There was confusion on
Monday as clerics made
conflicting statements on a
purported visit to ailing
President Umaru Yar ’Adua.
While one Pastor Emmanuel
Kure of Throneroom Trust
Ministry, Kaduna claimed that
a team of Christian leaders
received invitations to visit
Yar ’Adua, the Christian
Association of Nigeria said no
such request had been
extended to the CAN.
Kure, who explained that he and the other leaders received
separate invitations, said they met on Monday with Yar ’Adua for
about five to 10 minutes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Associated Press quoted the cleric as saying that the
President was still physically weak but was able to respond to the
prayer by the pastors.
He said, “He is not a Christian, so I don’t think he understood what
we said on his behalf but (he) was able to grunt out an amen.”
Kure, who declined further comments in other not to “overheat
the polity,” said, “I was told that (what we saw) is a great
improvement from his previous state.”
An online Nigerian news agency, Saharareporters said that
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith World Outreach (Winners
Chapel); the Christian Association of Nigeria President, Archbishop
John Onaiyekan; and a former Aso Rock Chaplain, Rev. Yusuf
Obaje, were those at the Villa.
“Myself and three other Christians met him (Yar’Adua) at the Villa
today (Monday). He invited us to pray with him,” Kure reportedly
told journalists.
AP said the visit on Monday by the Christian leaders might be an
attempt by Yar ‘Adua‘s closest allies to quiet criticisms over the
religious nature of the visit to the President by Supreme Council
of Sharia in Nigeria last Thursday.
When contacted, Onaiyekan said that CAN leadership had not
been invited to pray for Yar ’Adua.
Onaiyekan, who made this known in a telephone interview with
one of our correspondents in Abuja, however, said that CAN
would accept such invitation if formally channelled.
He said, “I have not got any such formal invitation. I am only
hearing rumours but no formal invitation has got to us.
“If they bring the right kind of invitation, we would of course go.
They should send us an invitation, but I have not got any
invitation. I am hearing rumours just like you, and it is not fair.
“There is a Christian chaplain in the Villa and he is not aware of
any move in this direction.
“They should know how to invite people.”
He further explained that Christians had been praying for the
ailing President all this while, advising that the issue of prayers
should not be turned into propaganda.
He said, “As for prayers for the President, you know we have been
praying for him, even during this Easter period we have been
praying for the President.
“If they are inviting people, it should not be a matter that should
become a propaganda issue.
“I do not think that prayer should be a matter for politicking. Let
the politicians do their things and leave us alone. As for prayers,
we are praying both for Yar ’Adua, the Acting President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, and the nation.
“Prayer is between you and your God. There should not be any
difficulty at all in sending out an invitation.”
Onaiyekan also clarified that CAN had not refused to accept an
invitation from the family of the President.
He said, “I heard that some newspapers reported that CAN
refused an invitation.
“But it is not true. How can we refuse what we have not received.
If I get the proper invitation, if they invite me personally as
Oniyekan, if I am free and I would want to be sure who is inviting
me anyway. ”
Oyedepo also denied being on the delegation to the Villa on
Monday.
The visit on Monday comes after many criticised Yar‘Adua for
meeting privately with the leadership of the Islamic council on
Thursday without addressing the nation.
The President of the Islamic council, Dr. Datti Ahmed, had
defended the visit, saying the council wrote the First Lady and
was then invited.
source-here was confusion on
Monday as clerics made
conflicting statements on a
purported visit to ailing
President Umaru Yar ’Adua.
While one Pastor Emmanuel
Kure of Throneroom Trust
Ministry, Kaduna claimed that
a team of Christian leaders
received invitations to visit
Yar ’Adua, the Christian
Association of Nigeria said no
such request had been
extended to the CAN.
Kure, who explained that he and the other leaders received
separate invitations, said they met on Monday with Yar ’Adua for
about five to 10 minutes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Associated Press quoted the cleric as saying that the
President was still physically weak but was able to respond to the
prayer by the pastors.
He said, “He is not a Christian, so I don’t think he understood what
we said on his behalf but (he) was able to grunt out an amen.”
Kure, who declined further comments in other not to “overheat
the polity,” said, “I was told that (what we saw) is a great
improvement from his previous state.”
An online Nigerian news agency, Saharareporters said that
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith World Outreach (Winners
Chapel); the Christian Association of Nigeria President, Archbishop
John Onaiyekan; and a former Aso Rock Chaplain, Rev. Yusuf
Obaje, were those at the Villa.
“Myself and three other Christians met him (Yar’Adua) at the Villa
today (Monday). He invited us to pray with him,” Kure reportedly
told journalists.
AP said the visit on Monday by the Christian leaders might be an
attempt by Yar ‘Adua‘s closest allies to quiet criticisms over the
religious nature of the visit to the President by Supreme Council
of Sharia in Nigeria last Thursday.
When contacted, Onaiyekan said that CAN leadership had not
been invited to pray for Yar ’Adua.
Onaiyekan, who made this known in a telephone interview with
one of our correspondents in Abuja, however, said that CAN
would accept such invitation if formally channelled.
He said, “I have not got any such formal invitation. I am only
hearing rumours but no formal invitation has got to us.
“If they bring the right kind of invitation, we would of course go.
They should send us an invitation, but I have not got any
invitation. I am hearing rumours just like you, and it is not fair.
“There is a Christian chaplain in the Villa and he is not aware of
any move in this direction.
“They should know how to invite people.”
He further explained that Christians had been praying for the
ailing President all this while, advising that the issue of prayers
should not be turned into propaganda.
He said, “As for prayers for the President, you know we have been
praying for him, even during this Easter period we have been
praying for the President.
“If they are inviting people, it should not be a matter that should
become a propaganda issue.
“I do not think that prayer should be a matter for politicking. Let
the politicians do their things and leave us alone. As for prayers,
we are praying both for Yar ’Adua, the Acting President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, and the nation.
“Prayer is between you and your God. There should not be any
difficulty at all in sending out an invitation.”
Onaiyekan also clarified that CAN had not refused to accept an
invitation from the family of the President.
He said, “I heard that some newspapers reported that CAN
refused an invitation.
“But it is not true. How can we refuse what we have not received.
If I get the proper invitation, if they invite me personally as
Oniyekan, if I am free and I would want to be sure who is inviting
me anyway. ”
Oyedepo also denied being on the delegation to the Villa on
Monday.
The visit on Monday comes after many criticised Yar‘Adua for
meeting privately with the leadership of the Islamic council on
Thursday without addressing the nation.
The President of the Islamic council, Dr. Datti Ahmed, had
defended the visit, saying the council wrote the First Lady and
was then invited.
source-www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20100406551779

thanks, they are looking for credibility and they will never get it and that is why they are trying to associate themselves with credible people. It is game up for Turai.

Please who knows this pastor Emmanuel Kure or his church?

When contacted, Onaiyekan said that CAN leadership had not
been invited to pray for Yar ’Adua.
Onaiyekan, who made this known in a telephone interview with
one of our correspondents in Abuja, however, said that CAN
would accept such invitation if formally channelled.
He said, “I have not got any such formal invitation. I am only
hearing rumours but no formal invitation has got to us.
“If they bring the right kind of invitation, we would of course go.
They should send us an invitation, but I have not got any
invitation. I am hearing rumours just like you, and it is not fair.
“There is a Christian chaplain in the Villa and he is not aware of
any move in this direction.
“They should know how to invite people.”
. . .
Oyedepo also denied being on the delegation to the Villa on
Monday.

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If the man has been recovering as they are claiming am sure he must have been on television by now cause of their desperation.

Story, story.

And the acting continues

Confusion everywhere. na wa oooo

Yar’Adua : I owe public no explanation – Oyedepo
Cover Stories Apr 7, 2010

By Sam Eyoboka & Kolade Larewaju

ABEOKUTA – PRESIDENT of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo yesterday confirmed that he actually visited ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua at the Presidential Villa but declined to give details of the man’s state of health.

Bishop Oyedepo who spoke to reporters in Abeokuta, declined further comments on their visit to the ailing president merely saying “yes” when asked to confirm the reports in the newspapers.

Pressed to speak on the president’s health, he said “that is personal. I owe the public no explanation.”

Bishop Oyedepo

Oyedepo was one of the four Christian leaders who were led by the president of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. John Onaiyekan, who visited President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on Easter Monday to pray with him. Others included Rev. Emmanuel Kure and the erstwhile chaplain of Aso Rock Chapel, Prof. Yusuf Obaje.

Meanwhile, as over 140 million Nigerians await the verdict of the four Christian leaders on the state of health of President Yar’Adua, feelers reaching Vanguard showed that the team was hurriedly assembled to balance a political equation as Muslim clerics had earlier prayed with him.

According to informed sources, an earlier move to get credible Christian clerics to be part of the Easter Monday visit flopped when some of them were perceived not to be too keen on the visit.
The whole idea of the Easter prayers by Christian leaders was said to have emanated from a former two-term governor who believed he could contract eminent Christian leaders to pray for the ailing president, especially after a similar exercise by Muslim clerics.

The immediate family of the ailing president was said to have bought the idea and therefore asked one of the key officials to liaise with the former governor. It was at that point that the former governor was said to have called the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor who was expected to reach others.

The proposal was for Oritsejafor to recruit the services of the CAN president, John Onaiyekan, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and one other cle[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][font=Lucida Sans Unicode][b]ric.

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Sky Spirit:

Yar’Adua : I owe public no explanation – Oyedepo
Cover Stories Apr 7, 2010

By Sam Eyoboka & Kolade Larewaju

ABEOKUTA – PRESIDENT of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo yesterday confirmed that he actually visited ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua at the Presidential Villa but declined to give details of the man’s state of health.

Bishop Oyedepo who spoke to reporters in Abeokuta, declined further comments on their visit to the ailing president merely saying “yes” when asked to confirm the reports in the newspapers.

Pressed to speak on the president’s health, he said [b]“that is personal. I owe the public no explanation.”[/b]Bishop OyedepoOyedepo was one of the four Christian leaders who were led by the president of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. John Onaiyekan, who visited President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on Easter Monday to pray with him. Others included Rev. Emmanuel Kure and the erstwhile chaplain of Aso Rock Chapel, Prof. Yusuf Obaje.

Meanwhile, as over 140 million Nigerians await the verdict of the four Christian leaders on the state of health of President Yar’Adua, feelers reaching Vanguard showed that the team was hurriedly assembled to balance a political equation as Muslim clerics had earlier prayed with him.

According to informed sources, an earlier move to get credible Christian clerics to be part of the Easter Monday visit flopped when some of them were perceived not to be too keen on the visit.
The whole idea of the Easter prayers by Christian leaders was said to have emanated from a former two-term governor who believed he could contract eminent Christian leaders to pray for the ailing president, especially after a similar exercise by Muslim clerics.

The immediate family of the ailing president was said to have bought the idea and therefore asked one of the key officials to liaise with the former governor. It was at that point that the former governor was said to have called the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor who was expected to reach others.

The proposal was for Oritsejafor to recruit the services of the CAN president, John Onaiyekan, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and one other cle[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][font=Lucida Sans Unicode][b]ric.

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Oyedepo has sent the message home, the health of Mr President is personal and anyone seeing him in personal capacity owes no public explanation or apologies. SIMPLE

Surprise surprise.

Yaradua and his cronies holding on to a life support machine , gasping for political breath and desperately hoping that by some unlikely miracle the tide will turn in their favour.

Losers.