Okupe: Osinbajo spreading ‘absolute falsehood’
Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, has accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of propagating “absolute falsehood” with his recent claim that the federal government did not build a single road in the last 10 years.
Osinbajo made the statement on Friday during his speech at the retreat of pastors of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. But responding on Sunday, Okupe said it was unfortunate that someone like Osinbajo, whom he holds in high esteem, could make such “blunder”.
“This statement is a lie and an absolute falsehood. Many people have said so. But this is not why I am writing this,” Okupe wrote on Facebook.
“It was a wrong statement made in a wrong place and before a wrong audience. This is perhaps one of the most difficult posts I have made to date.
“Yemi Osinbajo and I have a few things in common. He is a professional in politics like me. He is a practising Christian and a revered Pastor. I am a practising Christian and an aspiring Evangelist. We both are alumni of Igbobi college, Yaba, Lagos.
“His younger brother and mine were classmates at Igbobi and are both pastors of the fountain of life church, Ilupeju, where I became grounded in Christianity under the mentorship of the celebrated and revered man of God, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.
“My concern is the erroneous assumption that just because the VP is a Christian therefore every christian is APC. The church must also be sensitive and mindful of the danger in bringing politics into the church.
“For Prof Osinbajo, if only he remembered the Igbobi college motto ‘omnes unum in domino’ meaning ‘all are one in the Lord’, he would not have committed such a blunder. Our God is God of APC, PDP, Labour etc
“Having said this, the VP is someone I hold in very high esteem and he knows this. I am also proud of his role in this administration.”
Your comment..You Have Not Refuted The Vp Claims, You Merely Have Told Us About Both Of You Educational And Religious Theories, In Reality, Tell Nigerians The Single Federal Road Your Former Boss Created, Started And Finished For Approximately 6yrs In Office
I know for sure that Lagos-Ibadan Road was under construction up to the end of year 2014. I hope it will be completed before the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Iam not trying to disrespect you, remember,you told us to address you as B****** if Apc emerged as a party) But you failed to corroborate your argument by telling us a single road constructed by your ex pay master. you only inundated us with your past and future plans which has nothing to do with the issue at hand which eventually did not add up.
I wonder why Nigeria politicians are so irresponsible .they are only interested in politicizing.who built abuja lokoja road and also musa yar’adua express .Apc politicians stand up work ,this is the time to deliver campaIgn promises.not time to lay blames.4yrs is fast crashing.