Primate Ayodele shows love, kindness as he empowers Journalists, less-privileged

Success Damian:

Servant of the Most High God, and Representative of God at INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele has shown love and kindness to the world as he empowered Journalists and the less-privileged in the society.

Ayodele made this happen on February 14, 2021 during the annual thanksgiving service of the church.

It was a dream come true as many beneficiaries were wowed beyond their imagination. The Primate gave out cash, cars, tricycles and other items; he also enhanced the award of scholarships and jobs to hundreds of youths. Besides, widows were also empowered; the poor were given various forms of assistance, while some religious devotees were aided with funds to go to the holy lands for pilgrimages.

Primate Ayodele did not discriminate between the beneficiaries as both Christians and Moslems were empowered, apart from Christians who will be travelling to Jerusalem, there were Muslims who also got funds to go to Mecca.

Much more was his philanthropic gesture which he extended to the media. In appreciation of the media, Primate Ayodele gave out a jeep each to two journalists, Lukmon Akintola of Octopus News and Folorunsho Hamzat of the Status News, an online outfit. Further, ten journalists got N200,000 each from the church leader. He also announced the donation of a bus to NTA 10, Lagos.

During the presentation Primate Ayodele told the journalists not to see the gifts as bribes. “You should be free to criticise me if I do wrong. What I am doing here is a directive from God. He gave me all I have and I should share what he has given me with those who don’t have,” he said.

He assured that those who didn’t get this year should be hopeful. “Next year, it could be your turn,” he pleaded.

He spoke further “Our own church is not for commercial purpose, people keep accusing pastors, I only talk about my own, I don’t take tithe from anybody, I only do what is right with my sweat and when government came up with CAMA, I stand against it, and I say no government. I stand alone to fight against injustice irrespective of where you are coming.

“I tell the government the truth; you are my friend if you can listen to warnings. We need prophets in our nation.

“When we make prophecies, don’t think we make prophesies for popularity, I have gotten a lot of popularity since 1994, but beyond prophecies since 2002 we have been empowering people, policemen, there is no police station in this local government that I don’t give something tangible at least two times a year, road safety and many more, we support churches, I am not a businessman and I will not be one, I don’t have a company but the source of my income is in the hand of God,” Ayodele said.

He said that he loves Nigerian pressmen, “They are very important to me in my earthly mission. In Nigeria today I am one of the important pastors that you can pick your phone and call directly, I respect all Nigerian pressmen.”