…Family warned to evacuate
ex-president 3 weeks before death – PFN scribe
The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua may not have died had the family heeded
the advice to evacuate him from Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja three weeks
before he died.
ex-president 3 weeks before death – PFN scribe
The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua may not have died had the family heeded
the advice to evacuate him from Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja three weeks
before he died.
National Secretary of Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Pastor Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, one of the four pastors
who visited the Villa to pray for Yar’Adua at the height of his sickness in
2010, disclosed this at the weekend.
Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Pastor Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, one of the four pastors
who visited the Villa to pray for Yar’Adua at the height of his sickness in
2010, disclosed this at the weekend.
The three other pastors were Bishop
David Oyedepo of the Living Faith World Outreach, aka Winners Chapel; Cardinal
John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Bishop of Abuja; and erstwhile Aso Rock
Chaplain, Prof. Yusuf Obaje. The pastors visited the seat of power for the
prayer session after Yar’Adua was flown back from Saudi Arabia where he had
been taken for treatment for an undisclosed illness.
David Oyedepo of the Living Faith World Outreach, aka Winners Chapel; Cardinal
John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Bishop of Abuja; and erstwhile Aso Rock
Chaplain, Prof. Yusuf Obaje. The pastors visited the seat of power for the
prayer session after Yar’Adua was flown back from Saudi Arabia where he had
been taken for treatment for an undisclosed illness.
The PFN National Secretary said he
told the Yar’Adua family at the meeting that there was the need to take the
president out of Aso Rock within three weeks to keep him alive.
told the Yar’Adua family at the meeting that there was the need to take the
president out of Aso Rock within three weeks to keep him alive.
According to him, however, they shunned
the advice as they were afraid that President Goodluck Jonathan, then vice
president, would take over (power) if they took him out of the Villa
immediately.
the advice as they were afraid that President Goodluck Jonathan, then vice
president, would take over (power) if they took him out of the Villa
immediately.
“Of course, I was not obeyed and
exactly three weeks after that visit, he died”, Kure, based in Kafanchan,
Kaduna State, but spoke to Sunday Vanguard in Lagos, last week, said.
exactly three weeks after that visit, he died”, Kure, based in Kafanchan,
Kaduna State, but spoke to Sunday Vanguard in Lagos, last week, said.
Narrating what transpired at the
prayer session for Yar’Adua, which he claimed lasted about 10 minutes, “sharp
and straight to the point”, the PFN leader said: “When we went in there, they
pulled me aside and said the reason you are here sir, go beyond that, can God
show mercy? Can God change these things? It’s like deep inside of them, they
felt he (Yar’Adua) might not survive. And they had the right to ask God for
mercy. That was why they called in the Muslims and the Christians”.
prayer session for Yar’Adua, which he claimed lasted about 10 minutes, “sharp
and straight to the point”, the PFN leader said: “When we went in there, they
pulled me aside and said the reason you are here sir, go beyond that, can God
show mercy? Can God change these things? It’s like deep inside of them, they
felt he (Yar’Adua) might not survive. And they had the right to ask God for
mercy. That was why they called in the Muslims and the Christians”.
He continued: “So I knew my own
mission but I sensed things do not happen like that and I told them what would
make him escape death. I told them privately. That is, me and them, it had
nothing to do with the four (he and the other pastors). My reason for being
called was slightly different from the other three. I think Oyedepo was called
because of the miracles (he was performing) in the Living Faith Church. We were
called in because they believed we have access to God and that we could pray
some effective prayers that would help the matter.
mission but I sensed things do not happen like that and I told them what would
make him escape death. I told them privately. That is, me and them, it had
nothing to do with the four (he and the other pastors). My reason for being
called was slightly different from the other three. I think Oyedepo was called
because of the miracles (he was performing) in the Living Faith Church. We were
called in because they believed we have access to God and that we could pray
some effective prayers that would help the matter.
‘Not politically convenient’
“I told them the Lord said that within three weeks they should take him out of
the Villa to somewhere he’d be without pressure. That was the time the polity
was heating up. I told them to take him away from there (Aso Rock) because
while there within those three weeks, even if as much as one mosquito
bite him, he would die. I told them I saw only three weeks. So if they had
taken him out within those three weeks, maybe God would have shown mercy and
given him some rest and added some time to his life.
“I told them the Lord said that within three weeks they should take him out of
the Villa to somewhere he’d be without pressure. That was the time the polity
was heating up. I told them to take him away from there (Aso Rock) because
while there within those three weeks, even if as much as one mosquito
bite him, he would die. I told them I saw only three weeks. So if they had
taken him out within those three weeks, maybe God would have shown mercy and
given him some rest and added some time to his life.
“I don’t know how much, I’m not God.
I’m just an oracle who spoke for that season. And the understanding I got
later, I was told they couldn’t take him out because it was not politically
convenient. They were afraid that Jonathan would take over if they took him out
immediately. He kept him there to ensure that Jonathan did not take over even
when it was to the detriment of his health. Maybe it was a tactical move; the
wife had no say in the matter”.
I’m just an oracle who spoke for that season. And the understanding I got
later, I was told they couldn’t take him out because it was not politically
convenient. They were afraid that Jonathan would take over if they took him out
immediately. He kept him there to ensure that Jonathan did not take over even
when it was to the detriment of his health. Maybe it was a tactical move; the
wife had no say in the matter”.
Captivity
Exonerating the former president’s wife, Turai, from blame over the failure to
move Yar’Adua from Aso Rock as advised, Kure said, “Nigerian politicians are
very complicated and sophisticated people when they know their interests are at
stake; they will use you to remain relevant. They will keep you there until
they get what they want. I think she was also in captivity.
Exonerating the former president’s wife, Turai, from blame over the failure to
move Yar’Adua from Aso Rock as advised, Kure said, “Nigerian politicians are
very complicated and sophisticated people when they know their interests are at
stake; they will use you to remain relevant. They will keep you there until
they get what they want. I think she was also in captivity.
“Of course she would have wanted her
husband to live; she would have wanted to remain the first lady naturally.
Let’s not pretend about these things. Constitutionally it was not her call; it
was the politicians’ call which was what the people in the National Assembly
and Nigerians were making that, `let the constitution have its way’. It was a
constitutional call, it was not her call”
husband to live; she would have wanted to remain the first lady naturally.
Let’s not pretend about these things. Constitutionally it was not her call; it
was the politicians’ call which was what the people in the National Assembly
and Nigerians were making that, `let the constitution have its way’. It was a
constitutional call, it was not her call”
Source: Vanguard
