had blamed “Obasanjo’s woes on his inability to listen to independent advice and his lack of interpersonal skills.”
The APC chieftain had also described Obasanjo as someone who “has learnt the art of deception.”
Stressing that he could not trust the former President, Tinubu had said, “Anybody who has worn the uniform described as camouflage has learnt the art of deception and that is the way I see Obasanjo. He had meetings and meetings with the late MKO Abiola; I was with him, I believe four of us including, Dele Alake, and we ateamala and vegetable soup with hot pepper in Abiola’s house. Everybody was yawning, sweating and looking for water with MKO Abiola and Obasanjo behaving as if it was not as hot as we made it seem; behaving as if they had this deep understanding. Then, not up to two weeks after that, Obasanjo went away to Zimbabwe and announced from there that Abiola was not the messiah.
“Haba! After that, I developed that mistrust in him; I could not believe that a man could do that. Stand by some principles, stand by some integrity, stand transparently and honestly on matter of facts as you lead other people to believe you and support you as a key pillar.”
On the former President’s birthday, Tinubu had said, “I didn’t even remember his birthday. I opened the newspaper and saw it. There are many problems confronting us. I won’t blame anybody who doesn’t read my birthday greetings. I won’t blame them if they say they didn’t see it, there are many problems confronting the nation. There are many news items that are seriously more newsworthy than to be looking for Obasanjo’s congratulatory messages in the newspaper.
“A man who had great opportunity to put Nigeria on the right path and failed to do so; failed to do even the Ota road, not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. What am I celebrating about him? That is the truth. He deceptively dealt with the country and he handed over to a man who he knew was ill. Obasanjo is a leader that could not find another successor capable of driving through his vision for the country.”
Tinubu’s ferocious criticism of Obasanjo became harsher during a speech at the presentation of a book titled: “Accidental Public Servant” written by a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el- Rufai, while criticising Jonathan’s administration for its failure to provide good governance for Nigerians.
The APC chieftain had said, “The criminal third term enterprise of Obasanjo was being re-enacted by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.”
In the build-up to the 2011 general elections, Tinubu asked Nigerians not to vote for Jonathan, describing him as Obasanjo’s siamese twin and as such would misrule the country as the former President did.
Notwithstanding his claim that he and Obasanjo were friends, Tinubu had harsh words for the former President over the latter’s comment that the defunct ACN was crying foul over spilled milk after a governorship election in Kogi State.
Tinubu had said, “What integrity has Obasanjo in terms of his legacies for Nigeria to speak on elections? Apart from his aborted third term ambition, he brought about and left a legacy of electoral corruption in the country. What is Obasanjo talking about? He should go away and retire in shame politically. He should leave the political landscape of this country alone. He brought a whole salad of corruption, manipulation and failures.”
But Tinubu had recently returned to the earlier derided but now respected Obasanjo in Abeokuta to seek his opinion on some of the former President’s “old boys” who are currently seeking the APC presidential ticket for next year poll.
In a manner that showed that Tinubu had completely swallowed his earlier disparaging comments on Obasanjo, he praised the ex-President saying, “We are here to pay homage to our former President and discuss with him because he has a number of influences in the political sphere.
“We need to talk to him and find out his thinking about Nigeria and the future. We need to seek his observation on some of his former boys who are running for Presidency in our party.”
The PDP was also not left out in the race to seek Chief Obasanjo’s attention.
Mark, during the visit to him and Obasanjo’s residence some minutes after Tinubu had left the place, was said to have raised concern over the former President’s “unconcern attitude” towards PDP. He had expressed the belief that this might affect Jonathan’s re-election.
This development necessitated another move by the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, to seek Obasanjo’s forgiveness.
Mu’azu offered the apology on behalf of the party in Abuja while welcoming defectors from the Labour Party, led by former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, to the ruling party.
He said, “All of us must beg Obasanjo to forgive us. We need to beg him. He is very prayerful and we need to ask him to forgive us so that we can be forgiven. We are your children.”
“We have made mistakes and Baba, please forgive us. Come and lead us. We are your followers and we assure you that we are all good boys and girls. We have sinned. Baba please forgive us.”
It will be recalled that the robust relationship between Obasanjo and Jonathan snapped not long after the 2011 general elections. The breakdown of the relationship that could be described as that of father and son became glaring through exchange of open letters between them. The tone of the two letters, analysts said, left the impression of irreconcilable differences between both “combatants.”
Obasanjo, who felt that Jonathan had derailed from the expected path, quickly wrote a letter to him so as to return him to the path of honour. The former President had accused Jonathan, who he had supported to become the President, of training snipers for the purpose of unleashing terror against perceived political enemies and of allowing the PDP to slip in disarray, among others.
Twenty-one days after Obasanjo wrote him, Jonathan replied the former President and accused him of deliberate or inadvertently setting the stage for subversion. The President described Obasanjo’s letter as a threat to national security, adding that he had instructed security operatives to investigate all the allegations made the against him.
Jonathan accused Obasanjo of recommending policy he never implemented while in office as President, citing the Odi massacre during the administration of the former President as an example.
In Jonathan’s reply to Obasanjo, he had said, “More uncharitable persons may even see a touch of sanctimoniousness in your new belief in the carrot and stick approach to overcoming militancy and insurgency. You have always referred to how you hit Odi in Bayelsa State to curb militancy in the Niger Delta. If the invasion of Odi by the Army was the stick, I did not see the corresponding carrot. I was the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State then, and as I have always told you, the invasion of Odi did not solve any militancy problem but, to some extent, escalated it. If it had solved it, the late President Yar’Adua would not have had to come up with the amnesty programme. And while some elements of the problem may still be there, in general, the situation is reasonably better.”
Jonathan hit Obasanjo harder when he said that the former President’s administration was characterised by kidnapping.
He said, “In terms of general insecurity in the country and particularly the crisis in the Niger Delta, 2007 was one of the worst periods in our history. You will recall three incidents that happened in 2007, which seemed to have been orchestrated to achieve sinister objectives. Here in Abuja, a petrol tanker loaded with explosives was to be rammed into the Independent National Electoral Commission building. But luckily for the country, an electric pole stopped the tanker from hitting the INEC building. It is clear that this incident was meant to exploit the general sense of insecurity in the nation at the time to achieve the aim of stopping the 2007 elections. It is instructive that you, on a number of occasions, alluded to this fact.
“When that incident failed, an armed group invaded Yenagoa one evening with the intent to assassinate me. Luckily for me, they could not. They again attacked and bombed my country home on a night when I was expected in the village. Fortunately, as God would have it, I did not make the trip. I recall that immediately after both incidents, I got calls expressing the concern of Abuja. But Baba, you know that despite the apparent concern of Abuja, no single arrest was ever made. I was then the Governor of Bayelsa State and the PDP Vice-Presidential candidate. The security people ordinarily should have unravelled the assassination attempt on me.
“You also raised the issues of kidnapping, piracy and armed robbery. These are issues all Nigerians, including me are very concerned about. While we will continue to do our utmost best to reduce all forms of criminality to the barest minimum in our country, it is just as well to remind you that the first major case of kidnapping for ransom took place around 2006. And the Boko Haram crisis dates back to 2002. Goodluck Jonathan was not the President of the country then. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and since then, it has been a problem to all succeeding governments. For a former Head of Government, who should know better, to present these problems as if they were creations of the Jonathan administration is most uncharitable.”
On his reply to Obasanjo’s allegation of training snipers, Jonathan said, “I don’t know where you got that from but you do me grave injustice in not only lending credence to such baseless rumours, but also publicising it. You mentioned God 17 times in your letter. Can you, as a Christian, hold the Bible and say that you truly believe this allegation? The allegation of training snipers to assassinate political opponents is particularly incomprehensible to me. Since I started my political career as a Deputy Governor, I have never been associated with any form of political violence. I have been a President for over three years now, with a lot of challenges and opposition mainly from the high and mighty. There have certainly been cases of political assassination since the advent of our Fourth Republic, but as you well know, none of them occurred under my leadership.”
Jonathan again flayed Obasanjo as he described him as a confused man and unstable in his views regarding government’s handling of the protracted Boko Haram insurgency.
Jonathan, who spoke through his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, was reacting to Obasanjo’s comment in a CNNinterview that the President had been deploying excessive force and exploring little or no dialogue in solving the Boko Haram problem.
“To deal with a group like that, you need a carrot and stick. The carrot is finding out how to reach out to them. When you try to reach out to them and they are not amenable to being reached out to, you have to use the stick,” Mr. Obasanjo reportedly said.
Concerned stakeholders, who appear not to be surprised by the new development, have expressed divergent opinions.
The founder of Oodua People’s Congress, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, hailed Obasanjo for his large heart to receive the “characters” who thronged his residence for one favour or the other.
He said, “The former President is a senior statesman and these characters though they derided him in the past, they must have had some remorse which was why they visited him. I believe they must have believed that there is nothing they could achieve without his support, and that is why they went to see him.
“In the other way round, I see it as a mark of commendation for Obasanjo to have received them back. It depicted that they swallowed their pride. Nobody can be proud before Obasanjo. He holds a very crucial role in the politics of the country. I congratulate him for being patient with everyone and for being a groundbreaking man.”
The National Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, said there was nothing wrong with the “new friendship” between Tinubu and Obasanjo, stating that everybody knew it was all about politics and the 2015 general elections.
He, however, said he would not be able to comment freely on the closed-door meeting between the two political leaders because he was not in attendance.
Nwanyanwu said, “If there was a communiqué issued in respect of the meeting, I would have been able to freely comment, but there is none. But actually, there is freedom of movement and speech in this era of democracy. Anybody can go to wherever they like to discuss issues. Everybody knows it is all about politics and elections. It was a closed-door meeting which no one heard what they discussed and I have no insinuations about that.
“Anybody can meet with the former president. You can say Tinubu and others went to visit him; very soon, you can also hear that Atiku Abubakar has visited also. No one is restricted from visiting him.”
But to a social commentator and poet, Mr. Odia Ofeimu, the closed-door meeting between Tinubu and Obasanjo was of no relevance to the future of Nigeria. He said there should be no restriction from visiting anyone in the country despite political differences.
He said, “The meeting has no relevance to anything; it has no impact on politics. Meanwhile, anyone can visit anyone anywhere, but there has to be a relevance of such to the future of Nigeria.
“Political differences should not determine how people relate in the country and anybody has the moral right to correct his mistakes and seek apology if they had had disagreements before whether in the secret or in the open.”
SEE the 1965 Benz Governor Fayose used for his Inauguration
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State is one unique man, no wonder my
people in Ekiti always follow him, no matter what. I hear the governor
turned the Government House that used to be a no-go-area for the
ordinary people in Ekiti into an all comer home and the youths enjoyed
themselves in the pool. Lol!
And the pic above is the special 1965 BENZ official car used in his swearing in ceremony on Thursday.
Meanwhile, The Workers in Ekiti State have Read the Riot Act to Governor Fayose
According to Punch, workers in Ekiti have read the riot act to their new governor, Ayodele Fayose, asking him to desist from actions that would further plunge the state into debt.
The workers warned Fayose against borrowing money to pay salaries, asking him to focus on issues that would enhance the development of the state. They also asked the governor to make workers’ welfare one of his administration’s priorities.
The workers, represented by Chairman, Trade Union Congress in the state, Mr. Kola Olaiya, and Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Mr. Ayo Aluko, told Punch that Fayose would receive the support of relevant stakeholders if he tailored his administration’s priority towards issues that would engender the development of the state.
The union leaders said if he would borrow money at all, the money should be spent on viable projects that would generate income for the state.
Olaiya of TUC said, “One thing that can stand the governor out is for him to focus on the welfare of workers because when workers are paid as and when due, the problem of the informal sector will be solved as market women and the artisans will get money to trade. The new governor should not borrow money to pay the workers in his bid to please them.”
On his part, Olaiya of NLC said, “One thing I am sure of is that there are issues on ground that the new governor will look into. We are battling with salary arrears, deductions and other welfare packages. I believe those are the areas the governor will look into. It is now his prerogative to find what it takes to move the state forward.”
On the performance of former Governor Kayode Fayemi, Aluko said, “One thing I know is that one can only try his best. Former governor Kayode Fayemi tried his best. He increased workers’ salaries from N13,000 to N19,000, but now we have salary arrears. But in all, he did his best.”
Pastor Chris' daughter Rejects Him, Supports Mums on Divorce
Funny enough, the couple’s first daughter Sharon Oyakhilome has decided to take sides, supporting her mum against her father, Pastor Chris. She took to Twitter to post a cryptic message which seemingly appears to support her mother’s divorce decision.
Her tweets appear to be similar to the case Rev. Anita Oyakhilome cited
in the divorce papers where she stated that her husband had been away
for the most part of their marriage.
In Defence of Anita Oyakhilome the FRustrated Wife:
“Anita Oyakhilome, the frustrated wife of Nigeria’s
most flamboyant preacher, Chris Oyakhilome has obviously passed through
15 years of adulterous endurance and what she needs is our prayers and
protective respect and defense of her choices to forget all the
anti-rhapsody of heartbreak she endured all these years.
Fifteen (15) years of being abandoned by a preacher husband is not an easy way of lifefor a preacher’s wife. Fifteen (15) years of hearing that some mini skirted daughters of Jezebel have taken over your possession is not a joke. Fifteen years of a husband not staying with the wife for up to a week on a stretch,while spending time with some double breasted figure eight(ed) daughters of eve is not an easy thing to swallow. 15 years of being used as a showcase to make church members believe in Rhapsodies of Blissful Union, while dying in silence,is not a palatable experience for any woman.
Fifteen years of being called Mama, Mummy, and other glorified names of Senior Pastor’swife while some domestic harems sneer at the same Mummy behind is not a sweet experience. For goodness sake, this woman never probably had a good kiss in fifteen years and yet she is being accused of carnality for crying out loud.She was continually being led into temptation of seeking for s*xual satisfaction from outside for fifteen years and she managed to escape the traps of sin.
Fifteen years when their two lovely daughters would wake up and ask their mother why Dad had not cared to visit, and she would have to release a lie to stave off the frequent probing questions. Above all, fifteen years when Anita had to fake that all is well with their marriage, while she is actually dying emotionally. Every person she complained to among the pastoral cadre sided with the man, and she was left alone to bear her cross.
Fifteen (15) years of being abandoned by a preacher husband is not an easy way of lifefor a preacher’s wife. Fifteen (15) years of hearing that some mini skirted daughters of Jezebel have taken over your possession is not a joke. Fifteen years of a husband not staying with the wife for up to a week on a stretch,while spending time with some double breasted figure eight(ed) daughters of eve is not an easy thing to swallow. 15 years of being used as a showcase to make church members believe in Rhapsodies of Blissful Union, while dying in silence,is not a palatable experience for any woman.
Fifteen years of being called Mama, Mummy, and other glorified names of Senior Pastor’swife while some domestic harems sneer at the same Mummy behind is not a sweet experience. For goodness sake, this woman never probably had a good kiss in fifteen years and yet she is being accused of carnality for crying out loud.She was continually being led into temptation of seeking for s*xual satisfaction from outside for fifteen years and she managed to escape the traps of sin.
Fifteen years when their two lovely daughters would wake up and ask their mother why Dad had not cared to visit, and she would have to release a lie to stave off the frequent probing questions. Above all, fifteen years when Anita had to fake that all is well with their marriage, while she is actually dying emotionally. Every person she complained to among the pastoral cadre sided with the man, and she was left alone to bear her cross.
I warned some pastor friends with Christ Embassy early 2013 that they had better settle this marriage rift between Oga and his wife before it destroys the church. The same pastors have called me to express regret that a national embarrassment has ensued.
This woman has been called Jezebel by some pastors and members of the church. Some claimed she was disrespectful while others claimed she was always bitter of recent.They have tried to castigate her before members of the church who came in private to ask for the way out. She was described as unreasonable and insubordinate.
Her husband, according to news reports has even followed to cast her in bad light. According to Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, “Bitterness is prolonged and accumulate danger. My wife is always angry and bitter,” Going further he told his members to “Be careful of the friends you keep. My wife keeps friends who bring out the worst in her and help her see the worst in people, instead of keeping friends that will help her vision, especially as the wife of a global pastor like me.”
Please, which preacher woman who has been abandoned for fifteen years will not be bitter and angry? Was Anita expected to clap and dance while some hot legs are parading around the White House?
This pastor’s wife was also disclaimed by her husband who told his congregants in reaction to the divorce saga that Anita is not necessarily a Woman of God.According to Pastor Oyakhilome “Don’t act like those people. If you are married to a man of God, it doesn’t make you automatically mature. You can make mistakes; you can do something that is wrong. But some people expect the wife of a minister to definitely be at the level of that minister and so they may be looked upon and the expectation may be like that, but it’s a positional thing”.He clarified his theory by saying that “If a man of God is married, it doesn’t automatically mean that the wife of a man of God is therefore a woman of God.
"That’s not the way it is in the Bible.” Pastor Chris also added that “That’s why you don’t really find the wives of men of God mentioned in the Bible. How many of them? Who was Peter’s wife, did you ever know her name? You never find that out. Who was John’s wife? Did you ever read the name? What about all theother Apostles? How many of their names are written in the Bible. You never find their names.”
Anita Oyakhilome actually proved that she has fear of God in the manner she worded her divorce plea. She opted to use the word “inappropriate relationship with female staff members” instead of out rightly accusing her husband of adultery.According to the statement, “the wife has discussed with the husband his appropriate relationship with some of his female staff members. She has explained that this has given her cause for concern. The husband has minimised her worries and taken no step to alleviate her grievances.”
Anita Oyakhilome could have said that her husband abandoned her and ran into the arms of sister A or B, or gospel singer C or D and left her roasting and murmuring in the house. Anita could have said that her husband is a hypocrite who says a thing and means another, but she veiled her grievances of years of abandonment by saying in the divorce file that “The wife feels that she has been used to portray and enhance the husband’s image as a family man when the reality is that there is no existing relationship between them. She feels that she has been present for official functions simply for his convenience.
On occasions she has been copied into his travel itinerary which has been given to him by his staff on a need to know basis”. “The wife has tried to discuss her concernswith the husband. He claims that she is carnal and he is insensitive to her feelings and her needs.”
Thus Anita had acted with much restraint in order to preserve the integrity of Christ Embassy and the work of evangelism, and all she got for her discretion was hate messages all many sections of church members who wanted her to sacrifice her marriage to keep them in a rhapsody of deceit.
This woman, according to the testimony of many British residents who attend their church, is one person who is always willing to give gifts to the needy. She is ever ready to counsel people and does not breed class. She is a patient listener who laboriously introduced many things in the church for which the glory goes to her husband. Londoners believe that she is not that demon theywant to portray her as. Those who know her closely have attested to an affectionate good naturedness and stickler for details.
Whatsoeverthing some misguided church members want to think, Anita had lived a lie formany years. Anita was said to have became born again at believers Loveworldcampus fellowship at Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, while Chris was thepastor. She had probably paid her dues as a Christian and knows what it is todeceive the congregation. She cannot deceive herself and the church anymorethus she opted for divorce. Divorce, according to scripture is unbiblical, but between deceiving a congregation that already knows the truth but pretends otherwise and staying in unfulfilled marriage, which is better. It is a matter between her and her conscience.
Last year, a Nigerian personality blogger by name Ese Walter was lured by her Senior Pastor in Abuja into a cozy hotel bed space in London and after two weeks of adultery, the man cleaned up, returned to Nigeria and told his congregation to shout some Hallelujah. The sin partner was arrested by the Holy Spirit and she sought a meeting with the COZA Chief to resolve the burden of guilt. She was continually shunned and described as agent of satan even by other senior pastors in the church until she turned the internet into the confessional. Ese Walter freed her conscience and probably escaped eternal damnation but the entire Christendom took the brunt of the exposure.
Anita has chosen to free herself from a life of deceit and lies. The truth had set her free. However, I still counsel her that if the misbehaving preacher husband demonstrates a verifiable change of heart, she should consider him back and so that somebody can shout some more Hallelujah. Fifteen years of adulterous endurance in the midst of charismatic rhapsody is not easy and Anita Oyakhilome sure needs all the defense and understanding she can get- Let somebody shout a better Hallelujah!”
REVEALED: Boko Haram to Release All Chibokgirls on Monday
The Government, through the Nigerian military, had on Friday said that it had agreed to a ceasefire with the heartless terrorists group and that the Chibok girls would soon be released. The deal was announced by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh.
Nigerian military has struggled to defeat Boko Haram which began attack against Nigeria since 2009.
The President’s Principal Secretary, Hassan Tukur, told BBC Focus on Africa that an agreement to end the Boko Haram hostilities had been reached after talks with the violent group.
He said, “The Boko Haram members have assured us that they have the girls and that they will release them. I am cautiously optimistic.”
He said the agreement was reached after one month of negotiations in Saudi Arabia. The negotiation was said to have been headed by the Chadian President Idriss Deby.
Tukur said Boko Haram announced a unilateral ceasefire on Thursday and the government had responded.
Tukur and Danladi Ahmadu, who calls himself the Secretary-General of Boko Haram, told VOA’s Hausa service that the abducted girls would be released on Monday in Chad.
The girls are alive, “in good condition and unharmed,” Ahmadu said.
President Goodluck Jonathan has faced strong criticism over a deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, with villages in the North-East Borno State inaccessible due to the threat from Boko Haram.
The group had demanded the release of detained extremists in exchange for the schoolgirls.
The Defence Headquarters have directed all commanders to stop offensive against the Boko Haram sect.
The Chief of Defence Staff said he had directed his officers to comply with the ceasefire agreement.
Badeh said, “A ceasefire agreement has been concluded between the Federal Government and the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal Jihad (Boko Haram).”
Badeh added, “Without any prejudice to the outcome of our three days
interactions, and the conclusions of this forum, I wish to inform this
audience that a ceasefire agreement has been concluded between the
Federal Government of Nigeria and the Allul Sunna Li Daawa Waj Jihad.
“I have accordingly directed the service chiefs to ensure immediate compliance with this development in the field.”
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