Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned Nigerians not to let men he described as “evil ones” hold sway over the helms of affairs of the country.
He spoke during Sunday service at the fifth anniversary thanksgiving service of the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King, a branch of his Presidential library.
He enjoined Christians to actively participate in the politics in the country and not to leave it in the hands of the “evil ones:.
His words, “I want to say here that Christians should participate in politics. We should not leave politics in the hands of the evil ones who cannot offer this country any good.”
In his remarks Dr. Ola Akande, former president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, said Obasanjo was a rare gift given by God to a generation ever so sparingly.
The cleric said, “I have been a spectator of the many ups and downs of the life of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo across the years. There is no doubt that I am his elder brother. During our times together, I came to know a miracle about him, and that this is a special man that God has given to our current or contemporary Nigerian generation. Such a gift comes once in a while.
“Believe me; you do not pray for such a gift from God. God just decides what he wants to give mankind, and He does it. When He does it He gives the gift to our generation through a very, very poor family.”