Retired Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, who served as Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Plateau State’s Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, has rejected claims that he supported President Bola Tinubu in the run-up to the 2027 election.
Martins Vincent Otse, better known by his online handle VeryDarkMan (VDM), has made some assertions, and this follows in his footsteps.
In a video that went viral on Monday, VDM blasted the cleric for supposedly praying for Tinubu’s administration after previously criticising him harshly.
As per VDM, Rev. Dachomo was supposed to speak to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other world leaders regarding the controversial killings of Christians in Plateau State and the Middle Belt as a whole. He recently expanded his campaign against what is allegedly Christian genocide in the state to Israel.
But rumours began circulating after his trip to Israel that he had used the opportunity to pray for Tinubu and the APC government’s success in the 2027 election.
In spite of Rev. Dachomo’s earlier denials, VDM claimed that the cleric had shifted his focus from criticising Tinubu and Vise President Kashim Shettima for their alleged efforts to Islamize Nigeria and their failure to address insecurity to praising and praying for the same administration.
Activist Dachomo also asserted that the president had contacted the cleric and whisked him away to Israel, a claim he was “101 percent sure” about.
But Rev. Dachomo denied the allegations, saying he had never wished or worked to help Tinubu, Shettima, or the APC win the 2027 election.
While in Israel, the cleric prayed for national peace, asked God to intervene against evil plans, and protected persecuted communities, according to a statement he posted to his social media accounts. He called efforts to use his name for political branding wicked.
He insisted he had never backed a Muslim-Muslim ticket for president and that he had prayed against election fraud.
But those parts of his prayers, he claimed, were disregarded in favour of false stories.
In the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I greet you, my beloved brothers and sisters.
I heard that VDM posted a video in which I prayed for the success of the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2027 election, which includes President Bola Tinubu, Vise President Kashim Shettima, and others.
“Basically, all you’re saying is that ‘Rev. Dachomo has prayed for success.'” So, which achievement? The triumph of manipulating voting processes?
All I can pray for is that the people who are considering voting for the Muslim-Muslim ticket are not successful. Their nefarious plans will collapse if you let them. May the wicked in Nigeria be utterly and utterly unsuccessful in all their endeavours.
Anyone using my name incorrectly for campaigns is doing Tinubu a huge disservice, and I’m speaking directly to his campaign organization. You wicked people think I’m praying for Tinubu in my own name.
I hope that whatever demon is trying to tempt this administration to manipulate the elections will burn to ashes. Justice will ultimately triumph over any demonic force that organises thugs to manipulate elections.
May the vengeance of God crush the nefarious machinations of any entity planning to manipulate these elections.
Justice must be served. In order for Muslims and Christians to love and protect one another, we need a fear of God. In his letter, the cleric expressed his deepest desire.