Primate Ayodele Elijah, has cautioned Nigerians against referring to Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Paul Enenche as fake for supporting the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele asked Nigerians not to blame the pastors because they want a change in the country.
Primate Ayodele said their speakings were not prophecies. However, it was them showing their support for the presidential candidate through prayers and declarations.
He said: “People should stop attacking men of God who supported Peter Obi for the presidency. You can’t blame them because all they want is change. The country is hard and they want a change.
“They didn’t prophesy; all they did was prophetic declarations. The likes of Paul Enenche, Oyedepo, and others didn’t give prophecies for Peter Obi.
“When you say Nigerian pastors disappointed you, it’s just funny because those that even gave prophetic direction for opposition candidates, did anyone listen to them?
“I said then that Tinubu was ready to take the victory by all means, and I also told Obi and Atiku what to do to win the election, but did they do anything? Why are you blaming Nigerian pastors?’’
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Primate Ayodele Elijah clarified that he was only addressing pastors who supported Obi with their platform and not those who said the swearing-in won’t take place.
“I am not talking about pastors who said swearing-in wouldn’t hold, I am talking about those who stood with Obi during the election using their pastoral platforms.
“There is a difference between prophetic declarations and prophecies. The former is about your will before the Lord and the pronouncement that God should shift situations.
“They are not God, they just wanted a change. Stop blaming the prophets for whatever happens in the country.’’
