The Director General of Buhari Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday accused the PDP of bribing some Christian leaders in the country with N6billion to campaign against the APC and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu BuharI.<\/p>\n
Mr. Amaechi made the claim at the APC governorship rally in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.\u00a0He urged the said pastors to return the money to government coffers, adding that the Christian faith had been turned into a business enterprise.\u00a0He said, \u201cSome pastors collected N6bn and they are circulating document and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey gave them N6bn; they should return it to the Federal Government coffers. They will tell you that Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria; tell them we are too educated. Reacting, Pastor E A Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a member of the two major Christian organizations in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has released a statement indicating that he was not party to any sum of money allegedly given to Christian pastors as bribe to endorse the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.\u00a0<\/span>Recently the CAN and the PFN are rumoured to have \u00a0endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term, with reports indicating two of the most respected and honored Pastors in the country, E.A Adeboye, and David Oyedepo lent the incumbent their support.<\/p>\n In a response on Facebook, Pastor Adeboye said, \u201cI read in the Newspaper this morning that one of the serving Governors in Nigeria said that some Pastor(s) in Nigeria collected 6 Billion Naira from Politicans for the purpose of influencing their members to vote a certain candidate in the coming Elections.<\/p>\n \u201cMay I humbly request that if there be any Pastor(s) who collected such money, they should quickly return such as quickly as possible before the fire of the Almighty consumes you.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to The Herald via telephone, a source in the Presidency said that the allegations made by Governor Amaechi were bold faced lies and that the outgoing Rivers state governor only made the allegation as the handwriting on the wall had become clear since the Christian faithful had pitched their tent with the incumbent to the detriment of their campaigns calculations.<\/p>\n \u201cThey thought since they have Osinbajo that they will just capture the votes of Christians hook, line and sinker. However the very recent endorsement of our principal by Christian leaders has shown that Nigerians are not fooled. This is why Amaechi is running from pillar to post conjuring false stories not even worthy for toilet paper, talkless of soft sell magazines\u201d, the source said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that a man like Amaechi can descend so low for the sake of political campaign to be manufacturing such falsehood and deceit against the very men whose constant prayers are a major part of the reason our Nationhood continues to persevere. It is a pity he is willing to barter his soul for a Mission Impossible as it were. I pray God will have mercy on him,\u201d the source concluded.<\/p>\n The Director General of Buhari Campaign organisation, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday accused the PDP of bribing some Christian leaders in the country with N6billion to campaign against the APC and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu BuharI.<\/p>\n Mr. Amaechi made the claim at the APC governorship rally in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.\u00a0He urged the said pastors to return the money to government coffers, adding that the Christian faith had been turned into a business enterprise.\u00a0He said, \u201cSome pastors collected N6bn and they are circulating document and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man; not to vote for a Muslim; that they want to Islamise Nigeria. Tell them to return our N6bn.<\/p>\n \u201cThey gave them N6bn; they should return it to the Federal Government coffers. They will tell you that Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria; tell them we are too educated. Reacting, Pastor E A Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a member of the two major Christian organizations in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has released a statement indicating that he was not party to any sum of money allegedly given to Christian pastors as bribe to endorse the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.\u00a0<\/span>Recently the CAN and the PFN are rumoured to have \u00a0endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term, with reports indicating two of the most respected and honored Pastors in the country, E.A Adeboye, and David Oyedepo lent the incumbent their support.<\/p>\n In a response on Facebook, Pastor Adeboye said, \u201cI read in the Newspaper this morning that one of the serving Governors in Nigeria said that some Pastor(s) in Nigeria collected 6 Billion Naira from Politicans for the purpose of influencing their members to vote a certain candidate in the coming Elections.<\/p>\n \u201cMay I humbly request that if there be any Pastor(s) who collected such money, they should quickly return such as quickly as possible before the fire of the Almighty consumes you.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to The Herald via telephone, a source in the Presidency said that the allegations made by Governor Amaechi were bold faced lies and that the outgoing Rivers state governor only made the allegation as the handwriting on the wall had become clear since the Christian faithful had pitched their tent with the incumbent to the detriment of their campaigns calculations.<\/p>\n \u201cThey thought since they have Osinbajo that they will just capture the votes of Christians hook, line and sinker. However the very recent endorsement of our principal by Christian leaders has shown that Nigerians are not fooled. This is why Amaechi is running from pillar to post conjuring false stories not even worthy for toilet paper, talkless of soft sell magazines\u201d, the source said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that a man like Amaechi can descend so low for the sake of political campaign to be manufacturing such falsehood and deceit against the very men whose constant prayers are a major part of the reason our Nationhood continues to persevere. It is a pity he is willing to barter his soul for a Mission Impossible as it were. I pray God will have mercy on him,\u201d the source concluded.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI am a Catholic, but no Catholic priest has told me that story right now in the Catholic Church because I will ask him how? If any pastor tells you that, tell him to return the money.
\n\u201cNobody can Islamise Nigeria; they have commercialised Jesus Christ. They should stop commercialising Jesus Christ. He is our Lord and Saviour. You know what Jesus Christ did in the temple; he chased them away. We shall chase them away on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d
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\n\u201cI am a Catholic, but no Catholic priest has told me that story right now in the Catholic Church because I will ask him how? If any pastor tells you that, tell him to return the money.
\n\u201cNobody can Islamise Nigeria; they have commercialised Jesus Christ. They should stop commercialising Jesus Christ. He is our Lord and Saviour. You know what Jesus Christ did in the temple; he chased them away. We shall chase them away on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d
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