The
outspoken General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide who
recently escaped arrest from DSS, has revealed that his father is a
leader of the APC.
Apostle Suleman
Speaking while addressing members of his church after he recently
escaped arrest from operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS)
in Ekiti, Apostle Johnson Suleman, the general overseer of Omega Fire
Ministries Worldwide, revealed that his father is a leader of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in his hometown of Auchi in Edo state.
“I am speaking to clear the air, because number one, people who are going about saying things about me, do not know me.
“They owe me an apology for all of those statements. They are
making the issue political, as if I am with PDP. Let me say this thing
that Nigerians do not even know. Let me shock them. My father is a
leader of APC in Auchi.
“If I were to be political, don’t I know who to follow? But I am not interested in politics,” he said.
According to TheCable News, the fiery cleric who said he had
nothing personal against Fulanis and Muslims, vowed not to apologise for
instructing his aides to go after herdsmen.
“I need to speak about this because of my friends and most of our northern pastors who have Fulani members.
“Many of them have been so concerned. They said: ‘Daddy, we
know you love us.’… My driver in Lagos is a Muslim. He has been driving
me for nine years and I have bought him two cars. If I am not tolerant, a
Muslim won’t drive me.
“One day, there was an issue that happened at the gate of the
church and I met with all the security men. I discovered that one of
them was a Muslim and I asked how he happened to be there.
“He said he had been here for a long time and he was their
supervisor, chief security officer. The way people make comments online,
they say, ‘He has asked Muslims to kill Christians’.
“I come from a Muslim family. Some of my family members are
Christians, some are still Muslims… I have decided to ignore them
(people criticisng him) because your viewpoint is what determines your
point of view. What gets your intention should not get your attention.
They don’t know me.”
Suleman said he was angry because those who he was referring to in
the video, which went viral, are now rejoicing that the issue had veered
towards a religious dimension, adding that he has, and will continue to
have, high regards for Fulani people who are tolerant and respect the
sanctity of life.
Suleman also singled out Muhammad Sanusi, emir of Kano, for
commendation, narrating how the monarch built a church reportedly
destroyed during crisis.
“Let me give you an example, the emir of Kano is an intelligent
Fulani man. He is a Muslim. There was a church that was destroyed, but
he rebuilt it,” he said.
“Will I tell people to go and kill such a person? The Fulani
people who are very enlightened have called me. They understand me. The
reason I’m speaking now is because the herdsmen whom I am angry against
are happy that this issue has become a religious one.
“I’ll not withdraw my statement and those of you who are my
children and pastors need to know what I’m fighting for, so that you can
stand tomorrow and say ‘this is what I’m fighting for’.”
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