“What Kind Of Shepherd Tells People To Hide Their Past?” – Rufai Oseni Tackles Primate Ayodele Over Warning To Tinubu

• Journalist Rufai Oseni has criticised Primate Elijah Ayodele over his recent warning to President Bola Tinubu regarding documents linked to an alleged past drug and criminal investigation in the United States.
• Rufai argued that Tinubu should instead support the release of the documents to clear the air, questioning why a religious leader would advise anyone to stop the publication of information about their past when it concerns the nation.

Journalist Rufai Oseni has criticised Primate Elijah Ayodele over his recent warning to President Bola Tinubu concerning the release of documents linked to an alleged past drug and criminal investigation in the United States.

Speaking during a debate on MEDIA TODAY, Rufai argued that Tinubu should support the release of the documents to clear the air instead of trying to stop their publication.

He said, “For the interest of sincerity, it is best that he is even the one not getting lawyers to be able to quash the process, but championing it to say, okay, release whatever they have of me so that I’ll be able to show to the world that it is not what a lot of people think.”

Rufai also questioned Primate Ayodele’s advice that the documents should be stopped, repeatedly asking, “Which kind of shepherd is he? Who is he when I am talking?”

He continued, “Which kind of shepherd tells people to hide their past when it concerns a nation? Is that one a shepherd? Which kind of shepherd is saying somebody should do everything to quash a case when integrity has Is that one a shepherd? With everything he has said, will you make him a shepherd over your life?”

According to Rufai, whatever the president does affects the image of every Nigerian, warning that the controversy could lead to Nigerians being mocked abroad.

“Whatever President Tinubu does rubs off on all of us,” he said, adding that people could make side jokes about Nigerians because of the allegations surrounding their president.

Rufai maintained that the matter goes beyond Tinubu, stressing that his argument was about the morality and strength of the nation.

The journalist’s comments have since generated reactions from Nigerians on social media.

@nwoko.oboro: “Maybe he’s looking for rice and cow”

@consultabbas: “Rufai is the weapon fashioned against those guys 🥱🥱”

@StreetProf: “Normally, primates are apes or monkeys, and they’re known to be intelligent.

Unfortunately, this particular primate in cassock has a lifelong issue with intelligence and common sense🥴😏”

@josiah.ayo: “Seem more like reverse psychology primate is playing”

@isola.tokunbo: “What are the Constitutional requirements from INEC?”

@61593060766610: “Ayo is a monetized shepherd

That man no count for my book at all”

@meshach.okorie.3: “Where are the good people of Nigeria 🇳🇬”

@100088796419826: “God bless you for always speaking out the truth to them my brother Oseni Rufai 🙏👌👍🙌”

@peter.tersugh: “It’s the News media that are always reporting the nonsense this man says that i blame.”