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By Olakunle Olafioye
The grand finale of the annual thanksgiving of Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, leader, Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, has produced another set of surprised car owners as the foremost seer doled out cars and other gift items to church members, journalists, and members of the public and empowered scores of others in what has become a yearly exercise.
The 2025 edition of the annual celebration came to a befitting close on Friday with the commissioning of the church’s 10,000 seating capacity auditorium, modern bakery and the foundation laying ceremony of a residential estate and a mosque. The event which drew dignitaries from within and outside the country, including the former President of Liberia, George Weah, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and his Anambra State Counterpart, Charles Soludo who was represented at the occasion by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Ernest Ezeajughi, saw the popular seer sharing the mind of God concerning the political future of his guests.
Addressing the former Liberian President as an “incoming President of Liberia”, Primate Ayodele handed the former soccer star a Liberian flag, symbolizing his return to power for the second time. In his response, the former Liberian President extolled the man of God who he described as his spiritual father. “Primate Ayodele is a man of God that I have always admired and I am very proud and elated to be invited to this programme. It is only when you are in power that you get invitations like this but when this comes even when you are out of power, it shows true love. So, I want to appreciate the Primate for inviting me to witness this. Just today, he gave scholarships to people, JAMB, and WAEC forms and I thank God and appreciate him for all he does for society and pray that God continues to bless him.”
Primate Ayodele also foretold the second term victories for Governor Adeleke of Osun state and Governor Soludo of Anambra state describing the duo as performing governors. “APC cannot take Osun from you. You will win your second term election” declared prophetically.
“Governor Soludo should be rest assured, he will be returned as governor of Anambra State for the second term. We can see his good work in the state he will win again,” Primate Ayodele declared.
The 21-day long programme which began on January 26 started with Primate Ayodele paying visits to houses of members of the church sharing gifts in various forms including food items and educational materials to children of school age. The man of God also visited the FRSC office, police stations, and schools.
At the grand finale of the annual thanksgiving programme held on Friday, 14, 2025 scores of people smiled home with various gifts including car gifts given to a member of the church, Ayo Babalola and a journalist, Ayodele Dedeigbo, publisher of town crier news.
No fewer than 25 secondary school students were given JAMB and WAEC forms, with several others getting scholarships for their tertiary education. Two other beneficiaries were empowered with brand new tricycles while many got financial empowerment to start up their businesses.
Items such as sewing machines, hair dryers, grinding machines among several other empowerment kits were equally distributed while widows, widowers and other less privileged people went home with home appliances ranging from deep freezers, televisions, fans, mattresses, clothing materials and drugs.
Some of the guests at the occasion included Governor Adeleke, Senator Abiodun Olujimi and Chief of Staff to Anambra State governor, Ernest Ezeajughi. Other dignitaries who witnessed the final events were former deputy governor of Edo state, Phillip Shaibu, the Nigeria Football Federation president, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, the Oniworo of Iworo Kingdom, Oba Oladele Kosoko, Onisabe of Igbobi-sade, Oba Owolabi Adeniyi. among several others.
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