Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) has denied the rumors making round that he has endorsed the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The Bishop last week met Atiku and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at his residence fueling speculation that he may have endorsed Atiku for the 2019 presidential election.
Bishop Oyedepo specifically denied endorsing Atiku for 2019, during the Sunday church service in Canaanland Ota, Ogun State.
The cleric told the congregation he was only invited to Obasanjo’s residence for a peace parley.
He said: “I am aware Winners are in every political party in Nigeria, but I don’t belong to any party. I was only invited to make peace. I don’t force myself on people because I am too busy.
“I have never belonged to any political party and will never belong to one. Any party you are in, that is where I am. There is no party without Winners in it. If you get to any party and you don’t see any Winner in it, you better check out of there; even the ones that have not been formed, Winners are there.
“Our goal is to secure the glorious destiny of our nation by paying whatever price it requires. I have never taken any dime from any political candidate in my life, I am a mediator. The price of peace is far cheaper than the cost of war so, what we are saying is, ‘let us talk this over, don’t let us exchange blows.’
“Let us be mature and be sincere; let’s give chance to reason and let the wicked turn from their wicked ways. We have to do it by appealing to people’s reasoning. Does anybody here want to see war? The 30 months war we fought, the effect keeps lingering, you won’t see war again in the name of Jesus.”
