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ogugwa1992:
OPINION: The Declining Influence of Wike as Tinubu Secures Defections from PDP Governors


https://leaders.ng/2025/10/14/the-declining-influence-of-wike-as-tinubu-secures-defections-from-pdp-governors/

Your not a good political analyst.
Politics of governors is not about joining the ruling party. There are so many things one needs to understands.

You need to see beyond what you're looking at now.


Have you ever wondered why Wike is still in PDP but has a firm control in the APC in Rivers State?

Have you ever asked yourself if many of those who are of the PDP governors joining the APC have what it takes to contend with Wike assuming they have a fall out with him?


Of al the South South State governors during the last presidential election, it is Wike who made it possible that PBAT seats in Aso Villa. There's no contention about that.
PBAT also knows that.


There will be a restructuring of PDP and Wike will be the one calling the shots wholly. It's just a matter of time.

epainos:
Matthew 10:8: "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give". This verse instructs disciples to share what they have been given without cost.

1 Corinthians 9:18: "What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may make the gospel of Christ free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel".

2 Corinthians 2:17: "For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ".

If you want to earn money from the gospel, enrol with an organisation as a full staff member and take salary. That's what the Bible say. Stop twisting the bible. The Bible does not tell you to become an pastorpreneur, gospel-business man or woman. The bible does not tell you to collect copyright from gospel songs which are meant to be distributed freely.


Stop twisting the Bible.

You mean Christian books should be given out freely?

epainos:
You are mixing things up. Let's discuss it financially since you want to go that route.

Charisteristics of Ministers:

1. Anyone who volunteers their time for the gospel. Can be anyone. Pastor, singers, choristers, deacons, deaconess, bishops, elders, evangelists, apostles, etc. Anyone can be including Tim Godfrey. But is his mistratioms acceptable in God's presence. Thats for God to answer.

2. Those from the tribes of Levi worked full time in a particular synagogue. Part-time workers exist as well, and the majority of them are unpaid. Only Levites are fed and can claim to be paid. But you must be in that synagogue. If you compare it to today, ministers are expected to collect salaries rather than charging for each church they visit. The salary is for feeding them. Take a salary from an organization. Period

3. Singers among them sang Psalms. Authors are: Moses, David, Solomon, Sons of Korah, Aseph, Ezra, etc. Did they collect money from users of their songs, as they would with copyright? Tim Godfrey goes further to stop users on Twitter by asking X to ban the accounts if they don't pay him for using his song. Would you be able to use Psalms if you had to pay copyright?

I could go on and on about how wrong this guy is. And it is not Christlike. Do you see my point, or do you want me to continue? This man for Christ's sake is making millions with his YouTube channels. He wants to be paid by all churches where he goes to minister. That's getting paid for the sake of the gospel as against getting a salary. He isn't contented with his YouTube. Then imagine Tim saying, "Do not use my songs in your Twitter posts." Pay me first. Oh. Before I use his song to minister on Twitter, he needs to collect money. Think about it na. It means you are saying that any minister who preaches must first collect money. It is wrong.

There is a difference between demanding money before ministering and collecting an offering for you after ministering. The two are different. The latter is an effort to assist you with your expenses. If you are a minister and someone does not pay you and you genuinely cannot afford it, simply decline the invitation the next time without explaining why. It's wisdom. But you go ahead and demand that...pay me so and so and so because I need to pay my employees...mehn...that is rubbish. Simply decline the invitation if you know it will put you into debt. But when God tells you to go there, whether you have the money or not, you must go. And this is where he asks you to trust him for divine provision.

Amongst the Levites, were there not those who blew trumpets, played cymbals and other instruments in the synagogues during worship?

Also amongst the Levites, there were those who cleaned the altars and items in the synagogues/sanctuary.....





Or are you saying that the Levites only had those who offered sacrifices of lamb/cattles/etc, taught the Word/commandments, and burned incensed unto the Lord.....?


You concentrated on a whole lot and did not give way to that when he was given food stuff and live chicken when he performing in the church....

epainos:
Monetizing the gospel of Chriat is wrong.

Christ Oyakhilome started paying them heavy fee cos he thought he was encouraging, not knowing that he was making them businessmen of the gospel. Lol. It was too late before he realised it.

As a musician, if his talent is only making music, he can find other ways to monetize his gift like teaching, recording, or even use digital means. So, does it mean that all the money he has been making on digital platforms isn't enough for him that he wants to collect money while ministering on God's altars? He wants to collect money while the pastor preaching should give it out freely? So, why do they buses the word "ministering" when they still want to collect money?

Well, I think he doesn't really know Christ. You can know Christ and charge money while ministering for Him. It is not possible.

Maybe he didn't transmit his message well enough.



Let's assume he is a true gospel artists.

Is he also not a minister of the Lord?

What is the difference between the Pastor and the Choir brother/sister......Are they not all ministers unto the Lord?


In the days of the Prophets, those who were singers, those who played cymbals and other instruments were they not all ministers to the Lord and were they not partakers in the foods/finance that were stored in the store houses......?

ogugwa1992:
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu considers dropping Wike as Lagos APC elders ask president to work with Fubara



https://www.signalng.com/exclusive-tinubu-considers-dropping-wike-as-lagos-apc-elders-ask-president-to-work-with-fubara/

Hahahahah.....

alphonsoolajide:
https://eyesoflagos.com/dj-cuppy-enjoys-being-single/

Before you know she'll join those who are known for relationship motivational speeches and the advantages of being single.....

MKPUOGALIGA:
Stop the hate , stop the ignorance and talk like yiu have common sense. Nigeria fought war to keep Ndigbo in Nigeria against their wish. The God's of Africa will keep fighting for us.

Ndigbo fought war to make slaves of the minorities in the then eastern region called Biafra but they were disappointed.

Do you know what it means for Ndigbo to be in control of the resources in Rivers State, Akwa Ibom, etc, etc and the indigenous people made to be Osu?

treesun:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tinted-permit-enforcement-on-hold-police/

Do bandits use vehicles with tinted glass to ransack villages on the North, middle belt, and West?!!!!!

CaptainFM1:
Don't complicate things. Courts have already made pronouncement on this. And there are politicians that have opted to use their school cert results with failed papers as well. It saves them the headache of having to provide NYSC certificate or exemption as the case may be. This is because, once they tendered Tertiary qualifications, they are expected to have serve or have an exemption cert.

I should leave you to it at this point.

Knowledge does not begin and end in the Nigerian Courts.

CaptainFM1:
If you fail an exam, the examination body will also write Fail. Pass or fail is not a requirement of our constitution.

In Nigeria, the constitution accept having schooled up to secondary school level or it's equivalent and sat for the school cert. You only need to sit for it. You don't have to pass it. Failure is also a result! Mind you.

I want to believe to attended a higher institution.


I want to believe you had written certain exams with these instructions....

(1) Attempt all questions.
(2) Answer four questions and question one is compulsory.

I want to believe you know the difference between both types of exam.

In the academia in that which relates to certificate, failure is not a result.
Stop the deception.

helinues:
Rufai can't be rude to people and be thinking he's always right. His question is not logical.

When you budget for a road project, there are unseen things in the initial plans, that's why the budget is always over estimated

For example, there are new linking roads to the Lagos Calabar coastal highway which wasn't in the initial plan

Stop defending rubbish.

Stop defending nonsense.

CaptainFM1:
Na him dey bother stating tertiary qualifications. That's why I like Rauf Aregbe. He simply use his secondary school cert. since that's the minimum requirement. And funny as it may sound, you don't even have to pass the school cert/waec. You can have F9 parallel.

The Examination body has to write "PASS" for it to be duly and properly recognized as a certificate before it becomes useful and before it can be said one possess a certificate.



Let no one deceive themselves.

ImpartialGuy:
Actually, there's nothing special about IGR. It means that a state is taxing their people higher than others. I don't know why you are comparing Enugu to other regions. Are you celebrating Enugu State govenor for taxing his people more?

Your comments is a proof that you know nothing about administration.

Tax is the go word, but it's also a proof that the government is yet to mitigate the loop holes in revenue collection or the government lacks ideas making their environment suitable for thriving and willing businesses.

dederocs:
You can't force workers to join union, Dangote is more important to Nigeria than NUPENG and pengassen...they overstepped their boundaries when they went against Dangote for reducing price of PMS.

There is no worker that is forced to join PENGASSUN or NUPENG....
If you believe that story then you can believe anything you wish.

A lot of us are in the industry and we know what is what.

Dangote is not the first person in the industry.

dederocs:
I understand multiplier effects, but the powers of NUPENG a d pengassen excos should be reduced.

To the very best of my knowledge and understanding the UNIONs have been working within the limits of their powers as guided by their constitution.

It an aberration for anyone to use the court to restrain them when that person is going against the law of the country and industrial laws.




Have you heard an individual in Europe getting a court injunction against a case brought against him.......!!!!

It's only in Nigeria such happens.

dederocs:
800 engineers over 250million people, not balance.

There are people who are directly dependent on those 800 engineers for financial aid and there are those directly dependent on indirectly dependent on those who would benefit from those 800 engineers.

There are market women and men, boys and girls who would benefit directly and indirectly as well from those 800 engineers from amongst that 250 million people....


You could also be among them, one way or the other if you're rendering any tangible form of service. Thanks.

helinues:
You people are yet to tell us where this heaven and hell of a thing is located

Whether you believe it or not is not the issue.

No one can be in both places.
We will all die someday and then whatever happens next is only known to the one who has died....
Funny enough the dead cannot come and tell where they are...

The last warning for that was told as a parable by Christ Jesus between the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man died and was buried but the poor man slept. The poor man was in the bosom of Abraham and the rich man was in a place of torment asking the poor man to give him water to quench his thirst......
Well the response he got wasn't what he intended to hear.
Just as it happened to the rich man so will it happen to anyone who refuses as accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and such continue to walk in holiness and righteousness and have a right standing with God.

MaxInDHouse:
My question is:
Who brought the food?
A member of your religion or stranger?

Jesus said:
"By their fruits you will know them" Matthew 7:16-18

If members of your own church as in those you taught and brought up as fellow believers want to poison you then something is wrong somewhere!🤔

Scripture says....
A man's enemy is a member of his household.

Mariangeles:
That is how we enjoy it in Lagos.
On the go.

As for the bole-and-fish combo, to enjoy it, a lot of process is involved.

Well, everyone has their own taste.
Different culture, different environment.

Mariangeles:
Roasted plantain.

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Please people should try and eat roasted plantain(Bole) and roasted fish.....
Have you fellas not heard of Bole Festival held once every year in PHC.......
Try and attend next year...

I don't know who brought this idea of eating roasted plantain with groundnut into existence.....

jamafa:
It's senseless if U think Tinubu doesn't own a degree.

Tinubu is well educated 💯

Keep wailing ✅

Well educated doesn't mean the individual got their certificate from the authorized office for such.

Many may have attended an institution but did not complete their course work, meaning they did not graduate with their colleagues as at that time.

BlackViper:
https://thenigerialawyer.com/over-10000-called-to-bar-in-3-months-nba-president-osigwe-slams-universities-for-breaching-admission-quotas-warns-law-school-overwhelmed/

All this talk for nothing....
He should appeal to the FG to build more Law Schools in safe locations.

Educationalserv:
does it make any sense to your for Oil rich OPEC member to be importing Low grade oil ? Have some shame !
Dangote recently exported to US via Vitol trading this show the quality of grades
Also Top exporter of Jet fuel to Europe
You think Europeans will risk citizens life .
Have some Shame

Which country in that Europe?

Just because Dangote said something then I should believe it..........you should be the one that should be ashamed....!!!


Tell me one OPEC country that pays their workers in their refinries that low grade salary that Dangote pays his own workers.....

Who then should be ashamed?

Educationalserv:
so is importation by oil rich country good?
Is high sulphur low grade fuel good .

When did this high sulphur content and low grade fuel started coming into Nigeria?

Did Dangote tell you when he noticed it or is it because of the refinery he has now?


Even in the USA, there are places where low grade fuel are sold and it's price is not same as high grade......I hope you know that .


Do you think Dangote's product can compete favourable with a high grade fuel in the USA or which of the grades can it compete with?

ThroneNGamez:
Source:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/10/01/nigeria-cannot-afford-36-states-bismarck-rewane/

You will not see them talking like this when a Northerner is President.
The others will say such but when you put them there, they will tell you different things again and how it's not easy to implement such.


The problem with Nigeria is that we truly lack people who are thinkers and who can bring about innovative development from out of nothing.

Imagine, a country where crdue oil is mined, exported raw, and import refined products.

Imagine, we are still importing fertilizer for agro produce !!!!
A country where wheelbarrows are been shared to farmers and people applauding.

This country is filled with lazy thinkers and many of them are there occupying political offices.

jogojogo:
I am here in Europe, If you abuse me racially, I will return with a higher proportion. Call me a monkey, I will call you a yellow baboon

What is the name of that white haired gorilla in the movie Rampage...?

Same people who are applauding Dangote as a private business person and telling PENGASSUN to go build their own refinery and blaming them for the rot in the NNPC refineries are now intruding into the private life of a bank CEO because he bought property worth ££££££

Please how much did Dangote buy that which he considered the most expensive he has ever bought!!!!!

Vision101:
Check out majority of Nigerian owned companies they treat their employees poorly. The banks are inclusive. Dangote issue became a national and labour issue because it's a refinery. There has been so many interests against the company. Have you heard this type of interest before now concerning other Dangote companies? It's all about oil interest. Can you see why our refineries and power facilities are not working? The man Dangote must be tired and regrating.

I laugh when Nigerians make themselves gullible many a times.

This same Dangote that went to Court trying to compel the Court and Nigerian government to stop otherwise from importing that which he refines and make them but from him !!!!!


This same Dangote who claims that the imported fuel is bad for Nigerian cars......this same fuel that he has been using for his cars before his refinery came into existence and operation!!!!!

tollyboy5:
That's politics.
Nigeria engineers at the moment are not better than India engineers

You are now Dangote's aide.
Thanks.

tollyboy5:
Common sense! Engineer work at the refinery for years.
Which time refinery start massive operation?

Have you watched that video where Dangote praised the Nigerian Engineers calling them better than the Indian Engineers !!!!!..

Common sense should also tell you alots don't add up in it's entirety of the whole drama acting.

Kanixt:
Paid write up
"A process engineer who has worked at the Dangote Refinery told FIJ that staff joined PENGASSAN after years of frustration over poor conditions, stagnant pay and lack of safety measures."
Engineer no name. Engineer working in Dangote refinery for YEARS!

You need to edit your write up.

Like the one they wrote about WhatsApp group where they leaked information is not also a paid write up....

..funny lots.

mikeapollo:
Has Dangote stopeed you or any person from building your own refinery?
Abi you people don't know the meaning of "monopoly" that you are shouting up and down.

Nobody is stopping Dangote from going to mine for his own crude oil in Zamfara and Kano States and have his refinery moved to Niger State to process them.