My attention was drawn to page 25 of Sunday Vanguard of December 8, 2013 where one Sunday Oibe  attempted to assume Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s spokesman. But his effort was a very good example of a bad attempt at responding to the interview which Primate Elijah Ayodele granted Sunday Vanguard on November 24, 2013.

The Primate Elijah Ayodele I know will, like a true prophet of God, not join issues with anyone let alone with Oibe. The Primate Ayodele I know will believe God Himself will respond. Although he will be more vehement and vociferous in reiterating (like his forebears the major prophets of old, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, God sent to the nation of Israel at various times) to warn that  he is not happy with the leadership of CAN, any attempt at vilifying the primate will be an exercise in futility.

The likes of Oibe had better heeded this warning. It is also about being truly being born again to be able to speak the mind of God (Philippians 2:1-5).

Let us briefly x-ray Oibe’s submissions in the Sunday Vanguard interview. His response concerning Ayodele’s advice on Boko Haram clearly demonstrates that he lacked proper understanding and perception of the genuine concrete concerns of the primate. He really cannot see beyond his nose. He is like critics of Jesus Christ who were told in John 9:14: “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains with you.”

You mean you cannot advise an organisation even when you are not a member not to talk of a prophet of the living God who warned CAN?
Should we talk about the Methodists and Catholics who were seriously being discriminated against on their doctrines to the extent that, in February, Catholics were almost pulling out of CAN?

How else do we interprete Oibe’s response concerning Pastor Oritsejafor’s invitation to white garment churches? Who is fooling who? Ayodele who is making a case for the voiceless people that the leadership of CAN is discriminating against  or the CAN leadership?
Oibe should have at least done a little research on the primate he is taking on. He does not know that even presidents around the world are craving for his attention through his book of prophecy, “Warning to the Nation” which he has been rolling out on yearly basis since 1994 with almost 100% accuracy.

Oibe does not  even know that the Aso Rock Villa is not new to Primate Ayodele. Oibe seeks  to know what the primate has done to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians. For his information, Primate Elijah  Ayodele runs INRI WIDOWS FOUNDATION (I.W.R.), a welfare/humanitarian service organisation.

This is a project many state governments are partnering with. The Foundation has affected many lives all over the country in the area of education as about 50,000 people have benefitted through scholarship awards up to tertiary institutions while there are also beneficiaries in the areas of health care delivery empowerment/business development, shelter, vocational training, distribution of welfare//relief packages, home based care, care for orphanages and vulnerable children and youth skill acquisition/ capacity building initiatives.
The church has many branches in Lagos, Nigeria and Maryland, United States.

*Adigun is Senior Pastor, King’s Delight,
Victoria Island, Lagos.