2023: Police Invite Nigerian Pastor, Oba Solomon After Prophesying Against Tinubu
- A prophet who recently criticised the APC and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been invited by the police
- The prophet, Adelana Adekunle Solomon, popularly known as Oba Solomon, is known for his controversial social media preachings
- A look at his social media posts indicates a deliberate attack on the ruling party and its senior chieftains
Lagos - The Nigeria Police Force has invited a cleric, Prophet Adelana Adekunle Solomon, popularly known as Oba Solomon, for questioning.
Sahara Reporters reports that the police said the cleric was invited over a petition against him.
Source: Twitter
Part of the letter read:
“The office is investigating a matter reported to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan Lagos.
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“In order to facilitate the investigation, you are requested to report to the office in charge of Zonal Complaint Response Unit, CSP Olukode Taofiki with GSM No. 08063250810 on 2nd February 2022 by 1000hrs.”
On Solomon’s Instagram page, several posts critiquing the Nigerian government and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were posted.
The latest was about him criticising the national leader of the party and frontline presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The former Lagos governor had recently declared his intention to run for the country’s president in 2023.
The cleric had said in a video post recently:
“If I am a true Prophet of God, Tinubu will not become the President of Nigeria and he becomes the president, he will not spend 4 years before he will die.”
2023: Lagos APC reiterates support for Tinubu's presidential ambition
Meanwhile, the APC publicity secretary in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, has dismissed concerns over Tinubu's age, educational qualification, and source of wealth.
There have been a series of allegations against the former Lagos state governor in the public space after the declaration of his ambition to contest in the 2023 presidential poll.
Oladejo, on Tuesday, January 25, during a media parley on a wide range of issues, charged those kicking against Tinubu's presidential ambition to be democratic and provide facts rather than resorting to cheap blackmail
2023: MURIC berates Afenifere for not supporting Tinubu
On its part, an Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has tackled the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over the latter’s refusal to support Tinubu's presidential ambition.
MURIC argued that Tinubu deserves Afenifere’s support in view of his active role in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.
The group made its stance known in a statement issued by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Tuesday, January 25, and seen by Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
