PEPC judgment: Oyetola mocks Atiku, Obi, decries politics of bitterness

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12 months ago

September 11, 2023

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), should be planning for the next four years to repeat the class they failed.

He said that the judgment delivered by the tribunal cannot be challenged anywhere with the deepness of the verdict.

Oyetola who spoke at his country home, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government, Osun State, during the reception organized for him, mocked the challengers of the victory of President Bola Tinubu, for embarking on a fruitless exercise.

“I want to congratulate the president for his victory at the tribunal, which I know is permanent. If they like, they should take it to a court that is higher than the Supreme Court, the judgment by the judges is so powerful and deep. They should wait for another four years, they should repeat the classes they failed,” Oyetola said.

Noting that the reception was organized by Iragbiji indigenes without political discrimination, Oyetola said that politics of bitterness should be avoided in all ramifications.

“I thank every indigene of Iragbiji because they all financed this reception. All political party members contributed to this programme. I did not have a contribution. This is how it should be. We should not become enemies because of politics. Politics should not be characterized by violence. There should be unity of purpose and you have replicated it here.

“I want to implore you all that we should give room for peace and tranquility anywhere we find ourselves. Violence should not be the way forward,” the former Osun State governor said.

Speaking on the potential in the Marine Economy, Oyetola lamented that much has not been done to maximize the opportunity that abounds in the area, vowing that necessary steps would be taken to turn the place around for the gain of Nigeria.

The Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Olabomi, and the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Akanbi, urged Nigerians to support Tinubu as they prayed for him to succeed in his efforts to turn Nigeria around for the better.

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Presidential Spokesman Goes On Indefinite Leave of Absence

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24 hours ago

September 7, 2024

Ezekiel Tijani

Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media & Publicity, has announced an indefinite leave of absence.

This decision comes after consulting with his family due to a worsening medical situation at home. Ngelale submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff on Friday, notifying him of his leave.

Ngelale’s leave affects his roles as Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen.

He expressed hope to return to full-time national service when circumstances permit. The leave of absence takes effect immediately, with no specified date for his return.

“I look forward to returning to full-time national service when time, healing, and fate permit,” Ngelale said. He respectfully asked for privacy for his family during this challenging time.

One Of God’s Power Brokers, I’m Immune From Harm, Tragedy Or Untimely Death — Dr Chris Okafor

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1 week ago

August 29, 2024

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Founder and senior pastor of the Grace Nation Church International, Dr Chris Okafor says his status as one of God’s major power brokers makes him immune from any untoward and unsavoury happenstances that could question his dedication and commitment to His service as an anointed minister.

According to him, his confidence derives from the immortal words taken from the Bible in Hebrews 11: 6 which says God is a “rewarder of those who dutifully and diligently serve him.”

The cleric, while expounding on the message, “Benefits of Soul-Winning” during a recent Sunday service said he had never at any time in his over 20-year work with God had cause to worry or fret over his safety or of those related to him because he considers himself immune from the buffettings of the devil and his children of wickedness.

This, he says, is because he has reached a level in his walk with God that he can be referred to as a power broker who must necessarily enjoy God’s protection at all times and in all ramifications.

“This might sound presumptuous to some people for me to say I’m a power broker in God’s kingdom. But when you have been privileged to be the conduit through which God’s virtues of prophecies, healing and deliverances have flowed all through the years, it is only right to state the obvious,” he said.

“The Bible is clear about the benefits that accrue to those who win souls to God’s kingdom. See, nothing God values more than soul winning. Soul-winning is to God what money is to man. I have come to discover that when we diligently apply ourselves to serving God in truth and in spirit, particularly working assiduously to ensure that we win souls to His kingdom, He pays our bills. He blesses us, he shields us from untoward happenings, and all kinds of tragedies and calamities.

“Above all, he makes us fruitful and elongates our lives. The scripture cannot be broken. God’s words in Exodus 23: 25 -26 remains true even till this day. It says, “So you shall serve the Lord, your God and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.

“No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.”

“God has confirmed that scripture in my life on several occasions. A lot of people are aware how I survived a hail of bullets that ripped through the car I was traveling in when I was kidnapped on my way from a crusade in the eastern part of Nigeria some years ago.

“I survived more than 50 days of captivity in those kidnappers’ den. In all of that time, most people, including members of my congregation had given me up for dead. Yet, through God’s hands of mercy, I was rescued and I am still alive today, more than over a decade after the incident.

“What about another time I survived a plane crash? I was in a flight returning from one of the foreign crusades I went some years ago when our aircraft developed a fault. The situation was so bad that the plane was falling and plummeting dangerously towards the earth. Infact, we were already seeing the ground as everyone was in a distressed mood, calling for God’s intervention.

“I had stood up, and prayed a simple prayer, reminding God that no one who diligently served Him should see untimely and an unwarranted death. He heard me and we were all saved on that occasion.

“So, as a power broker — one who has offered himself as a vessel of honour for God’s wondrous works time and time again, it will be out of character for me to experience any form of harm, tragedy or untimely death,” he added.