Doyin Okupe, Former Spokesperson to Former
President Jonathan, took to his Facebook page to respond to the statement made
by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday February 26th, 2016 at
the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, Lagos, that the Federal government in
the last 10 years did not construct a single road (Read story here). According to Okupe, Osinbajo lied in church. What he wrote after the
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This is perhaps one of the most difficult posts I have made to date. Prof Yemi
Osinbajo and I have a few things in common. He is a professional in politics
like me. He is a practising Christian and a revered Pastor. I am a practising
christian and an aspiring Evangelist. We both are alumni of Igbobi College,
Yaba. Lagos. His younger brother and mine were classmates at Igbobi and are
both pastors of the fountain of life church, Ilupeju, where I became grounded
in Christianity under the mentorship of the celebrated and revered man of God,
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. It was in this church and before a body of pastors
undergoing a spiritual retreat that the Vice President went and said "that
the federal government in the last 10 years have not constructed a single new
road." This statement is a lie and an absolute falsehood. Many people have
said so. But this is not why I am writing this. My concern is the erroneous
assumption that just because the VP is a Christian therefore every Christian is
APC. This why the VP's statement is unfortunate in that it was a wrong
statement made in a wrong place (church) and before a wrong audience. The
church must also be sensitive and mindful of the danger in bringing politics
into the church. For Prof Osinbajo, if only he remembered the Igbobi college
motto " omnes unum in domino" meaning " all are one in the
Lord" he would not have committed such a blunder. Our God is God of APC,
PDP, Labour etc. Haven said this, the VP is someone I hold in very high esteem
and he knows this. I am also proud of his role in this administration".
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