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RCCG’s Dangerous Foray into Politics for Osinbajo
By Farooq Kperogi

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Nigeria’s most popular Pentecostal church where Yemi Osinbajo was (is?) a pastor, issued a Feb. 28, 2022, memo, which came to light today, that hints at a massive, ground-up political operation to help its members win political offices in Nigeria.

The memo talked of the establishment of an “Office of Directorate of Politics and Governance,” which it said should be replicated “at all levels of the church – zone, area and parish” in order to “help coordinate the engagement of our people who are willing to be involved in politics as well as mobilize support for them when required.”

Peoples Gazette correctly interpreted the memo as an “arrangement to mobilise sweeping support for [Osinbajo’s] ambition” to be president.

This isn’t really surprising, frankly, because Pentecostal Christians see Osinbajo as their representative in government and think he is the fulfilment of Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s oft-quoted prediction that one of them would become Nigeria’s president during his lifetime.

(Osinbajo’s rise to the vice presidency, for the record, was a consequence of Buhari’s personal desire to blunt notions of his Islamic fanaticism by having a pastor as a running mate. It was the same reason that caused him to prefer Pastor Tunde Bakare, a Muslim convert, as his running mate).

Osinbajo himself defines his role in government in the narrow terms that his co-pentecostalists see it: as the materialization of a Pentecostal Christian theocratic dream. That’s why his inner political circle is almost entirely made up of Yoruba RCCG members.

When his multi-billion-naira corruption in the management of the Buhari regime’s social investment program was probed by members of the Aso Rock cabal (which caused it to be taken away from him and transformed into a separate ministry), it was discovered that the vast majority of people who benefited from the contracts he awarded were Yoruba members of the RCCG.

Osinbajo is so smugly ensconced in his RCCG filter bubble that he doesn’t even care to seek out the cultural counsel of his Federal Government-imposed Muslim aides when he travels to the Muslim North.

That is why he routinely steps into mosques and people’s bedrooms with his shoes on, even though the Queen of England whose people brought to Nigeria the Christianity he practices takes off her shoes when she visits mosques.

There’s no Christian in government in Nigeria’s history who has ever been as narrowminded, as culturally clueless, and as insular as Osinbajo which was why, as I said in my last Saturday column, a senior Christian Yoruba professor told me recently that Osinbajo would “create greater instability as president” than Buhari has because “The Sharia folks will confront [Osinbajo’s] Christian fundamentalism with more violence,” which would precipitate disabling communal upheavals.

What the RCCG is doing with its wholesale immersion into partisan politics isn’t unique, of course. Muslims, particularly Salafists, pioneered it.

The late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi started it in, I think, the 1980s when he urged his followers to be politically partisan and shocked the Nigerian Muslim community when he said politics was more important than worship.

Just like the Pentecostals, the Salafists want to take over the power structure and impose, by stealth or by force, their version of theocracy on the rest of Nigeria.

Salafists’ highest representative in government today is Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. He taught for 2 years at the Islamic University of Madinah, the ideological breeding ground of Salafist ideology, and is being prepped for a greater role.

Anyone who wants to hasten Nigeria’s conflagration should elect Osinbajo as president and Pantami as Vice President. Osinbajo would be the matchbox and Pantami the matchstick.

The push and pull between Pentecostal and Salafist theocratic craziness would provide the friction necessary for the matchstick and the matchbox to collide.

With RCCG's openly political partisanship, expect the same from the Salafists. Let's see where that leads.

Brendaniel:
THE ODDS AGAINST APC

1. If Tinubu is not given the ticket - He will destroy APC and they will lose

2. If Tinubu is given the ticket - He has to pick a northerner as VP(a muslim), muslim-muslim ticket- APC will lose the election

3. If any other candidate is given ticket - Number 1 will happen

The fact that he is physically unhealthy can't make him st*pid to chose a Muslim from the north. He will unequivocally chose a northern christian as running mate.

In from P to P and to P. Click like if you believe in Osinbajo candidacy. Share if you are for BAT. Let the pole start here.

I wish he is still strong and vocal like this. 2000 to 2023 is a long time.

UK should park well jare

Kyase:
the room was obviously hot

if you watched the video, you will see that dude fanning The alaafin, the dude was heavily sweating too

This doesn't change the fact that he peed on his pampers so much that it exposed the other day...

Tinubu should honourably retire or Buhari and PYO will canvas to relegate him completely

Is he supposed to make the declaration for her?

Governors are becoming something else in this country.

PPYO is the best and even the forefront candidate for this office. Sanwo Olu knows about that. All Nigerian governors including the president knows that BAT is not fit enough for the Villa job. Therefore, supporting him will be ignorant and hateful — an automatic 8years setback that this country cannot afford.

This won't change the fact that Aregbesola and his cohorts will be put to shame today at the APC primary poll.


The people of the state of Osun can't afford to bring back the legacy of owing salary and merging if school uniforms.

The person that record him eating is worst than him.

This country will one day succeed. But honestly, I didn't understand the write, anyway I am not an economist

[quote author=Odewaleadesoye post=108588924][/quote]Indefinitely

Same with GTbank

Viraltrends123:
This is not even ssanu, it's one small group in one university,they strike didn't even affect the university that much. ASUU can go on strike, and FG should stop paying them, thank God we don graduate. And we no be lecturer.

Which kind heartlessness come be this. Man you wicked oo

That's not ASUU. It's a branch or body of ASUU known as SSANU. ASUU will declare their strike on Saturday.

May the government not pay ASUU. I pray for strike at least one month strike to prepare very well for my exams...

It's genuine — don't let your Villa people attack your destiny by making you believe it's fake...

Buhari promised to increase Nigerias' education budget by 50% in this year's budget... I expect the total allocation should be around 8trn naira... So that even his children maiming people across the country can have access to education even in their bushes...

We hope the bandit won't return in full force after this directive...

It's too early to me...

In the north right now, there's a remedy that returns woman virginity wallahi...

They often use it now when there wedding is around the corner...

Women are never to be trusted...

A married woman also remedied herself to virgin which makes her husband divorced her...

Get a God father and thank me later...

Hmmm daft people dey for oyimbo too...

Sorry OP. You are book smart but unfortunately you lack common sense. Your love for money hypnotizes you — nothing like magic or juju... Mind you — it's not like I don't believe that magic exist...
Be careful and prayerful next time..

55k financial help that will forever benefit me because I used the money to buy working tools. And now I am using my own hand work to fund my education — cloth and feed my self... I will forever be grateful to that man...

Home94:
Thanks I will try it
Once used dry fresh
But don't know how good dry impact and dry comfort is which of them is best

I never try dry comfort because I am OK with dry impact...

Home94:
Ok I will use it
But between Nivea men
Dry impact
Dry impact plus
Dry conform
Nivea invisible
Gillette odor elimination
Dove deodorant
Which of these is best and how much do they cost

My favourite is Dry impact and its 700n in my location.

scovic33:
This look like either Tinea Versicolor or Eczema

Stop using antiseptic soap to bath, start using things that will hydrate your skin, if it's eczema, there's no cure for it, what you need to do is to keep your body hydrated, and stop using soap that will make your skin dry e.g Medicated or antiseptic soap.

For Eczema
NO CURE! But you can manage it
Your moisturiser must be specifically for people with dry skin(e.g Nivea Shea Butter For Dry Skin) or combine shea butter to your moisturiser.

For Tinea VERSICOLOR
THERE'S A CURE!
Buy ketoconazole

PS: ALWAYS KEEP YOUR SKIN HYDRATED BY RUBBING THE SHEA BUTTER AND BATH TWICE DAILY.

Thank you for this enlightenment...

Home94:
I will give it a try tried Nivea invisible before

Not a try — that's exactly what you need... Just make sure you comeback and thank him...

Home94:
Good day my fellow nairaland
I need a suggestion of good, strong cheaper deodorant and antiperspirant I can for my daily workout
Am checking between dove,Nivea,sure Karis etc
Recommend any good and long lasting one for me including their price
My work involved working for hours, interaction and meeting people
Thanks

Nivea Men
Dry impact is your solution.
Even if its labourer work you do, it will last in your body beyond 24hrs. 700# each...

Hello OP. I will advice you to apply for university in the north, FULafia precisely. The least cut-off mark is 170. I just got admitted to study computer science with 177 UTME score.

I just minimised and called my mum...

Thank you OP...
Though, I used to call her everyday 3days...