Former spokesperson to Former President Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, took to
his Facebook page to react to the statement made by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo, on Friday Feb 26th at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju,
Lagos, that the Federal government in the last 10 years did not
construct a single road (Read story
here). According to Okupe, Osinbajo lied in church.
This is perhaps one of the most difficult posts I have made to date.
Prof Yemi Osinbajo and I have a few things in common. He is a
professional in politics like me. He is a practising Christian and a
revered Pastor. I am a practising christian and an aspiring Evangelist.
We both are alumni of Igbobi college, Yaba. Lagos. His younger brother
and mine were classmates at Igbobi and are both pastors of the fountain
of life church, Ilupeju, where I became grounded in Christianity under
the mentorship of the celebrated and revered man of God, Pastor Taiwo
Odukoya.
It was in this church and before a body of pastors undergoing a
spiritual retreat that the Vice President went and said " that the
federal government in the last 10 years have not constructed a single
new road "
This statement is a lie and an absolute falsehood. Many people have said
so. But this is not why I am writing this. My concern is the erroneous
assumption that just because the VP is a Christian therefore every
christian is APC. This why the VP's statement is unfortunate in that it
was a wrong statement made in a wrong place(church) and before a wrong
audience.
The church must also be sensitive and mindful of the danger in bringing
politics into the church. For Prof Osinbajo, if only he remembered the
Igbobi college motto " omnes unum in domino" meaning " all are one in
the Lord" he would not have committed such a blunder. Our God is God of
APC,PDP,Labour etc . Haven said this the VP is someone I hold in very
high esteem and he knows this. I am also proud of his role in this
administration".
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