The Senior Special Assistant to President
Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr.
Doyin Okupe, has rejected criticisms saying that
he committed an act of blasphemy by comparing
his principal with Jesus Christ.
Okupe, who visited the Corporate Headquarters
of PUNCH Nigeria Limited on Thursday, said that
Christ Himself advised His followers to be like
Him and even urged them to do greater things.
According to him, there was nothing wrong with
what he said.
“The whole thing was just blown out of
proportion. Comparing Jonathan with Jesus
Christ is not blasphemous, because even Christ
said we must be like Him and that we should
even do greater things than Him. It is there in
the Holy Bible, not from me,” he said.
Okupe’s latest position followed criticisms from
a large section of Nigerians who pounced on him
for comparing Jonathan with Jesus during a
programme on Channels Television earlier on
Monday. While some described him as a joker,
others simply called for his head.
But he said he had been quoted out of context.
Speaking further, the presidential aide revealed
that the North still held grudges against
Jonathan because the region felt that he was
using their slot in power.
“There is some form of bias against President
Goodluck Jonathan. This bias has been
sponsored and supported by some existing geo-
political disparity and disconnect that preceded
his becoming President.
“The North felt that it was not fair to have
someone from another part of the country other
than a northerner to take over the leadership of
the country after the death of Yar’Adua. For that
reason, many parts of the North became quite
recalcitrant and unforgiving towards Jonathan.
“Their behaviour towards him is not because
Jonathan is a bad person or because they feel
he would not do well but because they see him
as somebody who has taken their turn in power.
That was the beginning of Jonathan’s problems,”
he said.
On the performance of the administration in
delivering electoral promises to Nigerians, Okupe
said that though the administration has not
performed at 100 per cent as widely expected,
the Federal Government under Jonathan has
made bold inroads into key sectors of the
country.
“I have worked very closely with Presidents in
the past. I say it with all sense of responsibility;
Jonathan has great vision for this country. This
administration has succeeded on several fronts
than previous administrations.” www.punchng.com/news/comparing-jonathan-with-jesus-not-blasphemous-okupe/

Not the first time in History people have been saying stuff like this. The Beatles said once they were more popular than Jesus, and that was the beginning of the end for them.

And again this shows you how tolerant the Christians are, should he have said Allah, Mecca or Mohammed, then i am sure he would have ran away from Nigeria, since there will be a million riots everywhere.

Okupe you can do better than comparing Gej with jesus, there should be respect for the Name, you dare not try it with Mohammed.

Story for the Gods , This man is becoming more irrelevance; Instead of you to come and apologise to PASTOR ABIOLA, you're here trying to convince fellow Nigerians. #AgbayaOkupe

i tink d FG needs 2 ban al dose local weeds. The tin is affecting dis 'self-acclaimed bastard'

jonathan is so dump he cant even see people working against him
...men this man is not a politician at all
.
.well GMB for 2015

Well, I dnt think its a sin too.
But GMB for president sha

Okupe the Super Bastard still has the guts to talk more trash? Defending his blasphemous utterances against our lord Jesus Christ?

These saTANists parading as Jonathan's media aides have totally lost it!! Can't wait for Buhari to become the next president.

The next time he(Okupe) runs out of defence points on behalf of his clueless boss when on air,he should shut his tr@p than making a senseless contrast.

I just dey laugh.

Dis guys have lost it already

In Pius' voice "Ee ni jade soro Doyin ni?".
This man should just stop opening his mouth anyhow.

My fellow nairalanders, please help me say a big Hurryyyyy to the new theologian teacher on Aso Rock theology Institute. He copied from his boss; "stealing is not corruption". Bastard Okupe, APC is more than one year now since inception.

This bastard really want to justify his utterances by seeking for sentiments.. Saying north does not want jonathan.. We have passed that level bros oku igbe...you people can't instigate us against each other anymore,,while your own children are scattered all over europe enjoying our common wealth,,and d poor are here dieing..one day we will all give account of our deeds on earth to d great master whom u can never deceive or lied to..

Pls pay him no mind!!!
A man who tells the world to call him a certain name in the event that his predictions do not come to pass after a certain time has indirectly told us his real name. Pls pay him no mind.