Binta Masi Garba, lawmaker
representing Adamawa north senatorial district, says her biological father
burnt her property as a result of her decision to give her life to Jesus
Christ.
According to PUNCH, she narrated
her ordeal at the Chapel of Praise International Church, Yola, Adamawa capital,
during a thanksgiving service organised to mark her 50th birthday on Sunday.
Smouldered in tears, Binta, said
God made it possible for her to become a cornerstone after the deprivation and
rejection she suffered after being a Christian.
“I gave my life to Christ when I
was in primary school. My father was infuriated and he burnt everything I had
because of my decision to follow Christ,” she said.
“I suffered so much because of
the name of Jesus. I would have been nothing if not for His grace. The rejected
child, because of my faith, has become a cornerstone. I give glory to His
name.”
The lawmaker’s father was the
driver of Ibrahim Babangida, former military president.
At an empowerment programme she
attended in Zamfara in 2009, Garba told an important story.
When she rose to speak, she
addressed Aisha, Babangida’s first daughter, who was at the time the wife of
the state governor.
“Your Excellency”, she said, “I
have a confession to make. You may not know it, because at that time you were a
little girl, my father was your father’s driver. But now I am sitting with you
on the same high table.”
In attendance at the Garba’s thanksgiving service were Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo; Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation; Boss Mustapha, secretary
to the government of the federation; Nelson Effiong, lawmaker representing Akwa
Ibom south who represented Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy senate president, and
Fred Addo founder of Chapel of Praise Church International.
In his homily, Osinbajo called
for prayers for leaders, particularly Christians holding various positions in
the highest level of government in the country.
He asked for prayers for
Mustapha, Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the civil service of the federation, and
other Christian appointees in the administration of President Muhammed Buhari.
Osinbanjo said he believed that
Buhari had appointed some of the finest Christians in his government in order
to bring change.
He said that though himself,
Mustapha and Winifred among a few others are very good Christians, he urged
Christians to support them with prayers.
He said, “The truth of the matter
is that in the government of today, we have some of the most erudite
Christians, some of the best Christians occupying positions in government. Boss
Mustapha, the secretary to the government of the federation, who is a pastor;
the head of the civil service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita and of course
I, the Vice-President are all Christians.
“But it is not enough to have
Christians in government like myself. It is never enough. If you look through
the scriptures whether it was Joseph, Daniel or Esther, every person who made
an impact in governance in the scripture that we see was supported by the
prayers of the people of God.”
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