Reiterating a video gone viral by a cleric, Bishop Samuel Alaw in which he prayed that his congregants’ children would have the character of whoever they voted in February 25, 2023 presidential election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again stirred controversy asking, “Why should you as a Nigerian vote for somebody that the character, the reputation, the life of which you do not want your own children to be?”
He spoke at an interactive session of The Experiential Leadership in Africa (TEL-Africa), in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State,
Said the former President of a letter he released in the new year endorsing the candidacy of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi: “Whether the letter is open or not open, what I believe is that I will be punished by God if I know what is right and I did not put it where it should be.
“The word I used is that one particular candidate has an edge, taking everything together and I take character, I take track record, I take vision and I take what you see in this man as a child of God.
“I said they all claimed to be my mentees and of course I won’t deny that. But if you are my mentee, they must also admit that I know them a little bit and if I then know them a little bit, I must be right to say…
“I don’t know why people are… I have done this in the past before for President Buhari. I said President Buhari does not really understand economy and that is true and you have seen it. I wasn’t running him down, that is what he is and he himself will admit that.
“I said his (Buhari) understanding of foreign affairs is also very little because when he was military Head of State, he said his frontline does not go beyond the borders of Nigeria, that is a pity.”
Below is the viral video of Bishop Alawode’s prayer: