The Director General of Buhari Campaign
organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday
accused the PDP of bribing some Christian leaders
in the country with N6billion to campaign against
the APC and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu
BuharI.
Mr. Amaechi made the claim at the APC
governorship rally in Emohua Local Government
Area of Rivers State. He urged the said pastors to
return the money to government coffers, adding
that the Christian faith had been turned into a
business enterprise. He said, “Some pastors
collected N6bn and they are circulating document
and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to
vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise
Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.
“They gave them N6bn; they should return it to the
Federal Government coffers. They will tell you that
Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria; tell them we are
too educated.
“I am a Catholic, but no Catholic priest has told me
that story right now in the Catholic Church because I
will ask him how? If any pastor tells you that, tell
him to return the money.
“Nobody can Islamise Nigeria; they have
commercialised Jesus Christ. They should stop
commercialising Jesus Christ. He is our Lord and
Saviour. You know what Jesus Christ did in the
temple; he chased them away. We shall chase them
away on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Reacting, Pastor E A Adeboye, the General Overseer
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a
member of the two major Christian organizations in
Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has
released a statement indicating that he was not
party to any sum of money allegedly given to
Christian pastors as bribe to endorse the re-election
bid of President Goodluck Jonathan. Recently the
CAN and the PFN are rumoured to have endorsed
President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term,
with reports indicating two of the most respected
and honored Pastors in the country, E.A Adeboye,
and David Oyedepo lent the incumbent their
support.
In a response on Facebook, Pastor Adeboye said, “I
read in the Newspaper this morning that one of the
serving Governors in Nigeria said that some Pastor
(s) in Nigeria collected 6 Billion Naira from
Politicans for the purpose of influencing their
members to vote a certain candidate in the coming
Elections.
“May I humbly request that if there be any Pastor(s)
who collected such money, they should quickly
return such as quickly as possible before the fire of
the Almighty consumes you.”
Speaking to The Herald via telephone, a source in
the Presidency said that the allegations made by
Governor Amaechi were bold faced lies and that the
outgoing Rivers state governor only made the
allegation as the handwriting on the wall had
become clear since the Christian faithful had
pitched their tent with the incumbent to the
detriment of their campaigns calculations.
“They thought since they have Osinbajo that they
will just capture the votes of Christians hook, line
and sinker. However the very recent endorsement
of our principal by Christian leaders has shown that
Nigerians are not fooled. This is why Amaechi is
running from pillar to post conjuring false stories
not even worthy for toilet paper, talkless of soft sell
magazines”, the source said.
“It’s a shame that a man like Amaechi can descend
so low for the sake of political campaign to be
manufacturing such falsehood and deceit against
the very men whose constant prayers are a major
part of the reason our Nationhood continues to
persevere. It is a pity he is willing to barter his soul
for a Mission Impossible as it were. I pray God will
have mercy on him,” the source concluded.
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APC has reached the final bus stop.

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Political firework of the highest order.

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