Pastor Chris Okafor: The one motive why I respect Pres. Tinubu

Pastor (Dr.) Chris Okafor is the very non-public, very reserved man of God who runs one of many quickest rising ministries within the land, Grace Nation Worldwide aka Liberation Metropolis. He’s a fireplace model man of God who believes in nothing however the efficacy of prayers. His ministry has continued to confound many who simply can’t appear to grasp how the church has gone on to develop in leaps and bounds in the previous few years, making it one of many greatest within the nation. It’s virtually finishing a brand new huge auditorium that conveniently sits over 30,000 members of the church.

Pastor (Dr.) Chris Okafor is considered one of the vital revered males of God within the nation. This isn’t simply because he’s thought of one of many highly effective males of God within the land but additionally as a result of he’s a lane minder. He isn’t a noise maker. He retains to himself and maintains a quite simple way of life. He doesn’t dabble into points that would not have any rapid bearing to his persona or ministry. Many had been stunned when, few days in the past, he was requested by a journalist to touch upon the brand new Tinubu led administration. And in between the query and reply session, he stated in components:

“Let me inform you one thing, I’m not a fan of the president. As a pastor and man of God, there’s a restrict to which I can dabble into politics. I had my reservations about him contesting for the presidency and now that he’s the president, I nonetheless have my reservations. I’d’ve most well-liked that he didn’t contest in any respect.”

“However having stated that, I need to admit I’ve additionally come to respect the person in a manner. I don’t know too many males his age who can face up to what he endured earlier than, throughout and after election. He was insulted. He was abused. He was referred to as all types of names. However he simply stored his eyes on his goal. He continued to work exhausting, campaigned in each a part of the nation, regardless of his age. And inspite of all of the abuses hurled at him, he didn’t insult anybody again in retaliation. He didn’t let it get to him. He stayed calm and ultimately, the remainder is historical past. I don’t imagine in him that a lot, however you must give it to him, he’s a powerful man.”

When requested if he thinks Tinubu’s authorities will do nicely, the very clever, good trying however extraordinarily quiet man of God responded:

“It’s too early to say. Like I stated, I’m a Pastor and I strive very exhausting to not get entangled in some issues I contemplate not extraordinarily vital to the church within the eyes of God. Our God works in mysterious methods. He can use the person to show the nation round for good, even when a lot of Nigerians don’t like him.”

“If you happen to recall, months earlier than the election, I launched a prophecy saying that the person most individuals wish to win the election is not going to win it, it’s the most despised man that can win it. Go and examine on-line, you will see my prophecy there. That’s why I stated our God is a mysterious God, he has his personal manner of doing issues.”