Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), charged Tuesday that Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, had converted the church pulpit into a political campaign propaganda piece and warned that his day of reckoning was not far off.
According to Atiku, what the FCT minister committed was an outrage in the eyes of both God and humanity, as well as a defilement of the altar of God.
He emphasized Wike used the pulpit of the St. James Anglican Church in Asokoro, Abuja, as a campaign soapbox on Sunday.
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Recall that the FCT minister had taken a swipe at coalition leaders while stating that the Nigerian economy was already a fluke even before President Tinubu took over office in 2023
Reacting, Atiku said, ‘’The land-grabbing Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, staggered into church not to seek forgiveness but to turn the altar of the Most High into a political soapbox.’’
According to Atiku, in a statement by his Media Aide, Paul Ibeh, ‘’Now, let me be clear: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with going to Church. I, too, was in the sanctuary today lifting my voice in thanksgiving to Jehovah for the safe delivery of the Coalition.
“A coalition that Wike the Herod of the FCT, tried — unsuccessfully — to abort before it saw the light of day. But God prevailed. The coalition lives.
‘’What is utterly abominable, however, is the desecration of the sacred altar with partisan bile, as Wike shamelessly did today. It is written: “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!” (John 2:16 AMP).
“But in Wike’s hands, the house of God became a theatre of lies, vengeance, and drunken arrogance. Perhaps he should have used the moment to repent for the impunity with which he has been allocating prime Abuja lands to his sons, in what now resembles a feudal monarchy masquerading as public service.
‘’As a Christian, Wike will be allocated a burial plot of an average of 8 feet long and 2.5 feet wide when he finishes his race like all mortals. It matters less if he is rich (but of unknown source of income) or poor. The space is not even big enough to accommodate his Rolls Royce.
‘’Has Wike forgotten so soon how he came to Atiku Abubakar with Makinde and others to beg to be handed the Vice Presidential ticket in 2023? He also lobbied friends and associates of the former Vice President for the same.
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‘’Wike should remember: God is not mocked. The altar is not a podium for propaganda. And the day of reckoning is not far off,’’ Atiku concluded.
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