Apostle Johnson Suleiman is the founder of the
Auchi, Edo State based Omega Ministries. In
this interview, he gives his views on some
national issues. Excerpts:
Recently, the Senate passed the bill seeking that
under aged married girls be regarded as adults,
thereby encouraging girl child marriage. What
is your opinion on the matter?
One of the major problems of Nigerian
government which has adversely affected the
Nigerian people is that we push the cart before
the horse. We have issues bothering the lives
and development of Nigerians and Nigeria to
tackle, but rather than nipping them in the bud
we are addressing relegated and
inconsequential issues.
Nigeria is not an Islamic country. Nigeria can
never be an Islamic country. If somebody is
talking from an Islamic point of view he should
not pin it on Nigeria. He is free to have his
personal views. There are no Christian views
passed into law, because we live in a multi
religious and plural society.
If you look at section 23 of the Child Rights Act,
it says any man betrothed to an under aged girl
should pay a fine of N500,000 or sentence to jail
or both. So, when we now have pedophiles in
Government who now impose their private
lifestyles on the public space, it is sad. What
they did is simply a reflection of their private
lifestyles. Are they saying if a girl is 13 she
should be married? There is so much VVF all
over the North, and for them to privately mess
up the girl child is enough. But to further
imprison and hoodwink them with such Act is an
absurdity that will not hold.
Most Nigerians even question the fact whether
any of these Senators like Senator Yerima, can
marry out their 13 year old child?
The issue is that Senator Yerima should be
arrested. When he got married to an under aged
girl in Egypt, he was escorted there by some
senators. But in case they have forgotten, Islam
says when you marry a girl under 18 years, you
do not touch her until she is 18 years. It is when
she is 18 years that you will have access to her
body. Is he saying he has not touched that little
girl now?
They are just being ritualistic and barbaric.
Even if Yermia can give his daughter out at age
13, that does not justify it. I will not be
surprised if a man like Yerima gives his daughter
out at 10 years. He definitely has no respect for
womanhood.
What is your opinion on the agitation for power
shift?
Nigeria is not owned by a secluded few. Nigeria
is not a private enterprise where people will say
it is my turn or your turn. I donft believe in
zoning. The present administration has done its
best, but it is not good enough. It is not what
was expected by Nigerians. They expected
things to be far better than this. We hoped for
something higher.
When President Jonathan told Nigerians he had
no shoes they expected that when he comes to
power he will remember the shoeless. Sadly, the
shoe of the average Nigerian is now in his kitty.
I believe God will give us a good leader. But if
you ask me, I donft think President Jonathan
should run. But it is his constitutional right to
run, if he wishes.
What is the way forward for Nigeria?
The way forward is to drop ambition for service.
We have rulers in Nigeria and not leaders and
leadership is not position but personality. Hence
leadership is not just sitting on one high chair.
It is the man not the office that is a leader. We
should have people who are ready to serve
Nigeria. In the past we had rulers stealing
millions, but now they steal in trillions. The level
of robbery is so much and nothing is done to
checkmate it. Christians should pray and nobody
should stand by anybody who has no pedigree.

Source - www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/yerima-has-no-respect-for-womanhood-suleiman/

My Father in the Lord has said it all.
GEJ has failed Nigerians!

Thank you, Papa.

My Father in the Lord has said it all.
GEJ has failed Nigerians!

Thank you, Papa for being so honest with words.