EXTRA 24: ‘Storm not over; seek God’s face over refinery’ — Cleric advises Dangote

Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, on Tuesday, advised Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote to seek the face of God because the storm isn’t over regarding the crisis he is currently facing.

The cleric gave the advice in a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho. He also narrated how he sent a prominent Northern traditional ruler to deliver a message to Dangote that he will have a confrontation with the government regarding his refinery.

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“Before the incident of Dangote, I sent a very prominent northern traditional ruler to tell him that the government will fight him. I also made a video about it, it has come to pass and I want to advise that people don’t take prophecy with levity.

“It is to warn you against an impending danger and maybe it’s because I am not a Muslim, that’s why he ignored my warning. The same way I warned against a gang-up regarding Glo.

‘’The storm isn’t over for Dangote, they don’t want that refinery to succeed, there are people behind it in order to frustrate his effort.

“Let him seek the face of the Lord so that he can have continuity in the refinery, there are still challenges ahead. Despite the fact that the refinery will boost the economy, some people will not want it to stand.’’

The cleric, however, knocked the Nigerian government for fighting indigenous companies like Dangote despite the fact that Nigeria has a very bad economy.

“If the government starts fighting indigenous companies, how do we expect to grow? We have to encourage indigenous companies and having Dangote refinery will create more labour in the market.

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“I don’t know why they are trying to sabotage the refinery because it’s a blessing to Nigeria. The government should support these people. We also have Innoson motors and instead of supporting foreign countries, why not give Innoson the full support?

‘’These are the people who can make the economy smile, I see no reason Dangote should not be licensed or joking with this multi-billion naira project. It is time to put ethnicity aside and focus.

‘’Although Dangote is a businessman and his fuel may not make any serious difference, there won’t be scarcity anymore and it will create more jobs for Nigerians,” he added.