The presidency has said many
so-called prophets predicting doom against President Muhammadu Buhari are
tricksters, artificers, swindlers, charlatans, scoundrels.
Presidential spokesman, Femi
Adesina in his article late Thursday said unfortunately, some people have
decided to call themselves, and they go about, running riot all over the place
with guess work, divination, and outright falsehood, all to beguile the people,
pass themselves off as somebody, and ultimately make filthy money.
“Since he became leader of the
country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been an object of the futurologists.
They have come up with tons of predictions, many of which went wide off the
mark, hitting the crossbar.
“Many times, they have virtually
killed him. Many other times, they have deposed him through the 2019 election.
They have foreseen sickness, death, empty seat at the Presidential Villa. But
year after year, month after month, President Buhari continues to do his duty
to the country, and to his family. He remains constant like the Northern Star,”
he said.
Adesina said he had cause to take
up a mountebank sometime last year, when he said the President’s jet would
crash at the last quarter of 2021.
“What was his intention?
Patronage. That the President should send emissaries to him with bags of money,
so he could pray and stave off the tragedy. Prayer contractor! The President
was particularly busy with international travels at the period the ‘prophet’ mentioned.
USA, Ethiopia, Riyadh, Glasgow, London, Paris, Durban, Dubai, Turkey, and many
other places. Did any accident happen? Not even an incident. That is where God
is different from man. He has mercy on whom He will have mercy.
“That was what the marabouts did
to Sani Abacha, that he remained holed in Aso Rock. Between November 1993 and
June 1998 that he was head of state, you could count both local and foreign
trips he made on the fingers of one hand. There was a time plenty hype had been
made on his visit to Oyo State, to commission the Asejire Water Scheme. The
State was agog with expectations, and a holiday had been declared. Only for
Abacha not to show up. He had been caged by the futurologists.
“At another time, he had been
confirmed to visit Lagos, to commission projects, including the Marwa Gardens,
in Alausa area of Ikeja. Col Buba Marwa was a star, a poster boy of the
administration. Visiting Lagos would have been good for Abacha himself. And all
was set. The city had been put under lockdown. At the last minute, Abacha
refused to show up. Caged again by the horizon scanners, who always see
negative, never anything positive.
“It was said that in the few
times the head of state ventured out of the fortress called Aso Rock, he would
lock up all the Service Chiefs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in
Abuja, until he returned. So that they wouldn’t be able to effect a military
coup while he was away. Whether the story is true, or apocryphal, I don’t know.
What I sure know is that the day Abacha’s time was up, it was simply up.
“There’s no armor against fate.” (James Shirley).
“What we learn from the antics of
the prophets against President Buhari is that no man ever has the final say.
God is the ultimate decider. If man says anything, and God has not concurred,
then nothing happens. Let that man move from mountain to mountain, praying that
his prophecy should come to pass, it would be like beating a dead horse. Sheer
waste of energy,” he stated.
Adesina addded: ”
I used to open my doors to one
young prophet years back. I liked his knowledge of Scriptures, and ability to
pray fervently. Whenever he asked for an appointment, I obliged. Of course, I
didn’t always believe everything he said, but I was helpful to him in ways I
could. Till about this time of a certain year.
“Maybe he felt it was time for
him to finally have me under his armpit, control my life totally. So he came
with a number of frightful prophecies for that year. I listened to him calmly,
and he left. The Good Book says; “But he who prophesies speaks to men for their
edification, encouragement and comfort.” (1 Corinthians 14:3). He had come to
do otherwise.
“That was the last he has seen me
till date. He has phoned hundreds of times, begged, pleaded, made requests,
I’ve not obliged him once. He attempted to merchandise with the gift of God,
and he picked on a wrong man. So also do these prophets pick on the wrong
person, when they come attempting to cow and frighten our President.
“In about 17 months, President
Buhari would land safely, as God wills. He would finish his tenure in a blaze
of glory, and retire to Daura to tend his cattle. That is the prayer of
millions of good people. Let no so-called prophet attempt to hoodwink or
browbeat us to the contrary. Who has the final say? Jehovah has the final say.”
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