The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, for Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has denied allegations that he campaigned for President Bola Tinubu forward of the 2027 election.
This is following claims by widespread social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly generally known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).
VDM, in a viral video posted on social media platforms on Monday, criticised the cleric for allegedly shifting from his harsh criticism of Tinubu to urging prayers for his administration.
According to VDM, Rev Dachomo, who just lately took his marketing campaign in opposition to alleged Christian genocide within the state to Israel, was anticipated to handle Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and different world leaders on the contentious killings of Christians in Plateau State and the Middle Belt normally.
However, his go to to Israel ended with allegations that he had as an alternative turned the journey right into a prayer session for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, authorities to reach the 2027 election.
Although Rev Dachomo had earlier denied ever praying for Tinubu and the APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, VDM alleged that the cleric had moved from accusing President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima of trying to Islamise Nigeria and failing to curb insecurity to calling for prayers and assist for a similar administration.
The activist additionally claimed that Dachomo had been compromised, including that he was 101 per cent sure that the presidency had reached out to the clergyman and brought him to Israel.
However, whereas responding to the accusations, Rev Dachomo insisted that he had by no means prayed or campaigned for Tinubu, Shettima and the APC to win the 2027 election.
In an announcement shared on his social media handles, the cleric described makes an attempt to make use of his identify for political branding as depraved, clarifying that his prayers whereas in Israel have been directed at reaching nationwide peace, searching for divine intervention in opposition to evil plans and defending persecuted communities.
He maintained that he had prayed in opposition to electoral rigging and had by no means supported a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
However, he stated these features of his prayers have been ignored, whereas deceptive narratives have been promoted.
“My pricey brethren, I greet you all within the identify of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
“I heard that VDM shared a video saying I prayed for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket to reach the 2027 election.
“You are simply saying, ‘Rev. Dachomo has prayed for success.’ Which success? The success of rigging elections?
“While Muslim-Muslim ticket supporters are considering of rigging elections, the one factor I’m praying for is that they need to fail of their evil deeds. Let them fail of their evil considering. Let the evil ones in Nigeria fail woefully in no matter they’re doing.
“To the marketing campaign organisation of Tinubu, anyone who’s utilizing my identify wrongly for campaigns is doing an ideal injustice to Tinubu. You evil males are saying I take advantage of my identify to say I pray for Tinubu.
“I pray that any evil spirit that can lure this authorities into rigging elections will catch hearth. Any satanic energy that can increase thugs to rig elections, let it catch hearth in order that justice will prevail.
“Any spirit or particular person that’s going to rig these elections, let the wrath of God destroy their evil plans.
