Pastor Kumuyi Warns Members to Stay Away from Video CDs Released by ‘Prophetess’ Linda Ngaujah.

Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry has disowned the controversial videos of a ‘prophetess’ and others who claimed to have died, gone to heaven and came back to narrate their extra-terrestrial experience. In the controversial videos being sold all over Nigeria, two women and a boy claimed they died, went to heaven and came back to narrate what they said God showed them. One of such CDs is that of a Sierra Leonean woman, simply called Sister Linda Ngaujah. Linda said she died and was shown happenings in heaven and hell and that many of the members of a large church on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway are on their way to hell and that the founder of a leading church in Lagos should repent as he allegedly acquired his powers from the devil, saying that a Bishop of another large congregation and his members are not even recognised in heaven. She added that women who used rubber and wool to plait their hair will go to hell as it is a sin and that the only way for people to be prepared for heaven is to go back to the old Deeper Life Bible Church’s method of dressing. The video CDs released by Linda is causing serious controversy in the church of God as some women in Deeper Life, who plait rubber hair have vowed never to do so again as they want to get to heaven. Some female worshippers have even shaved their hair in one Christian Assembly in Ikorodu, saying that they don’t want to have anything to do with attachment as they want to get to heaven. Another person who claimed to have gone to heaven said she saw the late wife of Kumuyi, Biodun, in heaven and narrated her encounter there. Other CDs were released by Margaret Amure from Church of God Mission, who also claimed to have gone to heaven and another 10-year old boy from Edo, named Samuel. Reacting to this development on Sunday during the church service, Pastor Kumuyi warned members of his church not to have anything to do with such CDs as these are the last days where many people would come up with different things to deceive the church of God. Kumuyi urged members of the church not to waste their money on such CDs, saying that the church should not rely on purported CDs of people who claimed to have gone to heaven to come back to produce CDs to sell to people narrating their encounter. He referred to Linda’s CD which said people need to dress like Deeper Life to get to heaven, saying that “if you dress like Deeper Life without salvation and sanctification, will you get to heaven? These are the last days.” The man of God emphasized that dressing like Deeper Life would not take anybody to heaven but that righteousness and holiness of heart are the keys to getting to the kingdom of God and warned members to desist from lwatching such CDs. Kumuyi further said that one of the people who claimed to have gone to heaven said they saw Mummy Kumuyi in the kingdom of God, saying that he did not need such CD to know that his wife was in heaven and that the word of God has told us the criteria for getting to His kingdom. According to him, such people were merely deceiving the people, saying that when Apostle Paul was translated to heaven and came back, he did not produce CDs about what he saw in heaven and began to sell them. “When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, Lazarus did not go about telling people that this was what he saw in heaven. We should rest on the word of God to tell us what we need to know about heaven and how to get there. How do you know that they have actually gone to heaven? These are the last days. Don’t waste your money on buying these CDs,” he stated.

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Nigeria: Fashola Apologises to Ndigbo Over Deportation

Lagos Governor Fashola

Lagos — After weeks of intense controversies over the repatriation of some Igbo in Lagos state to Onitsha in Anambra state, the Lagos State Governor Mr Babatunde Fashola yesterday tendered apology to all aggrieved persons.
Fasola tendered his apology while speaking at the 25th anniversary of a pan-Igbo socio-political group, Aka Ikenga held in Lagos yesterday.
Fashola said his government policy was misunderstood by a section of the people and giving political coloration to the incident.
He said he bore no grudges against the Igbo people as speculated.
"Our fore fathers have always had in place a robust relationship with Ndigbo.
"We have built a relationship based on tolerance, mutual respect and trust. That relationship was started by our ancestors," he said.
"There are those who clearly misrepresented the action taken the way they wanted it. To those people, I owe an explanation on what has happened and that was partly why I am here today. If those people have misunderstood me or action taken by our government, here today and publicly, I am offering them unreserved apology," Fashola said.

Nigeria: Two Dead, 10 Injured in Lagos Collapsed Buildings

Lagos — Two persons were yesterday confirmed dead and 10 others seriously injured after two houses collapsed in Lagos Island.

The remains of the two deceased persons and the injured were brought out of the rubbles yesterday by rescuers. Their identities were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this story.
Daily Trust leant that the three-storey building on No.15 Alli Street collapsed at about 11pm and collapsed on a bungalow beside it.
Government officials, youths and members of the Community Development Association in the area took part in the rescue operation.
General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu who confirmed the number of casualties said efforts are still on going to ensuring that people were no longer trapped in the rubble.
"Ten people were evacuated and taken to the General Hospital and Massey Hospital. Two dead bodies were recovered and has been deposited in the morgue as emergency response is still ongoing," he added

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

- See more at: http://gistpage.com.ng/ng/forum/2972/quot-we-need-men-in-our-lives-quot-8000-women-protest-over#sthash.xd3See78.dpuf

"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

- See more at: http://gistpage.com.ng/ng/forum/2972/quot-we-need-men-in-our-lives-quot-8000-women-protest-over#sthash.xd3See78.dpuf

"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

- See more at: http://gistpage.com.ng/ng/forum/2972/quot-we-need-men-in-our-lives-quot-8000-women-protest-over#sthash.xd3See78.dpuf

"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

- See more at: http://gistpage.com.ng/ng/forum/2972/quot-we-need-men-in-our-lives-quot-8000-women-protest-over#sthash.xd3See78.dpuf

"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

- See more at: http://gistpage.com.ng/ng/forum/2972/quot-we-need-men-in-our-lives-quot-8000-women-protest-over#sthash.xd3See78.dpuf

"We Need Men In Our Lives" - 8000 Women Protest Over Scarcity Of Husband

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No fewer than 8,000 women on Thursday stormed the Zamfara Hisbah Commission to protest the scarcity of men in Zamfara.
Apparently the women are seeking the state government’s assistance to enable them to get married.
Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association, Hajiya Suwaiba Isa, and the patron, Alhaji Sa’idu Goshe, the women said they were not living a normal life and needed husbands to become whole.
“Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us,” they said.
The patron said the association had over 8,000 women, comprising 5,380 divorcees, 2,200 widows, 1,200 orphans and 80 others, whom he said, were looking for men to marry.
He said the women also needed assistance to purchase household items such as beds, mattresses and other basic necessities needed to move to their husbands’ houses.
Goshe appealed to the commission to assist the association in screening suitors for the women and said the screening would determine the suitors’ health status, source of livelihood and ability to maintain a family.

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Pakistani Christians protest church attack as death toll rises to 85

  

 

Pakistani women grieve over coffins of their relatives who were killed in a suicide attack on a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed scores of people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country’s Christian minority in years. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani Christians rallied Monday to denounce the deadliest attack ever in this country against the religious minority as the death toll from the church bombings the day before climbed to 85.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers outside the historic All Saints Church in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday.

A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying they would continue to target non-Muslims until the U.S. stops drone attacks in Pakistan.

The bombings raised new questions about the Pakistani government's push to strike a peace deal with the militants to end a decade-long insurgency that has killed thousands of people.

"What dialogue are we talking about? Peace with those who are killing innocent people," asked the head of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, Paul Bhatti, whose brother, a federal minister, was gunned down by an Islamic extremist in 2011.

The death toll reached 85, after seven more of those wounded in Peshawar died overnight, according to the commissioner of Peshawar, Sahibzada Anees.

Protesters blocked roads around the country, burning tires on one of the main roads into the capital, Islamabad, as they demanded government protection.

"Our people have been killed ... Nobody seems to bother about us. No one apprehended the killers," said Aqeel Masih, one of the protesters.

Clashes broke out between Christian protesters and Muslims Monday evening, leaving one person dead, in the southern port city of Karachi, according to Police Chief Shahid Hayat. He said police fired tear gas and guns in the air to try to disperse the crowd.

Missionary schools around the country were closed for three days, said Christian leader Nasir Gill.

Churches and other places important to the Christian community in Peshawar have been given extra security, said police official Noor Khan.

Many churches, as well as mosques and other religious institutions, already receive some type of police protection although many Christians say that is too little. A police officer stationed at the church where the suicide bombers attacked was killed.

Christians are a minority in Pakistan, where roughly 96 per cent of the country's 180 million people is Muslim. The rest belong to other religions, including Christianity. Christians have often been attacked by Sunni Muslim militants, who view them as enemies of Islam.

Christians often face discrimination as well. They often find it difficult to get access to education or better jobs and are relegated to menial labour jobs such as collecting garbage or cleaning streets.

The U.S. State Department condemned the bombing, and said that the United States "remains concerned about continuing sectarian violence in Pakistan that has brought heartache to Sunnis, Shia, Christians, and members of other communities across the country."

In other violence, a bomb exploded Monday near a police patrol in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing four people, including three policemen, said police officer Abdullah Khan.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan is home to both Islamic militants and nationalists fighting the government.

Jonathan moves to mend fences with N’ Assembly

President Goodluck Jonathan

The Presidency  has initiated fence-mending with the National Assembly, particularly the House of Representatives,   in a bid to improve on  the strained relations between the two sides.

The  Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan  on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, made a dramatic appearance at the House of Representatives to discuss with some lawmakers.

Findings indicated that Gulak’s mission was to meet with the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, and some principal officers  over the  legislature-executive face-off.

However, The PUNCH learnt that Gulak did not meet Tambuwal, who was not in the office at the time he  arrived.

But, he met and discussed with selected lawmakers, spending about 15 minutes with each of them.

One of the members he visited  was Mr. Aminu Jonathan from Plateau State.

Gulak visited  the legislature barely one week after Jonathan sacked his Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Mrs. Joy Emodi.

The sacking came on the heels of the visit of  of the National Chairman of the New Peoples Democratic Party  and seven governors in the faction  to   the National Assembly.

At the House, the visit was disrupted by lawmakers in the Bamanga Tukur-led  PDP , who opposed Tambuwal’s decision to receive the group.

There were speculated moves by the Presidency to move against Tambuwal following the visit.  The Presidency was  alleged to have  paid $25,000 to lawmakers in the  Tukur-led  PDP   to impeach the speaker.

About the same time, the House   suspended  its plenary to embark on “full and comprehensive oversight on the implementation of the 2013 budget.”

Investigations showed that the outcome of the oversight tour of capital project sites could result in “Jonathan bashing” by the lawmakers.

A source  close to both arms of the government said, “The Presidency will not be comfortable with any issues that may further heat up the polity. There is an urgent need to work on the relations between the two arms of government.

“Gulak must have come to the National Assembly to see how they can improve on their relations.”

He added that the Presidency would also pay a similar visit to the Senate which also played host to the Baraje- led New PDP team. He however declined to state when the visit would be.

A surprised Gulak was ambushed by reporters shortly after exiting the office of one of the House of Representatives members he visited.

At first, he tried to parry questions by claiming that he visited  to chat  with some of his friends.

However, when he was reminded that he had not visited the House in the last two years, Gulak admitted that he came to “discuss the process of moving the country forward.”

Asked whether the Presidency paid some lawmakers to impeach Tambuwal, Gulak said  Jonathan had never contemplated removing the speaker.

He described the matter as “figment of people’s imagination.”

Gulak  added,  “The purpose of my visit is part of the processes of trying to meet our friends, discuss with them and move the country forward.

“We intended to meet the speaker but unfortunately he is not around. My visit today(Wednesday) is part of moves to cement the relationship between the Legislature and Executive which is normal.

“You know Mr. President will never support destabilising the National Assembly. You will agree with me that this President we have will never support any move to destabilise the National Assembly.

“The National Assembly is a pillar of this administration that stabilises the polity.

“Destabilising it will not be good for the country and Mr. President is aware of that and he has taken that upon himself not to destabilise or support anything that will destabilise the National Assembly.”

Reacting specifically to the $25,000 bribery allegation, he said, “That is not true; it can never be true

 “You know Mr. President  is a different President; please and please, and I plead with you to see him as who he is.

“He says what he means and means what he says. Since he became President, he is the only one whose tenure has not been involved in the so- called banana peels in the National Assembly.

“He supports the stabilisation of the National Assembly. All these stories are figments of people’s imagination, especially those who believe that they ought to be in the lead in this country and not part of the present leadership.”

On the factional crisis rocking the PDP, Gulak claimed that the PDP was intact.But he pointed out that some people did not want to follow the rule of law and the Nigerian constitution.

The presidential aide added, “There is nothing like New PDP; I always say that there is no political crisis in Nigeria. What we are witnessing is mad pursuit of unrealisable ambition by few people who are blinded by ambition; who cannot see anything good in their own country; and have refused to know that this country is governed  by law.”