President
Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has
lambasted the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Reverend
Samson Ayokunle.
Onochie said
Ayokunle was not for Jesus Christ for attacking Buhari over his appointments.
In an open
letter which she signed, Onochie insisted that Ayokunle had repeatedly accused
President Buhari for always appointing Muslims, which she claimed was false.
The letter
reads, “Dear Dr. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle, I greet you in the name of
whatever you hold sacred. It’s definitely not Jesus Christ. Mammon, commonly
known as money, is my first guess.
“I have
chosen to write you this letter, believing in my heart, based of your
utterances, that you have strayed from the path of righteousness, peace and
love; paths, ordained by God for his sons to follow. That is, if you were ever
on that path.
“I do not
really understand what you, as the leader of the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), stand to gain from constantly misinforming Nigerians. You keep
harping on the lie that appointments made by President Buhari and VP Osinbajo,
were lopsided.
“It has been
the case that each time appointments are made, CAN would not bother to check
the merits of such appointments nor the constitutional rights of Mr. President
to make such appointments. It does not bother you whether the appointees are
qualified or not. The prerogative of CAN, under you, Sir, and for selfish
reasons, is that members of your religious organizations only, are appointed as
a way of boosting your income throw tithes and offerings that accrue to you.
“Vice
President Osinbajo, a Christian Pastor himself, has severally, debunked the
myth, the lies and fabrications about and around appointments coming from your
angle. Each time, he does it with facts and figures. And then you wait for the
next appointment to regurgitate the same evil sentiments.
“But you
Sir, President of CAN, Dr Samson Olasupo, continues to misinform and to incite
animosity against a government that is reaching out to the poorest in our
society, where figures show there are more Christians in government and where
your Christian “brother” is the number two man.
“We all know
that there’s no correlations between performance-based appointments and
religion nor ethnicity. If there was, Ex-Pres. Goodluck Jonathan, who crawled
from one Christian prayer house to the other, would have been the best President
Nigeria ever produced.
“Under him,
funds allocated for federal projects in Christian dominated South were looted
as the funds for the Muslim dominated North. Part of the loot, happily received
by people like you in the name of tithes and offerings. Please show Nigerians
where you condemned the heist and that act of treachery perpetrated by your
affiliate party, the PDP.
“It’s on
record that this government has fulfilled the quota system and the federal
character requirements in federal appointments. Christians who have been
appointed into this government, know that the budget for their MDAs, are for
the people of Nigeria, and not for tithes and offerings. They are real
Christians who fulfill their religious obligations to their churches without
dipping their hands into the treasury. They will not shortchange the people of
Nigeria in the exercise of their national calling in order to swell the greedy
purse of men who pretend to be God.
“My
experience over the last four years has been that many Nigerians who approach
government functionaries want something for themselves alone. Your role as a
Christian(?) Leader is to educate our people in selflessness and preach
harmony, love and peace, attributes Jesus and Pastor Kumuyi of the Deeper Life
Bible Church are known for.
“President
Buhari is ALL about the common man: the weak, the poor and the vulnerable. He
will continue to defend and protect our treasury for the benefit of all
Nigerians, from people like you who hide behind the cloak of religion to
advocate selfish interests and corruption.
“The
problems of our nation are corruption, tribalism and religion, thanks to
unrighteous preachers. These problems are key in hampering Nigeria’s
development. And you are fuelling these problems by what you say and what you
fail to do.
“Misinformation
is a fancy word for lies and bearing false witnesses. We all know what the
working document of CAN, the Bible, says about lies, bearing false witnesses
and liars.
Proverbs
19:9 says,
“A false
witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.”
“The bible
frowns seriously at lies and deliberate misinformation. According to the Bible,
the righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. You,
Sir, can now see that you are not a righteous man as you love falsehood and
strive to disseminate it.
“The bible
goes on to define the genealogy of liars. John 8:44 says to you:
“You are of
your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He (the
devil ), was a murderer from the beginning and has nothing to do with the
truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own
character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
“The bible
did not stop there, it says that the hottest part of hell, is reserved for
liars. Chew on that.
“If you have
a deep-rooted hatred for Muslims, go on your knees and ask God to forgive you.
It is God who decides what religion we take by causing people to be born into
specific families. If its the government you hate, you can start by trying to
love VP Osinbajo who is also Christian.
“You have
continued to open your mouth and allow your predecessor to speak through you.
You believe and have voiced that Nigeria’s leadership of today is not the best.
Well, PRESIDENT BUHARI did not emerge through the barrels of the gun but
through the expression of the popular will of the people of Nigeria. Nigerians
who elected him adjudged him the best. However, that time is here again with
us. Please present your best candidate and let’s see how he/she measures up to
the one you despise.
“Listen,
Nigerians are at their wits end with pretenders to the throne of God, Christians
and Muslims alike, like you. They want to be left alone to continue to live as
a people. Your role is to support them by emulating Jesus Christ in preaching
love of one’s neighbour. Since you appear to be far from Jesus, try to emulate
Christian leaders like Rev. Mbaka and Pastor Kumuyi. That’s how you can be a
great Christian leader.
“Pres.
Buhari is a selfless leader too and worthy of emulation. So, RESPECT YOURSELF.
Henceforth, let all your speech be always full of grace, seasoned with salt….
(Col. 4:6).”
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