The Redeemed Christian Church of God has faulted social media comments questioning its ordination of Senator Remi Tinubu as a pastor.

Mixed reactions have trailed a video showing the Senator representing Lagos Central at the National Assembly talking about the Igbo and their alleged refusal to align with Lagos’ local politics.

According to the wife of the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Igbo residing in the state “were proving difficult despite the love shown to them”.

She said, “We will entreat all the deities of Lagos to chase Igbo people out. Igbo who didn’t marry Yoruba, we will inherit them. Given how much we love Igbo, you now want to spoil everything.

“You are not the only tribe in this place, Hausa are here, we accommodate them, Calabar are here, we accommodate them. But Igbo are proving difficult. We will inherit you.

“Despite the love we have for you… others are here and we accommodated them.”

While reacting, Twitter users were divided over the tone and meaning of her comment.

One Twitter user, @BadmusAdeyemi12, said, “She was just joking in the video. She didn’t mean what she was saying. That could be seen in her gesture.”

On his part, @4eyedmonk said, “…How can you say Remi Tinubu hates Igbo when in the same video she said, ‘Pelu ba she nife yin to,’ meaning, ‘considering how much we love you “Igbo?'”

However, some tweeps couldn’t believe that a pastor of the RCCG could be uttering such words, especially in public.

@Nwafresh said, “For the fact that Remi Tinubu is an ordained pastor in RCCG and still maintains her position after different hateful videos against the Igbo makes me understand why the Bible said that judgment will start from the house of God. Remi is an Antichrist.”

@drpenking said, “Sometimes I wish RCCG were like Jehovah’s Witnesses. You can’t consistently bring the image of the church into disrepute. They’ll disfellowship you no matter who you are and they’ll shun you like a leper. Remi Tinubu has dealt with RCCG‘s image so much.”

@mavisikpeme said, “So Remi Tinubu is really a pastor in RCCG? Those vile and hateful words cannot come from a servant of God. Must be a clone.”

@Oluomoofderby said, “How on earth is Remi Tinubu a pastor in RCCG? I honestly don’t get it. In saner climes, she would have resigned from the senate and kicked out of her political party.”

When The PUNCH reached out to the RCCG Head of Media and Public Relations, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, he said the church was not aware of the video.

“We are not aware(of the video) and I’m sure Remi Tinubu was not speaking as a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,” Olubiyi said.

Reacting to the comments questioning Tinubu’s ordination, he said, “I’m not in a position to answer that because the church knows what it considers before ordination and social media does not dictate to the church what the church should do. She has her life.”

People have turned blind eyes to the fact that big daddy married a pastor but keep dwelling on the muslimmuslim ticket. What we need in Nigeria now is beyond religion and tribal politics and big daddy has repeatedly proven to everyone that he’s for all irrespective of tribes and religion. You can’t stop a man under the influence of his late mother’s blessings, Tinubu is divinely ordained.

Someone earlier threatened to throw Igbos into the lagoon. Igbos were attacked when they went to register for PVC. Must everyone living in Lagos be under the control of the Tinubu's before they can breathe?

Igbokwe is Igbo and a staunch supporter of Tinubu. Now, must every Igbo in Lagos lick Tinubu's ass to pay back for the 'love' you have for them? Which love by the way? You have forgotten that Lagos was built with our collective sweat?

Could Yoruba alone have built such a city? It was our national capital and was built with our common resources. Igbo tax has also helped to build the state at least 30%. So, why do you keep talking as if you are doing Igbos a favor for living in Lagos and they must pay back that favor by doing whatever you want?

The way most Nigerians think is so WRONG I'm not surprised at Nigeria being such a hell-hole. Tueh!

Hddh

Rozross:
People have turned blind eyes to the fact that big daddy married a pastor but keep dwelling on the muslimmuslim ticket. What we need in Nigeria now is beyond religion and tribal politics and big daddy has repeatedly proven to everyone that he’s for all irrespective of tribes and religion. You can’t stop a man under the influence of his late mother’s blessings, Tinubu is divinely ordained.

And other contenders are not dwelling on their own mother's blessing?


Nigerians have rejected him,simple.

Remi Thief.Nubu is an epitome of beauty without brain and home training

Remi is even gentle sef. Imagine Ipob miscreantt threatening her husband in his own region? The nerves?

Remi should be cautious with her statements. Someone in her position should not be making inflammatory comments.