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Osinbajo Under Fire For Holding Thanksgiving Service During Christian Protest

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February 3, 2020

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The decision of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to hold a Thanksgiving service, on Sunday, while the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye led a prayer protest against the spate of insecurity in the country has courted him controversy on social media.

Osinbajo held a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate the anniversary of the helicopter crash he and 11 other passengers survived in the buildup to the last election, in Kabba, Kogi State, one year ago.

Meanwhile, same Sunday, Pastor Adeboye led a prayer protest, in collaboration with Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over the spate of insecurity in the country.

Many Nigerians have questioned the Vice President for carrying out the Thanksgiving service, describing the move as insensitive, considering the prevailing atmosphere occasioned by the killings of innocent citizens, especially in the North-East region of the country.

Others opined that Osinbajo is not in support of the prayer protest, while condemning the silence posture of Osinbajo on issue of insecurity and other national issues.

There was also opinion that Osinbajo who is a senior pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God could have tacitly shifted the Thanksgiving Service.

GreenWhiteGreen gathered a cross of section of tweets on Twitter:

The VP didn't get it right on this. Even though he can't come out to support his faith, he should've shifted his Thanksgiving to show solidarity and exonerate himself.
How can you be thanking God when God's people he placed under ur care are being murdered in cold blood.
— EZE_MMUO IBIBIO (@preciousetim4) February 2, 2020

In 2015 & 2019, Some RCCG members voted for Buhari because of Osinbajo, that choice was based on religious sentiment, that choice turned out to be a bad choice.

The Church did not follow the leading of the Spirit, God wouldn't have chosen this affliction for us.

Lesson learnt?
— Mr Integrity (@Intergrity56) February 2, 2020

Yemi Osinbajo what a deceitful creature. Yesterday was talking about his crash but nothing on the security situation in Nigeria under his leadership. I just cannot wait for 2023.
Yemi, your silence is unpatriotic, not Christ like not man enough.
Yemi it is 0/10. @ProfOsinbajo
— Proudly Esan. (@Angela201045315) February 3, 2020

What could have made Pastor Adeboye to lead a massive protest against insecurity in a nation where a pastor from the same ministry is the vice president?

That's a report card for Osinbajo.pic.twitter.com/2bCAAE27Q8
— Ayemojubar ? (@ayemojubar) February 2, 2020

Pastor Enoch Adeboye and RCCG are conducting a protest march against the killings in the land.I commend them & hope that they will find the courage to accept that they made a mistake by supporting Buhari in the first place. Will RCCG Pastor Yemi Osinbajo will join in the march?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) February 2, 2020

For today's protest to be meaningful, baba Adeboye should just advise Pastor yemi Osinbajo to resign.
— Bolanle Cole Esq.? (@BolanleCole) February 2, 2020

Professor Osinbajo is a product of the Lagos political establishment – the same establishment that evicted people from Takwa Bay and just banned okadas.

Osinbajo can tell you all you want to hear – but I don't think he can "walk the talk".

And that is Lagos for you.
— Onye Nkuzi (@cchukudebelu) February 2, 2020

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