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Buhari wants me to always tell him the truth, says Adesina

By Margaret Mwantok
20 July 2015   |   5:09 am
A thanksgiving service was held recently at the Foursquare Church, Sabo-Yaba in honour of the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.
Adesina

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A thanksgiving service was held recently at the Foursquare Church, Sabo-Yaba in honour of the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

It was a moment of reflection and appreciation to God for his numerous blessings on the life of Adesina, as testified to by friends and well wishers who were around to felicitate with the accomplished journalist.

During the service, Rev. Tunde Lemo preached on the importance and need to remain in the presence of God. Using the example of the bible character, David, Lemo said, “David was a man who enjoyed the presence of God; he craved for God’s presence so much that he said better is one day in the presence of God than a thousand years in the world.”

According to Lemo, God’s integrity cannot be judged by the feelings or experiences of any man because God’s integrity is rooted in the consistency of the power of his word to fulfill his ultimate purpose. He added, “God intervenes because you have done things according to his ways.”

The General Overseer of Foursquare Church, Meduoye Felex led the prayer session for Adesina and his family. Other ministers of God who prayed for Adesina were Pastor Dayo Adewunmi, Rev. John Eweje and Rev. Ikechukwu Ugbaja.

Adesina who sees his appointment as a call to serve his country said, “I have done one month of this, and it is service to my country; the present government is working and the media will ensure that the citizenry is fully communicated on whatever the government is doing.”

He promised to do his best with his wealth of 29 years experience in the media and the contacts he has built, adding, “Every experience that I have acquired over 29 years in the media is what I will bring on board.”

On his impression of President Buhari, Adesina said, “I will like to say that if it was not this president I never thought I could serve in government, because he is a man known for integrity, accountability and transparency. That is why I accepted this appointment. The first day I resumed, the President told me that he wants me to always tell him the truth, and I believe he will do all that he has promised Nigerians.”

Adesina further called on Nigerians to be patient with the president, saying, “This President is going to deliver but the style is different. As he moves Nigeria forward, we should be patient because at the end of the day we will have cause to thank him.”

Adesina also stated that his appointment came to him as a surprise, but that he is happy to be working with President Buhari.

The General Overseer Rev. Felex said Adesina’s appointment was divine, noting, “For me I see it as the hand of God to bless his church, because God will always need a man. I am joyful because this will also bring expansion in the church of God. Adesina has a close relationship with the Lord over the years and I know that even now, he will continue to serve God in his position.”

Wife of Adesina Nike said her husband has impacted her life positively over the years, “When we got married, my vision was for my entire family to make heaven. Femi is a Christian I admire; he has sharpened my life, my Faith in God”.

Nike recounted how her husband supported her when she took ill, saying, “Femi demonstrated the love that the Bible speaks about.” She prayed for God’s guidance upon her husband, as he continues in his new office.

Chairman of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Lagos Chapter Joseph Okonmah gave a brief citation of Adesina.

2 Comments

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    Good,, tell him to refurbish the refineries uurgently for production and then stop the corruption nexus called fuel subsidy,,,tell him our maternal mortality rate is globally scandalous and a contingency plan to tackle prenatal maternal malaria ,high bp,anaemia,post partum haemorrhage can cut maternal mortality by 60 percent,tell him only manufacturing and industrial revolution can grow the economy and gdp exponentially,tell him agric should be mechanized for food security and organic input sourced for health and ecological sustainability while large scale horticultural farm settlements established,tell him to build agricultural continuity on foundation laid by last agric minister,tell him corruption cannot be handled by kid gloves,that a weird beast needs the bizarre hunter,,tell him to find out how singapore leapfrogged to league of developed nations in record time,how china manufactures everything it needs from cars to planes and electronics to boost local employment,,save the currency and grow the economy into the worlds greatest,,,tell him to diversify this looted economy quickly,,tell him to convert polytechnics to entrepreneurial universities producing job creators not job seekers, tell him to develop a million low cost houses annually and fast track mortgsge refinancing initiatives and revamp housing ministry as the masses have virtually no roofs over their heads, tell him the old ,,hapless pensioneers in many states are perishing in anguish, tell him most rural dwellers are cut off from any democratic dividend whatsoever, tell him there is monumental corruption in power sector as most consumers get estimated crazy bills without commensurate or any services at all, tell him to seperate the state from religion as those countries that do otherwise have the greatest puzzling historic chaos ,tell him to energize the private sector as the operational engine of any ecoonomy, tell him some very corrupt politicians taking refuse in his party does not do its image good,tell him to study all probe reports since 1960 and recover all funds indicated for recovery,tell him a sovereign conference is urgently needed to comprehensively restructure this nation into real federalism,tell him the west cannot solve the national problems,tdll him to choose successful technocrats as ministerial appointees… there is much to tell him and dont fail to tell lest you face the immutable verdict of history

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    CONGRATULATIONS. AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS TELL THE PRESIDENT THE TRUTH AS HE ASKED OF YOU. THAT WAY, HE WILL BE ABLE TO GAUGE THE FEELINGS AND MINDS OF THE GOVERNED. WISH YOU WELL AND GOD’S SPEED.