As controversy over the closure of the children's wing of the Aso Villa Chapel located inside presidential quarters rages on, fresh facts on the matter has been uncovered.
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari
Fresh fact has been uncovered as controversy over the closure of the children’s wing of the Aso Villa Chapel located inside Nigeria’s presidential quarters rages on. On Sunday, a correspondent was given an insight into the power play that has been going on inside the villa for weeks by Borno-based Pastor, Kallamu Musa Dikwa.
It can be recalled that Dikwa who is the Executive Director, Voice of Northern Christian Movement, made the allegation that President Goodluck Jonathan gave the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) the sum of N7billion to support his re-election bid.
In a chat with Daily Post on the Villa Chapel saga, he expressed dismay that President Muhammadu Buhari was yet to act on the fate of the children’s church despite the nationwide outcry. He challenged the presidency to also release most recent photos of the children’s church.
"Let them not deceive Nigerians. I can confirm to you that that section of the church has been converted to a storage room by Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari. I don’t want to think that the President authorized her action, Nevertheless, he should have done something by now because it is a serious matter."
When asked to state what items were being kept at the building, he responded:
"I really don’t know, but I was reliably informed that she brought some items to the villa and could not get a place to keep them. To our dismay, she directed some staff to move the items inside the children’s church and then ordered it locked. The security operatives that initially blocked its entrance did so with her knowledge and I dare her to publicly deny.
"What my source told me is that Mrs Buhari said the children’s church is a safer place to keep the items. This is not right. Why would she insist on that particular building in a place as big as the villa? Is she saying there is no other safe place apart from a place of worship?"
It was reported that due to the shutdown, the kids now use the office of the Chaplain, Pastor Joseph Sheyi Malomo, for their normal service. Dikwa is now calling on the president to take action immediately to forestall disunity among Christian and Muslim communities in Nigeria.
"He promised to unite Nigeria; he promised not to marginalize any religion but what is going on inside Aso Rock is different. People like me that were security risks for throwing our weight behind President Buhari are now at risk again because of this action of his wife.
"I have lost count of the number of calls I have received since the news concerning the children’s church broke out. While some are threatening me, some are mocking me that I and others endorsed Buhari who seemed to have turned blind eye to this act. They are saying ‘see the man you said will bring change, are you seeing what is happening now. We hope you are satisfied. After all, we warned you but you didn’t heed our advise."
He believes Buhari will call his wife to order to avoid further damage, and urged the president to remember the vow he made to Christian leaders he met before the presidential election in March.
Source:
DailyPost