By Clem Aguiyi
Apostle
Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministry is no stranger to controversy. He’s
not a saint and didn’t ask to be canonized one, but the Apostle Suleman that I
know is a man who love Christ. He toils hard in the Lord’s vineyard, labouring
day after day to win souls for Christ.
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He does
not just love Christ but ready to die for the Gospel. When he, Apostle Suleman
spoke fearlessly on the rights of Christians to bear arms if need be to defend
themselves from physical attacks by Islamists, I was agitated as I wondered
what would happen to him for speaking out: Will they ignore him? Attack him?
Smear him? Frame him up or bring physical harm upon him?
I was
therefore, not shocked when little known Canadian stripper, Stephanie Otobo
started regaling us with her infamous sexcapades with the media not asking
critical questions despite the gaps in the tales.
Having
reviewed her sorry tales, I reached the conclusion that she is acting out a
familiar script. You need not look further to draw a nexus between Stephanie,
her lawyers, Suleman’s foes, their political affiliation and their penchant for
image savaging to reach same conclusion. For starters, Apostle Suleman is being
accused of sleeping with Stephanie.
Recall for
emphasis that on January 28, 2013, Mallam El-Rufai tweeted that “if Jesus
criticizes Jonathan’s government, Maku, Abati or Okupe will say that He slept
with Mary Magdalene.”
We all
know of Mary Magdalene’s past as a former prostitute. Is it therefore a
coincidence that years later, the chief critic of El-Rufai persecution of Christians
is being accused of sleeping with a prostitute?
They just
knock off the wig to change the story depending on their target. Remember the
ordeals of Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor, the then CAN president and how he
was framed with allegation of being a gun runner. Pastor Ayo’s private jet
which was on charter operation was leased by the office of the former NSA for a
trip to South Africa
The
Nigeria Intelligence community which was infiltrated by some fifth columnists
determined to embarrass the Federal Government under President Jonathan for the
purpose of achieving regime change tipped the South African government who
intercepted and arrested the aircraft and its cargo.
Both the
local and international media were effectively deployed to make it appear like
Pastor Ayo was a gun runner or privy to the arms deal. Christian clerics
including my friend Pastor Kris Okotie feasted on Ayo’s turmoil and called for
his head.
But what
was Pastor Ayo’s crime? Christians were being killed, abducted and bombed, often
times at Sunday worships by blood thirsty Islamist group which the Obama
administration refused to designate as a terrorist group.
In fact,
Obama and Mrs. Clinton held for long that Boko Haram are fighting social and
economic inequality in Nigeria America
In giving
what he called the Nigerian perspective to the terrorist actions of Boko Haram,
Pastor Ayo argued that the Boko Haram network has never hidden its agenda or
intentions.
For
bringing to question the hypocrisy of the United States for saying it believes
in freedom and equality, when her actions do not support those who are being
persecuted, Ayo’s phones were wire tapped, he was followed by shadowy figures
and at a stage the integrity of his aircraft was compromised when some unknown
persons placed bricks within the engine compartment.
Ayo was
lucky to escape death and alive to still tell his stories. Recall also Pastor
Adeboye and Bishop Oyedepo. Adeboye was almost bundled out of his position as
GO of RCCG and Oyedepo programmed for arrest and humiliation by the DSS for
speaking out against the killings of Christians.
The
Apostle Suleman that I know is a good man and an apostle of Jesus Christ. Like
his Master Jesus, for many years he went about doing good; he loves to give and
gave exceedingly to blow the mind of the receiver. He gave to the sick; many
citizens down with renal and kidney failures drank from the milk of his
kindness.
They were
never part of his congregation but he was touched by their stories. He gave to
hundreds of widows and fed thousands of orphans. He gave without discrimination
and would have given to that unknown stripper now turned blackmailer.
The lady
had told stories of how he met Apostle Suleman in Napoli ,
how the man of God met his father for an introductory marriage and how the
apostle got her pregnant and terminated the pregnancy without her consent, and
how she bled nonstop for one full year. She told many stories that do not add
up. But her father, Mr. Otobo, denied meeting Apostle Suleman or conducting any
introductory marriage between him and the daughter.
The father
went on to describe his daughter as wayward just like the mother. Nollywood
actresses Daniela Okeke and Kadiri fingered by Stephanie also denied any sexual
relationship with Apostle Suleman.
The
adultery allegations against Apostle Suleman was a high-level conspiracy meant
to destroy his integrity so as to silence his critical and principled voice of
truth and dissent in a nation fast becoming a Stalinist state. To those that
oppress Christ and His people there is no limit to how far they can go in their
quest to bring anyone down.
The evil
and wicked plan of the enemy is to destroy the Church so as to silence every perceivable
strong voice of opposition. And their mode of operation is to take on every
vocal, principled, and popular man of God one after the other. Part of their
strategy is bully ruling elite to surrender to the Islamists against the wishes
of their people.
The
resulting turmoil has bred instability across the North of Nigeria. Should
courageous leaders like Apostle Suleman surrender preaching the gospel and
defending the faith for fear of being targeted and blackmailed by known dark
forces masquerading as agents of the state? Give me a break!
*Clem Aguiyi is a commentator on public issues 
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