Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has likened President
Muhammadu Buhari to Bibilical Pharaoh of Egypt who was rejected by God.
He stated this while faulting claims by the Founder of
Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare that Buhari can be likened to
Bibilical King David.
Fani-Kayode described Bakare’s comparison of Buhari with
King David as a “grave error.”
The Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain also admonished the
acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to manage the agitation by the Indigenous
People of Biafra, “very carefully and stop trying to please or cow-tow to the
cabal that have encircled him.”
He noted that Osinbajo cannot bring Nigeria together with
violence or threats of violence, but can only keep the country united by
constant expression of love and regular repetition of regrets for past actions
and injustices.
In a statement he signed, Fani-Kayode said, “I have the
greatest respect for Pastor Tunde Bakare and he knows how much I love him.
However, he is in grave error when he compared Buhari to King David as has been
reported.
“David was an anointed servant of the living God and a
member of the Kingdom of light. Buhari is not, but like Pharaoh and
Herod…Buhari has been rejected by the Lord and he is suffering the judgment of
God for his injustice and wickedness to others.
“As fawning and weak as Osinbajo is, as a Southerner and a
believer, he needs our support and encouragement and not subtle condemnations
and discouraging words from his fellow Pastors.”
Fani-Kayode expressed surprise that the Presidency had
threatened to deal with IPOB members who, he said, were making a legitimate
demand.
He advised those in power to live with the new reality and
“pray hard that these young men and women have a change of heart.”
The former Minister said, “A man called Nnamdi Kanu and his
movement called IPOB single-handedly brought the whole of the South-East of our
country to a standstill with his one day stay at home order. Yet, someone in
the Presidency says they don’t consider him to be a leader of thought? Clearly,
the Villa curse has set in.
“Delusion is a terrible affliction and treating those that
have won the hearts and minds of millions of Igbo youth in our country with
contempt and disdain will prove to be a costly mistake for the Buhari
administration.”
By Seun Opejobi
