It is wicked to say President is out to Islamize Nigeria’

Bishop Charles Ighele is a former Chairman of the Financial Accountability Commission of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Ighele, who is also the General Superintendent of Holy Spirit Mission (also known as the Happy Family Centre), Lagos, in this interview, says the Church in Nigeria is not against President Bola Tinubu. Excerpts:

The impression anyone would likely have is that the Church in Nigeria is against President Tinubu dating back to the electioneering campaign period when the President ran on the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Is that impression correct?

I will like to state it very clearly that the Church of God in Nigeria has nothing against Tinubu. Yes, a few pastors prophesied that one thing or the other will happen to Tinubu before or after the elections. But if you carry out your investigation properly, you will find out that these pastors do not belong to the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria or any of the five groups that make up the Christian Association of Nigeria.

Even if any of them belongs to the mainstream Christian groups, they did not speak on behalf of the Church. PFN does not prophecy that way. CAN also do not prophecy that way. Yes, some prominent pastors spoke openly in support of Mr. Peter Obi (presidential candidate of the Labour Party). And some campaigned for Atiku (Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP). You should not also forget that the bishop of one of the well-known churches in Lagos was the vice presidential running mate of Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso (presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP). From a meeting I attended and as far as I know, PFN or CAN did not direct me or any church to vote for any of the presidential candidates during the 2023 elections.

I cannot however deny that PFN or CAN did not direct churches to vote for certain governorship candidates at the state level. In some states, they voted for PDP, APC or Labour Party depending on the local issues.
As you should know by now, political behaviour in Nigeria is determined a lot by local factors and not necessarily national interests. For most Nigerians, local interests are permanent while national interests are ephemeral. And politicians exploit this political illiteracy of the average Nigerian a lot.

I do not think that the Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State chapter will tell churches in that state to vote for Peter Obi or Atiku because the President of the Borno State chapter, Bishop Mohammed Naga, has always spoken of how the current Vice President (Senator Shettima) was of help to churches in Borno after Boko Haram onslaughts. I could not, therefore, have seen him telling churches in Borno to vote for any other party.

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In fact, he was very happy that Tinubu won the election on February 25. He told me on the phone. The bishop could vouch for Shettima. It is, therefore, completely not correct to say that the Church is against Tinubu. What the Church was completely against was the Muslim-Muslim ticket. And the Church will forever be against the Muslim-Muslim ticket. I was against the Muslim-Muslim ticket.

But some of us Christian leaders who studied political science in the university or understand Nigerian politics know that if Tinubu really wanted to be President, it was politically expedient, politically necessary for him to pick a Muslim from the North as his running mate. When I personally studied the scenario, I made up my mind to do as the late Bola Ige did “Siddon look”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/the-church-has-nothing-against-tinubu/amp/

Another "bischoff" begging for government money.

Christians voted for Tinubu, they were only careful of Peter Obi's terrorist followers


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Anyone who voted in Tinubu has himself to blame. Just a month o!

iammo:



Christians voted for Tinubu, they were only careful of Peter Obi's terrorist followers


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Oga please where do you guys buy fuel for 150 naira so that I can send my fellow obidients in Nigeria to go there? Abeg sir tell me.

iammo:



Christians voted for Tinubu, they were only careful of Peter Obi's terrorist followers


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How muchbis fuel in your location baba

obi4eze:


Oga please where do you guys buy fuel for 150 naira so that I can send my fellow obidients in Nigeria to go there? Abeg sir tell me.

Stale.

Fuel subsidy is gone and gone for good.

Cameroon and Niger can burn to ashes.

obi4eze:


Oga please where do you guys buy fuel for 150 naira so that I can send my fellow obidients in Nigeria to go there? Abeg sir tell me.

If you don't have money to buy fuel go and pack your car, stop disturbing us here

DrGoodman:


How muchbis fuel in your location baba

Park your car and stop whinnying

waledeji:
Park your car and stop whinnying

I have no car. Are you saying I should stop entering bus?

iammo:



Christians voted for Tinubu, they were only careful of Peter Obi's terrorist followers


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Yes oo, they massively voted for tilumbu that insulted Christianity with his rat and holy communion gibberish talk.

No sane Nigeria voted for tinubu...it was mc oluomo, ffk, buhari and ur ilks that voted and rigged

Sweetrosie:


Yes oo, they massively voted for tilumbu that insulted Christianity with his rat and holy communion gibberish talk.

No sane Nigeria voted for tinubu...it was mc oluomo, ffk, buhari and ur ilks that voted and rigged

Ask them to explaimn the comment below they will say you are wailing..

Buhari allowed Tinubu win presidential election - Garba Shehu

Daily Post Nigeria
https://dailypost.ng › 2023/05/25 › buhari-allowed-tinub...

DrGoodman:


I have no car. Are you saying I should stop entering bus?

Trekk then, stop crying over a spilled milk

DrGoodman:


How muchbis fuel in your location baba

Do you drink fuel?! Even if you drive V8 and travel everyday how many litter you dey use


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waledeji:
If you don't have money to buy fuel go and pack your car, stop disturbing us here

Oga I have more than enough. Here, fuel just costs about £1.60 per litre. I am just asking for your fellow Tinubu boys who have been crying about the fuel increase. Didn't you tell them where you buy for 150 naira?

LeoDeKing:

Stale.

Fuel subsidy is gone and gone for good.

Cameroon and Niger can burn to ashes.

So Tinubu's government is Stale? Or isn't he your drug baron chief again?
please tell your people where you buy fuel for 150 naira na. This isn't fair o!

obi4eze:


Oga I have more than enough. Here, fuel just costs about £1.60 per litre. I am just asking for your fellow Tinubu boys who have been crying about the fuel increase. Didn't you tell them where you buy for 150 naira?

Abeg go siddion somewhere, every minute people enter gas stations and buy fuel without no noise. Oga abroad

waledeji:
Abeg go siddion somewhere, every minute people enter gas stations and buy fuel without no noise. Oga abroad

Lol. If they buy without noise why are they complaining and crying na. Please show them where you buy cheap fuel and food stuff na. This isn't fair o!

DrGoodman:


How muchbis fuel in your location baba

Him dey buy for 150 naira.

obi4eze:


Oga I have more than enough. Here, fuel just costs about £1.60 per litre. I am just asking for your fellow Tinubu boys who have been crying about the fuel increase. Didn't you tell them where you buy for 150 naira?

The noise about fuel increase comes mostly from obedients. Several threads created by obedients crying of fuel increase are on nairaland now.

Besides, why are you crying more than the bereaved? Is it not Tinubu boys you said are crying? Why are you more pained? Are you one of Cameroonians demonstrating in Cameroonian recently?

obi4eze:


Lol. If they buy without noise why are they complaining and crying na. Please show them where you buy cheap fuel and food stuff na. This isn't fair o!

Na your lots dey cry. And their cry can't change anything. They should keep crying

LeoDeKing:

The noise about fuel increase comes mostly from obedients. Several threads created by obedients crying of fuel increase are on nairaland now.

Besides, why are you crying more than the bereaved? Is it not Tinubu boys you said are crying? Why are you more pained? Are you one of Cameroonians demonstrating in Cameroonian recently?

Oga please stop wailing. It's too early. 8 years is a very long time. I just felt for you sir as a human being. Tinubu is just starting...

Mtscheeeeeeew.... brown envelope bishop

obi4eze:


So Tinubu's government is Stale? Or isn't he your drug baron chief again?
please tell your people where you buy fuel for 150 naira na. This isn't fair o!

Not still adding up. My people are crying because of fuel increase, yet it is you using it to derail a topic. What a poppycock.

waledeji:
Na your lots dey cry. And their cry can't change anything. They should keep crying

8 years is too long sir for your people to cry sir. Enjoy your drug baron President. I dey here dey laugh...

LeoDeKing:

Not still adding up. My people are crying because of fuel increase, yet it is you using it to derail a topic. What a poppycock.

Yes sir. Enjoy your President. It's too early

obi4eze:




Oga please stop wailing. It's too early. 8 years is a very long time. I just felt for you sir as a human being. Tinubu is just starting...

Who is Wailing? Are you normal?

obi4eze:


Yes sir. Enjoy your President. It's too early

I'm not complaining, and yes, I'm enjoying it.

No true christian is against their president.

Only the criminal ipob that hate all nigerians.

Asiwaju jagabaaannn.
New presidoooooooooo.

LeoDeKing:

I'm not complaining, and yes, I'm enjoying it.

😄😄😄

LeoDeKing:

Who is Wailing? Are you normal?

Oga show this man the way na.