The country has never had it so bad since it gained
independence from the British in 1960. We have had experiences of military
coups, civil war, down turn in economy, social problems and numerous other
challenges.
However, a shocking revelation that will amaze most
Nigerians was made recently by the Presiding Pastor of Pentecostal Sanctuary
Bible Ministries, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Prophet Sunday ‘Dare Iyunade.
The anointed man of God revealed that an emperor, who
would be autocratic in his ways, might soon emerge in the country, adding that
we must pray seriously to avert this ugly development.
“The violence that might erupt during the 2015
elections would not be enough to obstruct the results. The opposition would use
all means such as violence and the judiciary to hijack power, but they would
not succeed. We all know that there is corruption in the system, we are losing lives
on a daily basis through violence and there is no real democratic party in
Nigeria.
“But, we might find ourselves in the hands of
autocrats, and powerful individuals. If this happens, it will cause serious
setback to Nigeria. They will rule by force. We will be going into slavery if
such leaders emerge in our nation because they are dangerous elements. Their
plan is evil, so we should watch out because this could lead to the emergence of
an emperor that would put Nigeria in his pocket,” he warned.
The respected man of God lambasted the opposition ‘for
making noise about the programmes of the present government,’ saying that those
that are making noise have their hands full of blood.
He stressed that those that are pointing accusing
fingers at others are more dangerous to the nation and that they will pocket
the nation if they get to power. They are not sincere; they are not making the
noise because of their love for the country.
“They are being pushed by their love for wealth and
power, and not love for Nigeria. I don’t see anyone of them as being sincere.
It would have been nice for Nigeria if we had a very strong and sincere opposition,”
he said.
Iyunade, who was speaking at an event to mark the18th
Anniversary and 12th Annual Convention of the Ministry with the
theme; ‘Be Prepared,’ and which holds between March 23rd and 29th,
2014, said that the nation’s present challenges will soon go down.
He said: “The insincerity of our leaders is much; we
need a new breed of leaders. We should not blame Christians that are not
participating in politics; the political atmosphere is not conducive for
Christians. Christians believe in dialogue and peace, we don’t believe in
killings, which is why Boko Haram sect is having a field day. If anybody
commits murder, we will disown the person unlike other religions. The
environment we found ourselves is not conducive at all.”
On the National Conference put together by the Federal
Government, Prophet Iyunade said that it will solidify the unity of the country,
and that the northerners wanted to reduce the number of Christians with the
activities of the dreaded Boko Haram, which he said is not possible.
“There should be freedom of religion; freedom of
movement, the confab will give us an opportunity to discuss as a nation. The
issue of our freedom must be discussed there. It was God that opened the door
for former president Olusegun Obasanjo to emerge as Nigerian president. He
built the church that we have in Aso Rock now, see the time the mosque had been
there. That shows to us that Christians are being marginalized in Nigeria. When
you see the money the government is spending on sponsoring people on pilgrimage
to Mecca every year and compare it to the one they are spending to send people to
Jerusalem on pilgrimage, you will see that they are cheating Christians,” he
emphasised.
He said that the theme of the church’s anniversary;
‘Be Prepared,’ was chosen because ‘many Christians are neither preparing nor
prepared. He told us the signs of His coming in Mathew 24, when the disciples
asked Jesus certain germane questions to which he gave them answers. The truth
is that the coming of the Lord is closer. In Mathew 24: 3, during a personal
discussion, the disciples asked Jesus three pertinent questions. These
questions were meant to give them the privilege of having both an insight and
foresight into the signs of His return and when the things shall be. Their
questions were in threefold: 1. When shall this be. 2. What shall be the signs
of His coming? 3. What shall be the signs of the end of the world,” he said.
Going personal, Prophet Iyunade revealed that he gave
his life to Christ at a tender age and that since then, he has never looked
back.
“Many pastors nurtured me in churches like The
Apostolic Church, Apostolic Faith and Deeper Christian Life Ministry. I am not
an angel, but I am trying all I could do to remain in the Lord. In 1986, God
told me I would establish a church, but I served under authority till 1990,” he revealed.
He said that he didn’t regret answering the call of
God, but that he has encountered many challenges in life.
The cleric, whose ministry has about three branches in
London, recalled a time he had to rush to Oshodi in Lagos to buy s shirt he
would wear to church on a Sunday only to mistakenly buy a ladies’ shirt.
“I went to buy Tokunbo wear since I didn’t have money
for a new one and I ignorantly bought a ladies’ shirt. The Ibo man deceived me
into buying it; when I complained about the shoulder pad, he said it was a new
design; I then wore it to church on Sunday with a tie without anybody noticing.
I have used ordinary water to break a fast as I did not have money for food. I
have faced demonic attack because I pray for people, who have problems,” he
said.
The widely traveled prophet also recalled that the
Ijebu branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) tried to block the
registration of the church by reporting to the State Security Service (SSS)
that it was not a proper church, adding that their plans failed eventually as
the church was registered by the government.
“When we wanted to lay the foundation of the church in
year 2000, we had only N9,000 with us, but
God said I should go ahead. Miraculously as we were starting, people came
from all walks of life to give us money that same day and we realized almost
N70,000. We eventually built the church without obtaining loan or seeking for
help from any quarters. On June 9,
a section of the church collapsed close to my office, it
was God that saved about 20 people that were there, it could have collapsed on
them,” he said.
Furthermore, the said that he has some personal
challenges, which he does not even tell his church members, but that he will
always cherish the call of God as a cleric.
He carpeted some ministries, which he said were
appointing un-regenerated souls to win souls for Christ in the church, adding
that ‘by their fruits you shall know them.’
“The church is so desperate, we want to be everywhere
and we want to capture everywhere, so we keep dashing people titles like the ‘obas’
are giving titles to people. Most times, we choose by sight, and not by the
spirit, and the church is making errors. So, you find pastors that are not
genuine everywhere.
“When the church experienced revival, we did not make good
use of it. For example, only the learned are being used to head many churches,
they have abandoned the illiterates; anyone that is not learned cannot get to a
position, which is part of the problem.
“With this, the church is making a lot of errors. We
want learned people in positions, we want them to head our churches, but that
is not the purpose of establishing churches, so the church is making a lot of
errors, I pray God will help the church to regain its lost glory,” he submitted.
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