The judgement of the governorship election petition tribunal that affirmed Governor Seyi Makinde as the winner of the 2019 governorship election is ‘victory for the masses’.
This is the position of the Oyo State chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Benjamin Akanmu.
The CAN boss, in a statement issued in Israel and made available to FrontPage in Ibadan, congratulated Makinde over the judgement which was in his favour at the governorship election petition tribunal.
He also thanked the people of the state for standing solidly with the governor in defence of their votes, describing the judgment as a confirmation of God’s involvement in the project ‘Seyi Makinde 2019’ right from the outset.
“I have said earlier that Engineer Seyi Makinde was selected from the pool of better candidates by God to lead the people out of ‘Egypt’. He contested as a candidate of God, flagged the Heavenly Party’s name (Trinity) at the last election, so coming out victorious at the tribunal should not be a thing of surprise to us. Can our God be defeated? Definitely no.
“Responses that followed the judgement of the tribunal has confirmed that Seyi Makinde is truly people’s governor and that his people are appreciative of every of his moves and actions so far,” he said.
Pastor Akanmu said his achievement within four months in office was unimaginable and had got a lot of people confused to the extent that people were still in doubt despite visibility of the achievements.
He said, “Majority of the wonderful achievements of Makinde so far, all of which have all generated much debate and argument among politicians and even some elites. They could not comprehend why he ordered school fees paid by parents during Ajimobi’s reign to be refunded to the parents after the cancellation of school fees from primary to secondary levels.
“My advice to people is that they should not forget that God is already in control of every situation in the state. Trying to decode how Makinde will run Oyo successfully without crashing along the way is like an attempt to prove God’s existence, it will result in a mere wasting of time because God who anointed Makinde is above and beyond our concepts which only work properly in the empirical world.”
He, however, called on residents of the state including traditional rulers, to mobilise support for the governor to ensure his administration consolidate on the good works done so far.
“My advice goes to the people of Oyo State, especially traditional rulers, community leaders, executives of all unions, parents to stand tall and join hands to build fence round this administration to give courage to the governor as he continues striving to take the state to enviable level.
“Christians should not relent in their prayer and supplication; I pray God Almighty to grant the state His divine protection and blessings in Jesus name, amen,” he added.
