Popular Anambra-based cleric, Chukwuemeka “Odumeje” Ohanaemere, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, alleging that those praising the current government were doing so because they had been “bribed.”
The founder of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, who stated this in a video circulating on social media, advised Nigerians to reject leaders who “prioritise personal gain over public welfare”.
He urged Nigerians to take ownership of the country’s political future, encouraging them to vote out elected officials who have failed to improve living conditions.
“In 2027, we shall decide. Is it your governor, your senator or your family member that owns Nigeria, or all of us? We are no more boys; we are fathers. A person leading the people must know how to speak to the people,” he said.
The cleric also took issue with Tinubu’s recent comments on hunger in the country, interpreting them as an admission that hardship has long been a systemic issue.
“Have you seen someone that doesn’t have conscience? President Tinubu confessed that even before I was born, Nigeria had been living with hunger,” he said.
He extended his criticism to politicians backing the president, alleging that their support is driven by self-interest rather than national development.
The cleric further claimed that public figures who openly praise the current administration have been bribed to do so.
“All the people supporting President Tinubu, thank God all of you are seeing how you are selling the future of our children because of money.
“We know all of you, as governors, as senators. I know why you are talking. It is because of yourselves, your families and what you can gather and acquire after their leadership.
“Anybody you see singing a song celebrating the latest government now is because that person is bribed,” he said.
Odumeje also criticised politicians representing their constituencies, accusing them of defending Tinubu’s remark that “there’s hunger before I was born.”
Asserting that such politicians lacked conscience, he said: “In 2027, we shall decide if it’s you, governor or senator, whose family owns Nigeria, or whether all of us own Nigeria. We are no longer boys; we are fathers.
“Your President Tinubu confessed, before answering the question, that even before he was born, Nigeria had been living with hunger. To all the people supporting President Tinubu, thank God you are now seeing how you are selling our children’s future, all because of money.
“We know all of you, as a governor, as a senator. I know why you are there supporting this man: it is because of yourself, your family, and what you can gather and acquire. After your term, if you win again, you will continue. If you do not win again, you will carry the money you have already acquired for yourself and your children, and travel to another country, leaving behind the very people you called ‘Nigerians.’ That is one thing a president has nothing to offer his own country.”
Odumeje said the political office holders exist to serve the people who elected them, not their personal or family interests.
He added that he values politicians who speak honestly rather than shift blame to the opposition or former officeholders.
The cleric had earlier decried what he described as a troubling trend among Nigerian church leaders who, in his view, have become too comfortable with political officeholders.
