Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), with headquaters in Auchi, Edo State and President of Celebration TV has rained curses on Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, over his directive that pastors and churches must be licenced to preach.
In a video that is being circulated on social media, he warned the governor: “Revoke your law or die!”
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Apostle Suleman has cursed the governor of Kaduna state.Chinwe Anamikwe
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Recently, Governor El-Rufai sent a bill to the State House of Assembly to regulate religious preaching across the state.
The bill titled: “A bill for a law to substitute the Kaduna State religious preaching law, 1984” is also aimed at banning the usage of loudspeaker for religious purposes “other than inside a Mosques or Church and the surrounding areas outside the stipulated prayer times.”
Government wanted the Assembly to enact the law that will stop the playing or circulating of “all cassettes, CDs, flash drives or any other communication gadgets containing religious recordings from accredited preachers other than inside one’s house, porch, Church, Mosques and other designated place of worship.”
The bill seeks to ban sales or playing of any cassette containing “religious recordings in which abusive language is used against any person or religious organisation or religious leaders (past or present).”
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The bill, if pasted into law, will prohibit sales of religious books, usage of abusive and derogatory terms in describing any religion.
The bill propose that any person found guilty of preaching without a valid licence and other offences under the law “shall be liable to two years in prison or pay a fine of N200, 000.”
Although Pastor Suleiman did not oppose sanitising the state in many areas, he was angry about the issue of “preaching by licence.”
Suleiman said further that there were men of God before El-Rufai was governor and there will be men of God after he leaves. “Why not tell herbalists to obtain licence before they practise their herbalism? Why not tell witches that they need licence to fly?”, the pastor asked rhetorically.
He added that asking a pastor to obtain licence is against the Constitution of Nigeria, “When you say licence, you are acting against freedom of worship”. He asked the governor to stay off his plan, “unless you want your cabinet to reduce…people may just sleep without waking up”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Gov. El-Rufai has gone too far in his proposed bill. Even if it succeeds in Nigeria, what about the social media and the internet?
ReplyDeleteThe internet and social media is unstoppable.
Elrufi will die.
ReplyDeleteWhat type of Apostle are you? Please we should be mindful of what we say on the pulpit. Even Jesus Christ never said someone would die when he was asked to pay tax. He had ALL the authority in heaven and on earth, so why do you think Christians are the target?? Did they say Muslim leaders are exempted?? In my opinion, I think you should go into a closet to pray against it and not this public display. I think we need to address issues in this country and not religion. You saw how Shiite Muslims almost wreak havoc in Kaduna.
ReplyDeleteMY Dear OUR ORACLE HAVE SPOKEN , U CAN KILL YOURSELF U DON'T LIKE IT . LONG LIVE PROF, APOSTLE JOHNSON SULEIMAN OF OMFI
DeleteEl Rufai, Kaduna is lagging behind in so many areas that you personally accused the past administration of not don't.
ReplyDeleteI think you should focus more on developmental protects rather than biting more than you chew and starting what you cannot finish
What a democracy...?
ReplyDeleteHonestly if El-Rufai know how religious crisis has wrecked havoc in kaduna and peace that Makarfi Ahmed painstakingly built, then he should withdraw this kind of draconian bill, Kaduna and Nigeria should not be allowed to sink into another round of religious crisis, president Buhari should call Mr. Rufai to order, may be he had no agenda for Kaduna.
ReplyDeleteThe people of kaduna does not deserve this, they need developmental programs, ka ji kwo Mr. Governor.
The house of assembly should salvage this situation by throwing out this bill immediately!