“The Man That Will Steal Your Money Is Better Than The Man That Will Take Your Life “ ~ Apostle Suleiman
The Founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has been facing serious backlash on social media for inciting hate speech and comparing two major opponents in the 2019 elections, Whilst saying “that the man that will steal your money is better than the man that will take your life”
Although, Apostle Suleman had predicted in January that the Presidential election which was slated for February 16 will not hold, noting that it will be postponed.
In the same vein, there were reports across major media platforms that the Commission also postponed the governorship and state assembly elections, it will now hold on March 9.
Whilst Giving a reason for the decision, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the decision was taken after a careful review of the plan for the exercise.
“Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan and the determination to conduct free, fair and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the elections as scheduled is no longer feasible,” he said.
“Consequently, the commission has decided to reschedule the Presidential and National Assembly Elections to Saturday, 23 February 2019.
“Furthermore, the Governorship, State House of Assembly and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Elections is rescheduled to Saturday 9th March 2019. This will afford the Commission the opportunity to address identified challenges in order to maintain the quality of our elections,” Yakubu said.
However, here are some of the reactions on twitter:
“ the man that will steal your money is better than the man that will take your life “ ~ Apostle Suleiman
CC: @toluogunlesi @ogundamisi @fkeyamo @Laurestar @pius_adesanmi pic.twitter.com/RrWneSWmoH
— Osquare (@osquare78) February 18, 2019