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| Chief of Staff to the President, Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa, John Kennedy and President Goodluck Jonathan /State House Photo |
Attempts by Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel, Ota, Ogun State,
southwest Nigeria, to make members of his congregation pray for
President Goodluck Jonathan to win the 14 February Presidential election backfired on Sunday when some members refused to stand up from their seats to pray for Jonathan.
Bishop Oyedepo had asked members to stand up to pray for Jonathan who
came to the church for prayers to win the election, but some members of
the congregation who were not happy with Jonathan’s performance refused
to stand up. They remained seated and refused to pray for Jonathan.
This did not however stop the prosperity preacher from praying for Jonathan.
Worshippers and clergymen got more than they expected with the visit of
President Goodluck Jonathan to the headquarters of the church, located
in Ota, Ogun State, western Nigeria on Sunday, when the church was hit
with condemnations and criticisms from Nigerians.
President Jonathan, with some of his aides, the Chief of Staff to the
President, Jones Arogbofa and the Executive Secretary, Christian Pilgrim
Board, Mr. Kennedy Okpara, worshipped at the church during its third
service after they arrived the church premises in a helicopter.
A few minutes after his departure, however, the internet went buzzing
with the news of his visit as bloggers latched on to whatever they could
gather. Many of them ended up misquoting and misinforming the public
thus resulting in the outrage that greeted the President’s visit.
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