Oyedepo in trouble with Obasanjo over support of incumbent President *How RCCG leader advised Jonathan, not to run for a second term.



After last week Thursday's Abuja meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan with some Pentecostal pastors including Bishops David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel and Felix Omobude, the PFN president, PDP political strategists are unconvinced how much the pastors can truly deliver on their promises to help the President.
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Pastor EA Adeboye
It would be recalled that at the secret meeting in Abuja, President Jonathan confessed, "Osinbajo is my problem." According to those at the meeting, the President added, "everything was okay until APC picked Osinbajo."

It is believed that this conclusion was reached by the President after extensive discussions with his political advisers and strategists on the APC's choice of the law professor - pastor of the RCCG as General Muhamadu Buhari's running mate.

A source at the meeting said while offers of oil blocks are being made to some of the top pastors at the meeting, PDP strategists are warning the president that General Muhamadu Buhari's running mate, Pastor Yemi Osinbajo is not just a senior pastor trained by the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, but a beloved spiritual son of the highly respected religious leader.

The concern of the PDP strategists is that their promises to support Jonathan's second term ambition may not after all hold much water.

Said another source, "Adeboye values loyalty and Osinbajo is widely known to be very loyal to the General Overseer of the RCCG."

President Jonathan's political strategists are believed to be looking for means to break that bond, but the General Overseer has simply refused to allow himself to be so politically encumbered.

A source said, for instance, that Adeboye did not attend the meeting last Thursday as he has said he would be apolitical since there are members of the church in both APC and PDP. But PDP strategists say coming from the same Pastor who publicly blessed Jonathan before the 2011 election, that was a sign things have changed.

Perhaps not sure of the kind of reception, Jonathan himself had last month stayed away from the December 2014 Holy Ghost Congress, the same event in 2010 where "Daddy G.O" , as he is fondly called by RCCG members, had publicly blessed him. Only a minister from his government, Dr. Tammy Wenike Danagogo, Sports Minister was in attendance and being an RCCG member, the minister was not introduced as representing Jonathan at the event.

One of the very close pastors to the RCCG leader said Jonathan's absence from that event " was a mistake on the president's part."

Some PDP members also point to the public appearance of Pastor Adeboye with General Buhari at the New Year thanksgiving service of Lagos State as proof that Adeboye will not abandon his spiritual children whenever they need him. The PDP strategists are also reminding President Jonathan that Adeboye okayed it that Osinbajo should accept the offer of a running mate from General Buhari even before it was eventually decided and announced by General Buhari.

An RCCG inside source said "Pastor Adeboye is known to have helped some of his pastors and spiritual sons even when they err and fall into troubles, why then do you think, he will not do everything to help his loyal pastor who is being promoted in answer to his prayers."

The source said in training many of his pastors several years back, Pastor Adeboye had always given them his word that he would personally be there for them in their hour of need, a promise he has endured to fulfill even under very challenging circumstances.

Yemi Osinbajo, Muhammadu Buhari, Gov. Raji Fashola, Pastor EA Adeboye and Mrs. Adeboye during the annual Lagos Thanksgiving service in Ikeja
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There is therefore an acute confusion among PDP Campaign leaders, and the president's advisers on the effectiveness of the secret meeting held last week with the pastors, especially after SAHARAREPORTERS broke the story, and exposing the division among the pastors who attended.

Now, President Jonathan is being advised to do more, possibly to reach out directly to the General Overseer for a more public outing with him as the elections draw near. For instance, they cited the impact of Pastor Adeboye's presence a the President's adopted daughter's wedding ceremony earlier this January 2015 in Abuja. It is believed that after his public appearance with General Buhari earlier in January at the annual thanksgiving service, Adeboye's visit to the wedding in the president's family restored some hope of his "neutrality."

However inside sources at the RCCG say Pastor Adeboye is not very particularly enamoured of President Jonathan because as the source disclosed "the president has not been as obedient to Pastor Adeboye as one would expect."

For instance, the source said Adeboye had asked Jonathan, not to run for a second term, and instead choose to support someone else, but Jonathan said ok, but still went ahead to run. This happened even before Osinbajo's name was mentioned as a serious potential running mate.

Others say Adeboye's close relationship with Obasanjo, is another reason he could not possibly support the president the way he did in 2011.

On the other hand, there are those on the APC side who think that Pastor Adeboye should do more, now that a very senior pastor he personally loves and counsels is on the presidential ticket, a first in the history of RCCG, the fastest growing church in Africa.

APC members also discount Pastor Adeboye's attendance at the recent Jonathan 's daughter's wedding in Abuja, saying even former President Olusegun Obasanjo was there.

Meanwhile, Bishop David Oyedepo may have run into trouble with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his role in the secret meeting with other PFN pastors in Abuja last week.

A source revealed after the news of the meeting became public knowledge that it was Obasanjo who had saved Oyedepo's neck when he ran foul of the law in Ogun State and the APC Governor Ibikunle Amosun's government was perfecting his arrest and prosecution.

Bishop Oyedepo's aides had assaulted some state government staff who were on visitation to one of the schools owned by the Bishop for assessment. It was alleged that it was Oyedepo who ordered the assault on the officials, provoking the government to threaten legal and criminal charges against him.

In the circumstances, Oyedepo reportedly ran to Obasanjo, who then asked him to come over right away to his residence, where the former president also invited Governor Amosun to amicably resolve the matter.

A source said Obasanjo may have been disappointed that despite Oyedepo's personal knowledge of his disavowal of Jonathan, the Bishop was still working hard to support his second term ambition.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/21/fallout-secret-meeting-pentecostal-pastors-osinbajo-adeboyes-loyal-son-pdp-strategists

Oritsejafor and Oyedepo can no longer hide their bias. Anyway, whether they support the clueless one or not, that wouldn't stop Buhari from being declared the Winner of the FeBuhari 14th Polls. I just like the way Daddy GO 'jejely' runs his stuff. I trust he would deliver his Spiritual son.

Osinbajo must not be disappointed. The Profs are ready to vote him, the Lawyers are ready to vote him, the SANs are ready to vote him, the Redeemers are ready to vote him, the Men of God are ready to vote him, the Intellectuals are ready to follow suit. Every sane person sef na for GMB/PYO!

#WeHaveDecided

Ayedepo has been bought to for 1billion

OBJ the smartest Nigerian politician alive.

kestolove95:
Ayedepo has been bought to for 1billion

What is N1billion to the person of Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo?

pacesetter939:

What is N1billion to the person of Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo?

In GEJ's voice: 'Money not even up to the price of a befitting Keyboard'.

Keenly watching Oyedikpo

interesting are this men of God crazy over oil well.

Its clear jonathan has no support anymore. And that's why they are asking for election extensions to see if the can rob mind with some elite and probably remove buhari and osibanjo

Already to late to cry. Jonathan shouldn't have run for second team. His appointments has destroy so many lifes and the country.

Jega is obj loyalist and obj brought him. This time no rigging for jonathan. The military are obj boys. So jonathan have to face the free and fair battle with buhari.

one thing that remind me about buhari is abraham lincoln. Never give up. This making the 4th time presidential election for buhari

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pacesetter939:

What is N1billion to the person of Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo?

Has he stopped collecting tithe of #50 and #100 from his church members who are poor, since he's too big to collect #1billion? Can you name any of his church member's children who are in his university on schorlaship since the meagre school fees is not befiting of a billionaire like him?




anything that pushes gej to failure or loss at the poll, I love it.

what does the writer of the piece smoke?

tit:
what does the writer of the piece smoke?

he 'smoke' your tit.

Caseless:
he 'smoke' your tit.

dan duri.
na so you go suck maggot one day!

mtscheew!

donphilopus:


In GEJ's voice: 'Money not even up to the price of a befitting Keyboard'.

oye de epon pass to take 1bill. can u imagine?

There are three things to decipher from this article:

1. This is called a "secret" meeting. Really .....what else was discussed that have so far yet to be divulged

2. In 2011, GEJ was a favorite of many Nigerians and is why he won. In 2014, he has squandered his political windfall and become a risk that no one wants to associate with. Nigeria is in crisis mode and we need a rescue, a pastor cannot rescue Nigeria, sound leadership is what we need to bring us back on track. Gej must believe in his own competency and not in the magic that going on his knees before a pastor will win him votes.

3. A new relationship now exist between RCCG amd APC. This relationship has a far more opportunity for building diversity interest and understanding in every region of this country going forward. This is not just a political partnership but it also create direct avenue through which the fears and frustrations of religious diversity can be mitigated for the benefit of growth and expansion.

I said I had three things to say and I kept my word...but I need to ask, why can't Gej go kneel infront of Oritsejafor for laying of hands and blessings? Hath Oritsejafor's hands not washed cleansed in Holiness

There will be trouble if Buhari loses, because some of the rams supporting him wont speak for theirselves, neither would they let the polls decide.
Febuari 14! feb 14!, as if that is when our problems will cease.
Simple mindedness!

fr3do:
There will be trouble if Buhari loses, because some of the rams supporting him wont speak for theirselves, neither would they let the polls decide.
Febuari 14! feb 14!, as if that is when our problems will cease.
Simple mindedness!

The decision to give victory to Buhari is made by the "rams". The polls are nothing but ordinary extensions.....inanimate proxies for the deciding "rams".
Without them depositing their choice on Febuhari 14, the poll is meaningless.

Febuhari14 is therefore a milestone to mark the death of reckless leadership and introduce a new beginning in disciplined and purposeful future.

Another APC fruitless propaganda

That he's a pastor doesn't mean he won't have his own candidate. opinion is like an asshole everybody is entitled to one

MayorofLagos:


The decision to give victory to Buhari is made by the "rams". The polls are nothing but ordinary extensions.....inanimate proxies for the deciding "rams".
Without them depositing their choice on Febuhari 14, the poll is meaningless.

Febuhari14 is therefore a milestone to mark the death of reckless leadership and introduce a new beginning in disciplined and purposeful future.

Yeah, a disciplined future like the one where touts will be waiting to flog persons who jump queues, buhari's simple methods are as simple as his way of reasoning.

pacesetter939:

What is N1billion to the person of Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo?

it's money

pacesetter939:

What is N1billion to the person of Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo?

what is his net worth? Is it even up to $160 million dollars?
So, 1billion naira is free money...at least, a divergent from stealing church members' money

GEJ is definitely winning. This is a good sign for GEJ.