iluvnaija: Abuja– Spokesperson for President Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, Mr Reuben Abati, has responded to accusations that Jonathan and members of his cabal refused to say amen to at this weekend’s democracy day Church Service when the preacher offered a prayerful curse against corruption amongst public officials.

Speaking to reporters, Mr Abati revealed aspects of protocol that are not widely known outside Government circles, and which would explain why Mr President and ministers didn’t say Amen to the prayer by Most Reverend Peter Akinola, committing corrupt politicians to the court of God.

According to him, it is a long standing presidential protocol that during Church or Mosque services, the President only offers a fixed number of amens or amis, as the case may be.

The Reverend had offered many prayers and demanded many amens prior to the contentious one, Abati explained, the result of which was that the day’s quota of amens had been used up.

“Why?” asked the spokesperson, “would President not say amen to a prayer against corruption?”

He advised preachers, pastors, imams etc, to familiarise themselves with government protocol and to also limit the length of their prayers and sermons.

“It is the same people accusing the President of not saying amen to anti-corruption prayer that would be accusing him of favouritism if he had broken with protocol and said more amens than is allowed by constitution,” Abati said.

-Jowo Mabinu


Source: http://www.wazobiareport.com/reports/Reuben-Abati-explains-why-The-President-didnt-say-Amen-to-Anti-Corruption-Prayer

olyivy: [size=13pt]Now we can all see how 'clueful' that nairalanders who call their President clueless are.

Two pages and they still havent got the joke.

See what GEJ has caused! [/size]

bittyend: GEJ had Iweala's dyck in his mouth, that's why he refused to say amen.

anishe: Nigeria, so unfortunate a country. i thought Reuben Abati has gotten his Ph.D.

anishe: Nigeria, so unfortunate a country. i thought Reuben Abati has gotten his Ph.D.

anishe: Nigeria, so unfortunate a country. i thought Reuben Abati has gotten his Ph.D.

Daresh: Rueben Abati is a bastard. He thinks we are fools abi?

Abeyjide: Am really short of words cos i found it difficult to blv dat a presidential spokeman can utter such words from dat his pit mouth.he is not scared of God's sword by wat he said.a mere man dat can be eaten up by warms if God desire.God ave mercy on dis nation.

iv4fb: ... And someone will open his mouth to say GEJ is a retard and he's clueless. Well, goats don't lead humans! A goal will only lead those he is superior to, if people still don't get this joke and the fact that wazobia... Was just set up for fun, I think we're more clueless than GEJ, more dumb I must add. Whatever reason he had for not saying 'Amen' is not my business, neither do I care, but we Nigerians are more' retarded' than GEJ, more clueless and more dumb, if a mad man should be ur leader, how then r u sane? I think the only sanity we have is been 'under the control of the insane'

...the preacher offered a prayerful curse against corruption amongst public officials. ..

koolbe: Simply put! Raw act of stupidity by Abati!

Aboluwarin: I can see this man need medical attention, you are one of those who trouble this nation, even am disappointed that you are yoruba, you are bringing shame to our tribes.