Written by Obinna Akukwe
The level of hatred and campaign of calumny South
East pastors are waging on Bola Tinubu; and his wife, Oluremi, is appalling,
unnecessary and uncalled for.
Bola Tinubu's wife has been a Christian for over
forty years, attended many Christian programmes in Lagos, danced, sang, prayed,
gave tithes, offerings, prophet’s offerings, kingdom offerings in many churches
over the years.
Throughout her
stint as First Lady in Lagos, between 1999-2007 she assisted churches. Graced many church occasions, identified with
them, helped pastors wives including widows, Igbos etc.
Suddenly, my
fellow South East Pastors have joined CAN to brand her a Jihadist bent on
helping Tinubu Islamize Nigeria. All manners of unprintable things have been
said concerning her.
I have told
fellow pastors several times that their hatred for Oluremi Tinubu, a fellow
Christian, pastor, is not in tandem with the realities of the works she did for
Christendom. They claim it is not hatred, it is politics. I have been a gospel
minister for many years and know when a criticism is hatred, dislike, or disapproval.
In Tinubu’s wife’s case, it is pure baseless hatred.
When IPOB
secessionists were spewing hatred against Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Ijaw
and so called saboteurs within, and Igbo leaders and Pastors were clapping and
cheering them, I warned severally privately and publicly that soon the hatred
will germinate and backfire. They dismissed my caution, until IPOB started
killing Igbo elites, traditional rulers and professionals. They went further beheading
lawmakers, beheading and harvesting private parts of women, kidnapping and
indulging in all manners of ritualism, and slammed a perpetual Monday Sit at
Home on them.
The confused Igbo leaders and Pastors were running helter skelter like scrotal sack, seeking, and begging Buhari, Umahi, Uzodimma and Soludo to save them from IPOB menace and attendant criminality they encouraged, thinking they are spiting the Nigerian Zoo.
