ENOCH ADEBOYE IS NO CARDINAL SIN: THEY DON'T MAKE HIS LIKES ANYMORE.

ICHEOKU says moments as this, the never ending fleecing of Nigerians by Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has forced ICHEOKU to time-travel down memory lane, way back to the eighties Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos and how a petite man of God toppled his government, a government which somewhat had became God unto itself. Yes, his name was Archbishop Jamie Cardinal Sin and he permanently etched his name in immutable solid marble. 

Philippines was under a great affliction, a heavy yoke of then President Ferdinand Marcos and the people suffered and suffered until one man, a religious clergy and Archbishop of Manila, decided that enough is enough and he put aside his fears and personal safety, to do what needed to be done and before you could say Holly Molly, like all brutish cowards, Marcos and his family took to their heels in flee from the Macanaga Palace and into exile they went. 

But in Nigeria, Pastor Enoch Adeboye is busy shaking down Nigerians, fleecing the people of their hard earned money, while the country is weighted down under the heavy burdensome yoke of President Muhammadu Buhari maladministration. But not a whiff of condemnation or admonition of the government ever came from the supposed man of God. Enoch Adeboye is probably too afraid to raise a voice against the government for fear of being grounded or his private jet being denied landing rights on Nigerian airports or barred from using Nigeria's airspace. Enoch Adeboye has stood silently by and watched as even members of his Redeemed Christian Church of God are suffering untold hardship and groaning under immeasurable economic burden; and scared-stiff of their freedom being lost, restricted or deprived by the government. ICHEOKU says what would Jesus do faced with similar situation and circumstance, but condemn it; but not with Enoch Adeboye. 

Cardinal Sin was born into a very wealthy family but he forsook it all and went into the service of God, rising to become the Archbishop of Manila. Unlike the formerly poverty stricken Enoch Adeboye, who never dreamt of ever amounting to anything or being able to afford anything conveniently; and who like the Igbo adage of a man who never knew he will be able to take the Ozo title who put the anklets right up to his knees, has refused to let go his pursuit of money. It has now gotten to such ridiculousness that he is collecting gate fees for heaven, including billions from all manners of questionable characters and dubious people as well as crooked individuals, who actually believe that they are indeed paying advance for a space in heaven through Enoch Adeboye. ICHEOKU says watching that Enoch Adeboye's video made ICHEOKU sick to the stomach, that a man would so brazenly, falsely claim that if you don't pay your tithes you will not be admitted into heaven; and you ask yourself when did God appoint Enoch Adeboye the gateman of heaven's gate? 

Events makes a man and the events in the Philippines of the 1970s and 1980s under President Ferdinand Marcos, which forced Cardinal Sin to get involved in politics, made the Cardinal. It indeed proved to his great credit that it is not the size of the dog in the fight that is important, but the size of the fight in the dog. Cardinal Sin witnessed burgeoning corruption, fraud, murder and all manners of ills being perpetrated by the Marcos government. He also watched as discontent of the people over the uncaring attitude of the government neared boiling point and decided that enough is enough and went about to do something about it. But not Enoch Adeboye, who although tragically situated in a similar circumstance in Nigeria today, has refused to do something bout it; while maintaining a deathly criminal accomplice silence and maintaining a safe distance from provoking the ire of the government. ICHEOKU says were Jesus Christ this cowardly, the salvation of mankind would not have been purchased as the Jews would not have had any cause to frame him up for crucification. 

Just within six months following his appointment as Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Sin was criticizing the authorities in Manila, as he appealed to Filipinos of all creed and religions and backgrounds to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and use peaceful means to change the political situation in the Philippines. His call led to massive popular uprising which at one time brought about one million Filipinos to the streets of Manila, and eventually forced some soldiers to switch sides and join the protest in what later became known as People Power Revolution. President Ferdinand Marcos was forced into exile and with it, Philippines was freed and liberated till this day, establishing a real democracy where the people can elect and remove a president of their choice. So what is happening in Nigeria with the silence of Enoch Adeboye and other supposed men and women of God is quite pathetic. They have all turned into business men and women peddling scriptures and false miracles; and looking the other way as the country gradually unravels, while they smile steadily to the banks. 

So when will Enoch Adeboye and his coterie of tithes collecting false prophets ever bequeath Nigeria with a "triumphant democracy?" When will Enoch Adeboye and his fellow fleecing pastors persuade Nigerians to demand the opening of the "second envelope" and finally rid the country of those who are stealing it blind? When will Enoch Adeboye and his gang of deceitful miracle workers help Nigerians get rid of all the Ali Babas and the 40 thieves of Nigeria who have nearly bankrupted the country with their quick, fast, itching fingers? Even with Cardinal Sin, the Vatican tried to intervene on behalf of the Philippines government and tried to rein him in, but he threatened to resign his office which forced the Holy See to back down and stay off the church activism in Philippines. But here is Enoch Adeboye, who is the lord unto himself and who reports to no one, yet cannot muster enough courage to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari keep his contract with the Nigerian people. What Would Jesus Do?