The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said that the President shouted Jesus three-time when he was talking at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting after his Vice President, Professor Yemi Osainbajo survived a helicopter crash in 2019.
Adesina in an article on Friday narrating why President Buhari is not a religious bigot also said that the President in 2019 while he was publicly rejoicing with Osainbajo at Federal Executive Council meeting, congratulated the VP saying: “I can imagine that when the chopper crashed with a bang, VP as a pastor must have shouted, Jesus!Jesus! Jesus! And fortunately, Jesus was not far away, so He saved him.”
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The helicopter suddenly skidded sideways until it halted on its side few metres away from the intended resting spot.
Those with the Vice President then were the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, senior presidential aides, security officials and the crew; there were a total of 12 people on board.
Adesina also said that Prof Tam David-West wrote a book with the title ‘16 Sins of Muhammadu Buhari,’ and that in the book David-West debunked the allegation, lies being told against the former military head of state, President Buhari as being a religious bigot.
Adesina noted that Buhari will give room for those who are Christians working under him to go on all Christian activities.
He said ‘A media adviser is in the inner caucus. You can see your boss whenever you want to, and that was what the President told me the very day I resumed: “Adesina, ensure that nobody keeps you away from me. Whenever you want to see me, just come.”
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”Bigot? He won’t give such position or latitude to a person of different faith.
”Early in the first term, one of my spiritual fathers passed on. Rev Cornelius Obasi had taken keen interest in me as a young man growing up in the Foursquare Gospel Church in Lagos. That was in the 1980s.
”He was the Assistant Pastor of the branch I attended in Omole area. The main pastor was Rev Felix Meduoye, who later went on to become General Overseer of the Church for many years.
”I had completed National Service, was working as a Current Affairs Officer in Radio Lagos. But I never joked with church services, and soon became a teacher in the Sunday School.
”One day, after service, Rev Obasi called me. “Brother Femi, you speak good English. Who are you really?” I told him about myself, and thus began a lifelong friendship.
”When he passed on (was it late 2015 or 2016?), a two days funeral was being organized. And I wanted to attend, to pay my last respects. So I went to meet the President.
”I asked him for two days off, and told him why I needed it. A religious bigot would never hear of such. But not President Buhari. He told me: “I am happy that you’ve decided to go and give last honors to such a man. Please go. We will be here till you return.” And that winsome smile.
”When I returned to Abuja, I went to see him again, to say I was back. He welcomed me, and said something I’ll never forget.”
