Oritsejafor FIRES BACK AT OKOTIE .. CALLS HIM HUSBAND OF MANY WIVES...

Two days ago, Household of God Head pastor Chris Okotie, called for the resignation of pastor Ayo Oritsejafor as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over his involvement in the $9.3million arms deal scandal. (see here) Well, CAN has replied him and they started with, 'is he a Christian?' lol. These our Christian leaders sef...

Speaking exclusively to Punch, the Director of National Issues in CAN, Mr. Sunny Oibe said Okotie is only looking for popularity through Oritsejafor. Oibe said;

"Is Chris Okotie a Christian? How many wives has he? He should go and sort out himself. Even the government has exonerated Pastor Ayo of all the allegations. So, who is Okotie? Well, it is laughable if Chris Okotie should demand that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor should resign as President of CAN.

“Chris Okotie should remove the log in his eyes before he begins to see a peck in somebody’s eyes. Pastor Ayo had a soaring integrity before he was elected the President of CAN. Who elected Chris Okotie to become the spokesperson of Christians in Nigeria?

“CAN will not like to join issues with Okotie because doing that will amount to making him popular. He is looking for popularity which he doesn’t have through Pastor Ayo and he is not going to get it.”

REV CHRIS OKOTIE VS PST AYO Oritsejafor .$9.3m scandal: Okotie calls for Oritsejafor's resignation as CAN president

House Hold of God Head pastor Chris Okotie, has called for the resignation of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN over the $9.3m arms deal scandal in which his private jet was implicated in.

In a piece titled "$9.3m Scandal: Oritsejafor Should Do The Right Thing' which was posted on his Facebook page today, Okotie said the continued relationship between Oritsejafor and the Presidency has caused a lot of embarrassment to the Christian body and that it was time the elder clergyman resigned to salvage the respect of CAN. Read his piece after the cut...

The recent seizure by the South African authorities of $9.3m found in a private jet owned by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has aggravated the image problem of this country at a time when the narrative of this government is brimming with negatives under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The South African government took the action on the alleged charge that the undeclared $9.3m found in the plane might have been laundered. This revelation came when the dust generated by the seemingly dubious donation of the jet to Pastor Ayo is yet to settle. His friendship with the President has been at the centre of the controversies that mark his explosive tenure as the leader of the eponymous religious organization in Nigeria.

Not that it is a sin to be the President’s Pal, but when such relationship becomes provocatively patronizing, or self-serving, it is unacceptable. The Pastor does not show restraint in the way he goes about, publicly hobnobbing with the President as if he is the Chaplain of Aso Rock. This certainly has compromised the integrity of his office as CAN President and this latest incident is just the climax of embarrassing incidents we can’t tolerate any longer.

Considering the collateral damage Pastor Ayo’s close relationship with the President has done to the Christian community, it is fit and proper for the Pastor to resign immediately as CAN President to salvage what remains of the battered image of the association.

This is without prejudice to the on-going investigation on the matter. Denials of his culpability by the Federal Government, CAN officials and his own recent defense, does nothing to reduce the moral burden this whole saga places on his shoulders. As the titular leader of Christians in Nigeria, there’s now a serious crisis of confidence on his leadership and he ought to respond to it by resigning from his exalted position.

That is what the ecclesiastic responsibility of his calling as a gospel minister dictates, once he finds himself in a situation where his continued occupation of public office suffers a moral deficit, on account of any error of commission or omission. If one may ask: why should Pastor Ayo’s jet be the one that was chartered for this ill-fated transaction when there are numerous competitors in that business in which he is obviously a new player?

It is very difficult to sustain the argument that a civilian aircraft is ideal to ferry weapons of war. A sitting President of CAN should never be involved in any way in the procurement of arms to fight insurgents like Boko Haram which claims Islamic principles in its war against the state. To do so is to expose Christians to more deadly attacks.

To whom much is given, much is expected. The Pastor has the distinction of being the first and only person to occupy the posts of CAN President, and President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, until recently when Rev. Felix Omobude succeeded him as PFN President.

Pastor Ayo’s friendship with President Jonathan is perfectly legitimate and nobody should attempt to query such relationship. However, the Pastor opens himself to criticism of this otherwise normal social interaction because of his indiscretion in identifying too closely to the President, in a way that suggests a veiled endorsement of Dr. Jonathan’s policies and actions by the entire Christian community. He ought to have identified privately with the President knowing full well that he carries the mandate of the Christian community at these trying times.

In a nation of contending faiths, Pastor Ayo literally ignores our divergent religious sensibilities as he sometimes gets himself involved in public quarrels with the President’s critics, from the muslim faith as well as in the opposition. Not all Christians are comfortable with this posture by their leader, especially at a time of intense politicking and the sectarian tensions generated by the Boko Haram insurgents and communal violence involving ethnic minorities with entrenched religious identities.

The cumulative effect of Pastor Ayo’s abrasive leadership style has also polarized the Christian community as evidenced by the current unprecedented division in CAN. Before now, leaders of this organization deliberately stayed out of politics in keeping with the traditional stance of neutrality of the body vis-a-vis the policy postures of incumbent governments. In fact, former PFN leaders like the late Archbishop Benson Idohosa and ex-CAN President, Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie kept governments on their toes during their time.

In more mature democracies, it is not unusual for public officers to resign from office when their actions appear to degrade their positions. And they would not have to wait to be found guilty in circumstances surrounding their actions before they throw in the towel. In other words, they could even be victims of circumstances; or in rare cases, subjects of blackmail. It didn’t matter. Once you are pelted in any way, you quit to protect the integrity of your office.

That was the case of Dominic Strauss-Khan who resigned his position as the President of IMF because he was accused of molesting a maid in a hotel in the United States. He was eventually acquitted after a celebrated trial. The Prime Minister of South Korea, Jong Hong-won resigned because his compatriots were drowned recently in a chartered cruise ship which carried some students on a picnic. Just last month, the First Minister of Scotland, Mr. Alex Salmond resigned because he led his country’s failed bid to gain independence from the United Kingdom. Nobody asked him to resign; he did so of his own accord because he felt it was wrong to continue to run a country he launched on a part of an unsuccessful “secession”.

If purely secular leaders could do this to affirm their integrity, Pastor Ayo should take the honourable path by leaving office, not necessarily because he is guilty as charged, but to restore honour to an exalted office he has unwittingly degraded because of his unabashed flirtation with the head of a government that is perceived as one of the most corrupt in the world. The Bible commands us to “flee from all appearance of evil”.

Nobody says Pastor Ayo cannot do business; he could have been in order, if he does so as the Pastor of his Word of Life Bible Church, WOLBC. But since his private jet was involved in a transaction gone awry in a foreign land, while he is still the sitting President of CAN, it is difficult for him to continue to command the respect of Nigerian Christians of diverse denominations who constitute the CAN group, regardless of the defense his sympathizers and the Federal Government tried to put up on his behalf.

If this incident had happened in Pastor Ayo’s capacity as the head/founder of the Word of Life Bible Church, no one could justifiably call for his head because the Bible teaches that the “call of God is without repentance”. In other words, regardless of the conduct of a servant of God, He does not remove them from office or withdraw their anointing. This is one of the mysteries of the gospel. The Almighty has a way of chastising his errant servants.

But here, we are dealing with Pastor Ayo as the leader of CAN; the largest umbrella of Nigerian Christians. He is condemned to be judged by secular standards, which, in this case, demands that, having found himself in a quagmire which calls to question, the sanctity of his office, he must step down to redeem his image.

The Pastor should quit the CAN post and return to his church where he could then recalibrate himself, away from this season of anomie.

Rev. Okotie, a Presidential Aspirant, wrote from Lagos

The seven laws of MABONKS. CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING.

The seven laws of    MABONKS
 


CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING.



Writing the series have been great joy for me. When I started out writing the seven laws of mabonks series, It was a simple dream,a dream to share a part of my world with everyone out there.
The greatest opportunity I have to learn from one of the greatest humans to live on earth. It a crime if I kept all this to my self.

Am not where I want to be, but am not where I used to be. Over the course of my life, ave been a product of direct one on one mentor ship with this great man. I have learnt basic success secret, I have learned how to put my strength into work and fight and focus on what is right. I have been pushed beyond limits, I have learnt that whatever does not kill you makes you strong. I have seen it, smelt it, experience it and am a living testimony that the jorney of life is not what you can take alone. We all need people that have been there to show us the way. Everybody needs a mentor and I believe ave found one.

Sharing the story, the process to my success and failure, the lessons learnt and benefits received. Life is a journey, you better put your shoes on...
Today am happy that the seven laws of mabonks series is reaching out to many and am glad its making a positive impact on someone out there.
I got a mail from fumilayo. It's one of those mails you get that gives you the strength to carry on.
Read below.


Hi tunde, your write ups have been a blessing to me. Please make it regular, I always look forward to your article every time, the depth of wisdom that you share is unimaginable. God bless.


What a joy to know that this is affecting someone positively and pushing them towards their dreams. Nothing is ever a waste of time.

So let's get to the real deal.


CHARACTER IS EVERY THING.
The other day I sat with my mentor at the office. It's time to break new grounds and take bold steps. However before taking bold steps, the advice of a great mentor is definitely important.

So I asked him a question.
Let's say I want to raise money and need a loan from the bank, what are the requirements that I need to push forward to get a loan facility.
He spoke about few major things, from collateral to having a good Business plan, however he spoke about something really important that most people don't talk about.

He said to me
". A bank will lend you money not because you have a good Business plan or collateral but most importantly, because you have GOOD CHARACTER. ..."


Character is a pattern of behavior, thoughts or feelings based on universal principle, moral strength and integrity... plus the guts to live by that strength every day.


Why is character important.?

Character in life is what makes people believe in you. It is essential for both individual success and also for our society to function rightly.
Developing good character however is one of the major ingredients for success.
A bank needs to be sure that you are what you say you are. Not just the bank, everybody loves to do Business with people they can trust.
Integrity is adhering to a moral code of honesty, courage, strength, and truthfulness.. being true to your words.
When you don't exhibit integrity, people get hurt, but you hurt yourself even more.
It's easy to get a Business investor, just have the best character ever.
It's often said that,people don't invest into ideas, they invest into people.
The place of the human weakness is there, we must however make effort that we are honest in our dealing and sincere even when we go wrong.
You will fall a few times,get out of the way a thousand times,but it also takes good character to accept responsibility and move on.
Don't forget this.
When you cheat, your success is false, when you break a promise, you are showing that your word is meaningless, when you lie, you deceive others and loose their respect.
I know it's not easy to be sane in an insane world. But you ve got to make a different.



My phone rings, it's the mentor calling.
Mabonks says Hi...
Bye for now.
Tunde praise.