– PROPHET BISI OLUJOBI

Prophet Bisi Olujobi is just not a contented man in the intervening time. He’s the Normal Overseer of Knowledge Church worldwide headquatered in Ketu. He has been a religious father to the president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu even earlier than he emerged president. However proper now, Prophet Bisi Olujobi is just not pleased with the president owing to the financial hardship prevalent within the nation. He desires the president to get his acts collectively and switch the state of affairs within the nation spherical. Because of this, final week, he gathered collectively dozens of prophets and different younger women and men, beneath the aegis of Federation of Involved Prophets of Nigeria and stormed the Lagos state Home of Meeting.

They have been obtained by a robust delegate of the Lagos state Home of Meeting who stood in for the Speaker of the Home, the Rt. Honourable Mudashiru Obsa. Prophet Bisi Olujobi handed over to them their demand doc after they’d been addressed by the Lawmakers who assured them their calls for would obtain the mandatory consideration on the ground of the home. Metropolis Individuals’s Senior Editor, WALE LAWAL (08037209290) had a quick dialog with the revered prophet concerning the protest, Take pleasure in excerpts.

Let me begin by congratulating you on the success of the simply concluded protest. What are your impressions about the entire course of? How do you’re feeling proper now?

I’m actually happy with the way in which the members of the Lagos Home of Meeting responded to our protest. I didn’t actually count on they are going to give us that type of response. It reveals that they know what they’re doing. This reveals that this nation will likely be larger within the not too distant future. I’m significantly impressed with the response of the three Lawmakers representing Somolu, Oshodi and Epe who spoke to us on behalf of the Speaker of the Home. They’re good folks. And I’m glad in addition they understood that the protest was not for us, the prophets, alone, it’s for the whole nation.Its for Muslims and Christians and in addition the standard worshippers. We’re all on this collectively. I thank God for the lives of everybody that has joined us for this protest. And the media too, I thank them, they’ve been very useful and supportive. We’ll all reside lengthy to witness the greatness of this nation within the mighty title of Jesus.

Lots of people will likely be shocked to seek out that this protest is made up of prophets. What are these points burning in your thoughts that you simply actually need Mr. President to handle as a matter of urgency?

It’s an entire lot of issues. Insecurity is primary, the excessive fee of unemployment, the excessive value of meals objects, the excessive worth of our petroleum merchandise and a number of other others. We additionally demand that this administration ought to probe the Buhari authorities. And similar to what we informed the Lawmakers earlier, if we don’t see adjustments very quickly, we’ll go on our knees and pray in opposition to the federal government. We’re over 1,000 prophets unfold throughout the federation. There may be only a few of us right here proper now which are right here for the Lagos protest. Our colleagues in different components of the nation will be a part of us for the massive protest if it will definitely occurs.

Those that have been following you intently know that you’ve all the time been there for the president, providing him religious help even earlier than he turned president, however now, you appear to be in opposition to him. At what level did you realise you possibly can not tolerate the state of affairs of issues within the nation?

Thanks very a lot. You understand, when he began the journey, we have been all there with him. I mentioned it earlier on, we fasted for him, we prayed for him. Its not that he gave me cash or something, however I simply love the person and I feel to the perfect of my skill, I’ve supported him. However, to my shock, the second he took over workplace, the whole lot modified for the more serious. First was the rise in gasoline worth, and each different factor began to go up. A bottle of water was N50, now it’s N200. Meals objects have gone up in worth. We felt we wanted to remind him to not neglect his guarantees to Nigerians and bear in mind the son of who he’s. Throughout his political journey, on the way in which to profitable the presidential election, about 70 prophets, led by my humble self, fasted on his behalf for seven days, in order that he might overcome all of the religious and bodily hurdles that have been positioned earlier than him. Even me personally,I skilled loads of assaults due to my help for the president earlier than the election. In actual fact, some youths got here to my church in massive numbers and threatened to burn down the church.  They went to our branches to trigger chaos. So, that is why I used to be upset once I began seeing the president’s ministers, the senators, all of them conducting themselves in very disgraceful method, residing life as if persons are not struggling on this nation.

As an elder and religious father, sir, what do you assume is the issue? Is it that Mr. President is overwhelmed with points or he’s energy drunk and is not within the struggling of the lots or there’s a religious downside that even the president himself can not deal with, what do you assume is incorrect with the president?

Thanks very a lot. That’s one space the place the president wants to hope critically. It’s not straightforward to control an area authorities, far more a rustic. It’s not a simple factor to do.And that’s why he wants the religious help of the prophets. Its not that we’re not supporting the president and his authorities, however the factor is, do they even bear in mind the help we now have given to them previously? However we don’t even thoughts whether or not they bear in mind us or not, ours is to make sure we help him and assist him rework Nigeria and make Nigeria nice once more. He can not do it alone. The president himself is aware of he wants religious help. He’s a person of nice knowledge, data and understanding. However he nonetheless wants help. He should not loosen up. And that is the place he must work with us, the prophets. We’re those who converse to the lots they usually hearken to us. However the president is surrounded by devourers. He’s surrounded by people who find themselves after their very own trigger. They’re after what they’re able to steal from the nation. So, I’m sounding this warning to the president, he should not neglect the rationale why the lots voted for him to be their president. The lots are crying, he should hearken to thier cries. And he should do one thing about their frustrations and their pains. And let me repeat this once more, if he fails to show issues round throughout the shortest potential time, we’ll stand up in opposition to him, and this time, will probably be large.

You mentioned moments in the past, sir, whereas chatting with the honourable members that if the president doesn’t flip the state of affairs within the round throughout the subsequent couple of months, over 1,000 prophets will come collectively to stand up in opposition to him, are you hoping it received’t get to that time the place prophets of the land will stand up in opposition to the president of the federal republic?

Properly, it’s as much as the president. If he listens to our calls for and makes the mandatory adjustments, we will likely be there to additional help him. We’re about 70 prophets gathered right here now, however we’re nicely over 1,000 scattered everywhere in the nation. If he doesn’t handle the state of affairs within the nation and finish the struggling of the lots, we’ll stand up in opposition to him. I’m not boasting, any man that the prophets of the land flip their backs in opposition to will certainly be in large bother. However we love him. He’s our man, he’s a Yoruba man, and we belief that he can ship. We’ll proceed to hope for him and help him, and by the particular grace of God, this nation won’t disintegrate within the mighty title of Jesus.