Buhari's Corrupt Govt Comment: Presidency Comes Hard On Bishop Oyedepo

Buhari's Corrupt Govt Comment: Presidency Comes Hard On Bishop Oyedepo

  • According to Femi Adesina, Bishop David Oyedepo is blinded by his hatred for President Muhammadu Buhari
  • The presidential media aide said this when he was reacting to a remark by Oyedepo that the administration of President Buhari is the most corrupt
  • Adesina added that Oyedepo does not know the difference between auditor-general and accountant-general

A day after claiming that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the most corrupt in the history of Nigeria, Bishop David Oyedepo has come under serious fire from the presidency.

In a tweet replying the founding pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Femi Adesina, a presidential media aide, said he is blinded by his hatred for President Buhari.

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Buhari's Corrupt Govt Comment: Presidency Comes Hard On Bishop Oyedepo (Photo: Aso Rock Villa)
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Adesina stated that Oyedepo does not even know the difference between Auditor-General and Accountant-General, who allegedly stole N80 billion.

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Quoting a statement made some years ago by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Buhari's media aide said Nigerians should begin to ordain their own bishops.

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His words:

"The bishop at Ota can’t even get his facts right. Blinded by hatred for PMB, he says Auditor General stole N80bn.
"Pity! He doesn’t know the difference between Accountant General (only alleged) and Auditor General. Like OBJ said long ago, we should begin to ordain our own bishops."

Ondo Catholic Church attack: Oyedepo reacts, declares instant judgment on killers

Meanwhile, Oyedepo had said that the attackers of St. Francis Church, Owo in Ondo state would be punished for their actions.

Some terrorists had on Sunday, June 5, invaded the church during worship, killing several worshippers while scores were injured.

Following the attack, the renowned cleric, who spoke during a sermon on Wednesday, June 8, at the church’s headquarters, Ota in Ogun State, expressed anger at the level of insecurity ravaging the entire nation.

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Oyedepo declared instant judgment on the killers, saying they will perish with their sponsors.

He said:

“The devil is very scared of the church because that is where God empowers his people to rule in the midst of the enemies. That is why those vagabonds were out there in Ondo State to kill.
“I can tell you this, if they escape death, God has not sent me. Their generation will smell, and the people who sent them will smell. They shall be forgotten. The back of their camel is already broken."

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