Winners & RCCG Pastors Set To Run For Osun State Senatorial Position!

A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, identified as Ayo Olowofoyeku, and his colleague a pastor in the Winners Chapel, Olusola Fatokun, are among aspirants showing interest in picking tickets to represent Osun East Senatorial District at the Senate and to become lawmaker at Osun State House of Assembly respectively.

Fatokun, who addressed journalists in Osogbo, where he declared his ambition to represent Boripe/Boluwaduro at the House of Assembly said his involvement in politics was part of his assignment as a pastor. The two clerics are contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party Fatokun scored the present House of Assembly in the state low while describing the state lawmakers as“rubber stamp” who he said lacked the courage to check the “excesses” of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Fatokun said, “Pastors and imams are politicians because they have to persuade some of their followers before arriving at some decisions. I am not led by the Holy Spirit to go into politics but it is part of my assignment as a pastor. “I don’t need to be led. After God, political leaders are the next; so this kind of powerful and highly influential institution should not be left to the riffraff to handle. “Politics is a great service to the people. I will be able to affect many more people positively if I am elected.” Fatokun, who is the pastors of the Winners’ Chapel at Obaagun in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State opposed the call for part time legislature. He also urged political leaders in the country to look fora way of scaling down the cost of governance.

According to him, Osun State is not developing the way it should because lawmakers at the House of Assembly have not been ableto check the executive especially when the governor is not doing the right thing. Olowofoyeku, who said he contested senatorial ticket of the Alliance for Democracy against Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwain 1998 said he decided to contest againbecause of his determination to serve his people. The aspirant expressed optimism at the petition of Senator Iyiola Omisore before the Election Petitions Tribunal. He said he was confident that justice would be done and the PDP would rule the state. Olowofoyeku said, “People always say politics is a dirty game but we need clean people to clean up our politics. If good people don’t participate in politics, it will remain dirty and the people will be denied the opportunities to have good leaders. “Christians should not feel shy to seek elective offices, they are needed just like every good person irrespective of theirreligionto serve the interest of the people.” 

Credit: DailyTimes