OP e be like say bomb dey your head

Why should I listen to someone who's staff protested against, who wanted to turn the NHIS upside down for the sake of clinging to power. Please tell your nothern leaders to address the insecurity issues in the north and stop wailing about Nigeria that you guys destroyed.

Look at this idiotic governor playing politics with people's lives.

If this will force them to restructure the Country then I don't mind.

I admire her courage, not many people can do what she's doing.

I would like to see their terms and conditions

Komolafe89:
Adieu to a Yoruba, Muslim Princess

I will start with a footnote on the billionaire Bishop, David Bello Oyedepo. He was born a Muslim, named Hasan by his father Bello Oyedepo. His mother was a Christian who converted to Islam when she married Bello. Bello had three other wives. After his higher education, Hasan became David. He instantly became a strong, aggressive and successful Christian activist. With his stupendous wealth, he reverted his mother to Christianity; then his father and brothers; then all except his three stepmothers who stuck to their guns and died Muslims. The last of them—Aasiyat— is the subject matter of this piece.

I set out searching for her in late 2013 when I read about how Bishop Oyedepo allegedly prophesized that she will die a miserably poor woman unless she converts to Christianity, like most other members of his family. Muslims on social media were shocked by the Bishop’s utterances.

After reading about her, I set out to meet her in 2013. I visited the headquarters of the Living Faith Church in Iyana Apaja, Lagos. Someone in a nearby mosque told me that the native home of the Oyedepos is in Omuaran, Kwara State. I drove to Ilorin the following morning and arrived Omuaran during Juma’ah congregation. After the prayer, I met the leaders of the mosque, introduced myself and asked about “Bishop Oyedepo’s sister who refused to convert to Christianity.” They became sceptical and started to interrogate me. They even brought a Fulani herder to confirm that I was indeed Fulani.

Finally, I was handed over to one brother, Bello Saad Bamidele, with whom we drove a short distance before arriving at the Oyedepo family house. Behind the front block was a flat in which a woman in her sixties was living. Bello entered and announced our arrival. After she was ready, I was ushered into her parlour. She was shy, full of smiles, but few words. She spoke only Yoruba; so Bello was very handy at the time and on my subsequent visits to her.

I did not want to open fresh wounds especially giving her shy nature; so I avoided asking her about her relationship with David. Instead, we focussed on Islam. I told her that it saddens other Muslims to learn about the pressure on her to convert to Christianity and salute her resolve to remain Muslim. I expressed the solidarity of other Nigerian Muslims with her and recounted the testimony that God gave about her namesake, the wife of Pharaoh, who kept her faith in the face of difficulties and, before God, became a symbol of faith who prayed to Him for a house in Heaven and rescue from Pharaoh and oppression.

Before I left her that afternoon, I asked Aasiyat if she had a request before the Muslim Ummah. She smiled and dropped her head for a while. Finally, when she gathered the courage to open up, she giraffed and whispered into the ear of Bello, who, having heard her request, shouted Allahu akbar! “What did she say,” I enquired, impatiently. He said, “She will love to fulfil her lifetime ambition—a pilgrimage to Mecca.” Look! She did not ask for money. Not a house or anything material. But just a spiritual journey. I told her that it was a modest request and we will pray that God grants it..

Alhamdulillah. He did. By the time the Hajj season commenced in 2014, I got in touch with a great sister, Fatima Afolore Jimoh, the then Secretary of the Pilgrims Board in Ilorin. She assured me of a seat and helped a lot to see that things went well. I linked her up with Bello in Omuaran and all arrangement were completed. The scheme nearly got k-legged when Aasiyat’s sons and other family members discovered she would travel to Mecca. They started agitating against it but we were faster, alhamdulillah. � We quickly ‘abducted’ Aasiyat from Omuaran, shipped her to Ilorin and hid her in a house until her day of departure to the Holy Land. Kudos to Fatima. What a great sister she is!

Aasiyat performed her hajj successfully without any hitch and returned from Mecca a very happy Muslim. She was all smiles when I visited her. She held a ceremony, thanking God for that. The Muslim community of Omuaran continued to support her especially when she fell sick lately. When we spoke last Monday, Saad told me she has recovered from a severe sickness. This morning, he told me that she relapsed and taken to a hospital in Ibadan, where she died last night. The most interesting part was that she was blessed with the Kalimah as her last word. Mashaallah!

And so was the end, here, for her. I salute her resolve to live by her conviction as I saluted the Boko Haram abducted girl—Liya Sharibu—who refused to convert to Islam as demanded by her captors. Aasiyat and the two cowives that died before her chose to remain Muslim. That is the power of conviction. She would have succumbed to the pressure from her two sons—surely the dearest to her heart—both of whom are now pastors, converted to Christianity by Bishop Oyedepo. No. She chose God over man and the Hereafter over the temporary glitters of this world. She died committed to her choice, a symbol of faith and conviction.

Sister Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo, the Princess of Islam, will be buried tomorrow afternoon in her native town of Omuaran. Our sincere condolences go to the Muslim community of Omuaran and Kwara State in general, to all those who anchored her in faith, including Bello and Sister Fatima. Our condolences also to the Oyedepos, including the Bishop David. May he soon revert to Hasan before he leaves the glitters of this world behind. Amin yaa Rabb! � Nothing is beyond Him.

May the Princess of the Faithful, Aasiyat, meet in Heaven the symbols of faith—her namesake and Virgin Mary—where they will together dwell in the gardens and rivers which their Lord promised the righteous:

“Lo! The righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers.
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.” (54:54-55)

Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde
Bauchi
13 December 2020

The undertone of this post is simply to rubbish Christianity by creating a false narrative using sympathy.
Bishop simply told her what he saw in her future and she choose that future, why the sentiments. Besides if his own father could convert to Christianity it tells you the power of Jesus Christ to save people. At the end of it all she choose to remain a Muslim and even God will respect her decision.

It's only a fool that will not take Ipob serious.

helinues:
Capital NO

I am very sure the SE state governor's would be the first to dismantle the security outfit without the interference of FG.

They did same by proscribing Igbos even before FG

This one is always waiting for Ipob news to comment first.

These Northern leaders are always playing politics with everything

Very enlightening post OP, it shares so much light and a clear path to how Nigeria should be, but these issues beg for answers;

1. Who will initiate it

-2. How will they fight opposing voices (especially those gaining from the system)

3. What's their solution in case a civil war breaks out due to break down in negotiations (remember 1966)

How will the military be kept at bay when this is in play because we know them to take power during chaos

Also remember Nigeria isn't a completely democratic state even though we claim to be.

I think that's why the governments of Lagos and Ogun are seriously working on the Epe Ijebu-ode axis

We shouldn't just rejoice about this news because the larger treat is out there, talking about ISWAP, they are more organized, have a larger force and completely against government. They don't also attack innocent civilians which makes them more appealing to join.

Classic case of denying the existence of a problem as a means of solving it. That's incompetence at its finest.

I like Reno, he doesn't want to burn our cable

Wow, this guy is about to make more money

How will they not reject it, waste of time

They trying to pack the court

In the end she will prevail, she has obviously grown beyond the government, they dare not touch her. One thing I know, no matter how many paid miscreants (30k BMC) on this thread try to discredit her, her message was loud and clear, "WE THE PEOPLE ARE WINNING" and Nigeria will be rid of evil people.

In the words of TY Danjuma on security " if you wait for Nigeria to defend you, you will all die".

Arrewa:
keep blaming Nigeria! Don't stop blaming one Nigeria.

We hold out leaders accountable for their actions.

We don't blame a governor on what a senator is supposed to do!

We don't blame a governor on what the president supposed to do!

We don't blame the president on what a minister or what governors are supposed to do.

That's common sense!!

That's why we have the best roads in Nigeria!

That's why northern Nigeria is growing!!

I love your points but Please let us know why over 80percent of poverty in Nigeria is from the core North

Useless post, unlike 1985 he has the backing of the constitution by winning an election.

Why is this government scared of the people.

We all know it's unconstitutional, oya summary n the president let's see.

World Bank, IMF, countries competing in international steel trade, incompetent leaders that lacked will
Thanks for killing this project.
(FYI I was born there)

They don't even sound alike . The issues with Nigeria is beyond Buhari, it's just unfortunate that his administration isn't managing these issues properly but what do I know.

Snoop be like "men I'm getting too old for this shit"

Arrewa:


Keep deceiving yourself.

I repeat the north remain the most peaceful region Nigeria.

North is a region not a state.

Insecurity in Borno, kastina and Kaduna villages doesn't mean that the whole north is unsafe.

You people are quick to stereotype the north just to celebrate her pains.

Adamawa
Yobe
Jigawa
Bauchi
Gombe
Niger
Kebbi
Kano

Are all peaceful and safe!!

But once something happen in Kaduna villages or Borno... You people will rush to stereotype the whole north!

Kaduna, kastina and Borno will get back stronger and peaceful than ever before!!

See as they're busy masturbating on this thread... Food don dorn.

They're just waiting for any bad news from those states so that they will tell you how unsafe the whole north is!

Kaduna, kastina and Borno shall over come!!

You notherners should keep deceiving yourselves, instead of you to address your mistakes you choose to defend your leaders foolishness. remember that cancer eventually eats up everything.

Charly68:
When the fire you set up starts burning you may not be spared by its damage ,I think that is the problem of the north presently...Non of you leaders cautioned the Boko Haram Governor when he started funding the dissidents ..you will have to live with the reality of your conspiracy and hypocrisy .

The foolish part is they still choose to deny the obvious truth.

The enemies of Nigeria are plenty in this thread o, the fact is the north has been overrun by criminals and the leaders choose to play the Ostrich instead of addressing the problem. Don't worry when they get to Abuja Una eye go clear.

It's already facing apart in just how many years, to top all these the money we borrowed to complete this project is still there o.

Who do us for this country.

It's the continuous denial of an obvious fact that pisses me off

This is what happens when a state has little or no IGR, instead they prefer to collect handouts from Abuja