ZION B-BC NEWSLETTER. [ A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. ] { VOL. 3. NO 85. 29-03-15.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32). NEVER AGAIN WILL NIGERIA BE DECEIVED BY ANY FOREIGN POWER NOR RULED BY CORRUPT POLITICIANS! The postponed 2015 Presidential and National Assembly Elections which began Saturday 28 March was inconclusive in some polling units and had to be shifted to Sunday, 29 March to avoid the disenfranchisement of several eligible voters! *Fillers across the Nigerian nation showed that peace prevailed because majority of the electorate comported themselves in orderliness to achieve their franchise! *The Smart Card Reader Machines, according to reports, could not perform optimally in some cases but did not in any way disturb accreditation of voters as such identifications were handled manually! *There were also allegations that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), did not provide the result sheets at some polling units and that voting had to be suspended till Sunday, but the overall assessment of voting activities on Saturday was far above average, taking into consideration that the introduction of the Smart Card Reader was an innovation that would be perfected in subsequent elections! *Major “gladiators” in the contest for the number one position, President Goodluck Jonathan and the Opposition flag bearer, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, have commended the efforts of INEC so far, but called for improvements and better performances to ensure an acceptable credibility by the electorate! *We observed the bee-hive activities of the social, electronic and print media in trying to outwit one another on Saturday night, in the announcement and publication of election results, and HEREBY WARN THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MUST NOT ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE DECEIVED OR HOODWINKED, BECAUSE ONLY INEC IS PERMITTED UNDER THE ELECTORAL LAW TO ANNOUNCE OR PUBLISH THE 2015 ELECTION RESULTS, WHICH WILL BE ACCEPTABLE AS AUTHENTIC! *It is very imperative for all patriotic Nigerians to continue in ceaseless prayers and supplications at this time for continuous divine intervention at this very critical period of the nation’s political transition and eschew any form of compromise to disturb the peace and stability that have been achieved thus far! *Our collective psyche must also be focussed on the fact that the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists still pose a grave danger to our democratic experience as some isolated attacks, (not at the polling units), were reported to have occurred in the northern part of Bornu State on Saturday! *We know that it tantamount to an ACT OF TREASON for any person or group of persons to take up arms against the nation of Nigeria – either in the form of a military coup insurgency or terrorism because: *Chapter I, General Provisions, Part I, 1(2), and 2(1), of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, states as follows: “The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed, nor shall any person or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. “Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble Sovereign State to be known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” *Lt. General Kenneth Tobiah Minimah, the Chief of Army Staff, declared last week as follows: “Never again will Nigerian Army be humiliated by terrorists,” when his troops recorded land mark victories by re-claiming several occupied local government areas in the North East geo-political zone! *The Nigerian Army, regarded as the best equipped on the African continent, has bore the brunt of the nation’s security challenges of Boko Haram terrorists! * As at 2013, the strength of the Nigerian Army [now seriously depleted], totalled nearly 200.000 men comprising regular and paramilitary officers and other ranks, who had laid down their lives for the survival of this nation and helping to solve the Boko Haram PROBLEM WHICH THEY DID NOT CREATE! *As we had severally predicted, the threat of Boko Haram terrorism is fast becoming some documented scripts for the archives, as GWOZA Local Government Area which was the last stronghold of the insurgents was liberated on the eve (27-03-15), of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections! *In spite of these military victories, the United States still wished that Nigeria should not survive peaceful elections according to its predictions that chaos would hold sway and the country would be engulfed in confusion, commotion, conflagration, war and eventually disintegrate and break up by the year 2015! *They have therefore stationed the United States Marines in Ghana, a neighbouring West African State, with a view to evacuating US citizens in Nigeria, in the case of an eventuality that their predictions came through…. GOD FORBID! *Did you know that US President, Barak Obama, in the build-up to the 2015 elections, broadcast a “solidarity” message of PEACE to Nigerians citizens, with a kind intention of genuine concern for the prosperity of the nation? *WE DEMAND THAT THE OBAMA’S INTERNET BROADCAST BE SUBJECTED TO THE ‘LYING MACHINE TEST’, IN VIEW OF HIS RECENT DEPLOYMENT OF US MARINES TO GHANA! *As we celebrate with our soldiers and all law-abiding citizens of this great nation, we must call attention to the fact that the root causes of discontent with “Nigeria’s democratic” governance, disaffection against government policies and even outright disobedience to all lawful orders due to frustrations with inconsistent social issues of basic amenities, MUST not be overlooked for the sake of the BLOOD of thousands of innocent citizens who had to pay the ultimate prize of untimely deaths through outright suicide bombings and also, the most heinous method of slaughtering fellow citizens like rams on internet video recordings! *Successive governments in Nigeria, military or civilian, have failed woefully to address that part of their constitutional pledge which states that the SECURITY AND WELFARE of the people “shall be the primary purpose of government.” * The Boko Haram discontent arose from official neglect of that SECT by successive administrations of their Bornu State origin, for a very long period of time – spanning over a decade (1999-2010) - bothering on denial to some FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS namely, Right to Basic Education, Right to Fair Hearing and Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion! *Though the grudge against Bornu State Government by Boko Haram began over ten years ago as an isolated case of some disgruntled elements of the society, the entire nation has suffered the conflagration of large-scale war, the destruction of lives and properties that have ensued as consequences of the maladministration over this religious sect by ONE among 36 States of the Federation! *NEVER AGAIN WILL NIGERIANS SUFFER THIS KIND OF HUMILIATION, DEGRADATION AND MASS KILLINGS, THROUGH UNFRIENDLY, ANTI-CITIZEN AND DEHUMANIZING GOVERNMENT POLICIES, IN JESUS CHRIST NAME! Amen. *Righteous candidates must be elected this time around to carry out divine biddings of the Almighty God for justice and equity, because, only RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL EXALT A NATION; BUT SIN WILL ALWAYS CONSTITUTE A REPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE! [Proverbs.14:34]. THE DIVINELY SET-TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW! *Please read some excerpts of our publication of Vol. 2. NO. 70, of 14-12-14, as they bother on this week’s TOPIC, as reproduced below: THE ELECTORATE SHOULD GET WISER IN 2015 – NIGERIANS HAVE BEEN SHORT-CHANGED FOR TOO LONG! A culture that entrenches the rule of law, punishes impunity at all levels of governance, embraces integrity and addresses potential causes of unethical behaviour in the society, is perhaps the best culture of ensuring sanity and peace in the business of politics! *The unfolding insecurity and theatres of war in most developing countries of the world, point in one direction that those who aspired to govern have woefully failed to keep covenant with the people in all areas of political economic and social contracts! *On their upward flight of aspiration into the political saddles of office, blueprints of manifestoes and ideologies are defended with passion to convince the electorate with a view of capturing their votes. Every democracy promises a State based on the principles of fundamental human rights and social justice. They always say that sovereignty belongs to the people (not GOD), from whom government derives all its powers and authority and that the SECURITY AND WELFARE of the people shall be the primary purpose of government! *NIGERIA, the most populous black African nation of over 170million citizens, has in 54years of “independence”, become one of the poorest, most under-developed and most corrupt nation of the world in spite of all economic tales of having attained the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa and adjudged the 26 most-economically-viable country of the world! * Most of the Nigerian politicians in government since 1999-2014, do not believe in the BENEVOLENCE of the Almighty and Sovereign GOD and that is why the nation now faces an austere instead of a buoyant economic atmosphere! “When Ngozi Iwealla championed the GDP propaganda, we told Nigerians that she was only justifying her pay packets and the truth is now open to the illiterate villagers through Divine intervention! *The truth is that Nigeria is a PRODIGAL nation which counts and devours its chickens, before they were hatched! *The unfolding acts of financial recklessness in the payment of salaries and allowances to political appointees, the award of contracts and the flagrant abuse of the appropriation of the FISCAL processes according to constitutional provisions as opposed to what obtains at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings, where BILLIONS OF NAIRA WORTH OF CONTRACTS WERE REGULARLY AWARDED BY THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET, in spite of all hues and cries against the illegality are issues in contention! *Oil Blocks were awarded to the accomplices of those in government since 1999 to date and in spite of Nigeria’s state of poverty, SOME NIGERIANS ARE RICHER THAN NIGERIA! *ORANSANYE COMMITTEE REPORT on how to curb and eliminate WASTAGES IN GOVERNMENT had long been discarded into the WASTE BIN because it violated the principles of the WASTERS IN THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT! *In the year 2014, the Federal Government of Nigeria in a bid to COVER-UP its prodigality declared that the country’s economy was on TRACK, but in this same year GOD brought down the MONO-PRODUCT CRUDE OIL ECONOMY ON ITS KNEES through the GLOBAL CRASH IN OIL PRICES that turned the GDP CLAIM INTO A PACK OF BLATANT LIES! *Nigerians need to have a better understanding of the attitude of the present ruling political class which runs counter to the purposive plans of God, who says to His children: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…. thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”[Jeremiah.29:11]. *COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST CHINA is today regarded as the largest global economy outside of the United States of America, because this most populous world nation DOES NOT CONDONE IMPUNITY IN ANY FORM! On Wednesday 10 December, 2014, a Chinese judge jailed for life, the ministerial-level former deputy Head of the National Development and Reform COMMISSION (NDRC), over a bribery scandal that exposed graft at its highest levels of China’s Government! *LIU TIENAN (60), who was charged with his son, Liu Decheng, for obtaining bribes to the tune of 35.6million Yuan($5.74million US dollars), from various companies, was the first ministerial-level official to face an investigation after XI JIMPING, became Communist Party Head in late 2012, when he launched a most aggressive anti-graft campaign China had seen in decades! *We need GOD to raise Leaders like XI JIMPING in this nation to come with CLEAN HANDS UNTO EQUITY in 2015 and clear out all the LIU TIENANS of the AUGEAN STABLES OF NIGERIA INTO THE PRISONS FOR LIFE! *There was a Biblical JEHU, ( 11 King of Israel, 2Kings.9:1-10:36), whom God anointed to destroy all the corruption and idolatry in ISRAEL during a time of apostasy that had over the years characterized the nation which then became odious and abominable before God and among the comity of nations – just like Nigeria! :*GOD is set to send another JEHU – this time around to NIGERIA! He that has an ear, let him hear what the SPIRIT IS TELLING THE CHURCH! Amen. If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations. Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord. [For weekly access,to this newsletter, log on to: facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com, https://www.google.com/ +zionfaithbiblebelievingchurch . I am, Yours sincerely,Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor.08130669886, 08098194390.g-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com .]

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[ A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. ]   { VOL. 3. NO 84.  22-03-15.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32).

WHY IS THE RULING PARTY AFRAID OF THE SMART CARD READER MACHINES?

The resolve of Nigeria’s electoral body to introduce the Smart Card Reader Machines to authenticate Voters eligibility to participate in the 2015 General Elections is generating an unusual controversy, when 28^th March is only few days away!

*However it is gratifying that Professor Attahiru Jega and his team at the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC], are backed, not only by the Electoral Laws, but by all well-meaning and patriotic Nigerians at home and in Diaspora, Nigerian political parties, Developing African Union States, Britain, the United States of America and the United Nations, to employ and ensure all legitimate measures needed to actualize very CREDIBLE elections, this time around!

*In 2007, when so much political tension was generated by the ruling party which vowed to “destroy Nigeria” through a “do-or-die” declaration by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who supervised and perfected the rigging of that election in favour of his party, it was very easy to manipulate figures and to declare results in Abuja while elections were inconclusive in the States!

*It was also easy for the electoral umpire of that time to boast that if he had another opportunity, he would conduct similar elections that would favour his employers again! But late President Umaru Musa Ya’Ardua of blessed memory, during his inaugural speech was truthful to admit that the elections that brought him and Goodluck Jonathan to office was full of FLAWS!

*We thank God that Professor Jega, a God-fearing and diligent man of integrity, and a university Vice Chancellor in 2007 was alive to witness all electoral malpractices of 2007 and when providentially appointed at short notice to head INEC, he wasted no time in correcting several anomalies and noticeable flaws before conducting the 2011 Elections, which was adjudged to be better than 2007 and within his tenure has also conducted States’ Elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun!

*Jega’s introduction of the Smart Card Reader Machines is a right step in the right direction, considering the fact that in 16 years of this democratic experience, the election riggers have perfected their strategies to remain in power for 60 years beginning from 1999!

*We need to remind our readers that the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC’s) with which eligible voters would cast votes on the election dates, were printed by INEC, which has now introduced Smart Card Reader Machines to authenticate them as their own products and not CLONES which the ruling party claimed were in the hands of the major opposition party members to perpetrate electoral fraud during the 2015 elections!

*The PVC and Card Reader are programmed in a symbiotic interface to ensure that votes cast at each election are the actual votes cast by Live, Real Nigerians and not fakes or ghosts. The Card Readers will authenticate the validity of PVCs, Voters photographs and fingerprints on election days and confirm ownership before voting proper!

*THE SMART CARD READER MACHINE IS AN ANTI-RIGGING DEVICE which was successfully deployed during the last Ghanaian General Elections and elections in some other African Union (AU) countries, but which is being resisted in Nigeria by those who have the hidden agenda of perpetrating fraud at all cost!

*In a recent interactive session between the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, (with support from the British Department for International Development, DFID), and INEC, following insinuations that there were, “plans to jam or hack INEC Servers and the Smart Card Readers on election days,” INEC assured all stakeholders that every security precaution had been taken to pre-empt any such move!

*INEC says, when the PVC is swiped in a Card Reader, and the fingerprint is imputed to decide if it rightly belonged to the bearer, to someone else or cloned, the Card Reader would instantly reject FAKE PVCs which did not belong to the Commission and fraud is thus eliminated through that application!

*In addition, INEC says that multiple voting would be completely eradicated while the acceptable norm of “one man, one vote”, would be permanently established to curb election fraud in any form.”

*Professor Jega has also expressed INEC’s confidence in the 182.000 adequate, functional and needed, Card Readers, already procured for the coming elections adding that the Commission had taken adequate measures to ensure that they would not fail! He stated that in all the MOCK TESTS conducted, “NO CARD READER FAILED”!

*Please read below, Jega’s exact statement:

“We have about 150.000 Voting Points, because we broke some of the large Polling Units into Voting Points.

“We have produced 182.000 Card Readers – of all these, we have only about 400 that were dead on arrival due to factory faults.

“We are comfortable with the integrity of the Card Readers – in all the public demonstrations and tests we have done – no card reader failed!

“In addition we already have EXTRA BATTERIES in case of battery default and we will also continue our sensitization programme on the need for those authenticated to place their cast votes in the appropriate boxes!”

*From time immemorial, electoral malpractices through multiple voting, voter impersonation, ballot stuffing, fraudulent false recording of votes, buying of votes, ballot box snatching, etc. were synonymous with Nigeria’s electoral processes and in 1993 during the tenure of the self-style military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the only election that could have been acceptable to all and sundry as free, fair and credible, was annulled by him without any plausible reason!

*Babangida, on August 27, 1985, staged a bloodless coup but promised to restore civilian administration within a short time, but never did until JUNE 12, 1993, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS which should have brought to an end, the long military rule which began with the overthrow of civilian President Shehu Shagari in December 1983!

*In that historic election, a Southern business man Alhaji Moshood Abiola, of the Social Democratic Party, was adjudged as the winner because Nigerians set aside their ethnic and religious identities to vote massively for Abiola and his running mate Babagana Kingibe, a Northern minority politician, also a Muslim!

* Abiola defeated the opposition Presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa, a Kano business man, of the National Republican Convention, (NRC), in his electoral ward to prove the level of his acceptability across Nigeria, but Babangida annulled that land mark election on June 26, 1993, by citing electoral malpractices such as rigging and vote buying as reasons for his action!  Street protests and organised civil disobedience which followed the annulment subsequently forced the “evil genius” to “step aside” on 26^th August, 1993. The rest is now history!

*On June 12, 2015, it will be exactly 22 years when the popular wish of the good people of this nation at the elections was truncated; but this time around, such wicked move to oppose  and deny the COLLECTIVE  WISH OF FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, MUST BE ELIMINATED THROUGH THE USE OF THE ANTI-RIGGING DEVICE – THE SMART CARD READER MACHINES!

*The Word of God says:

“He hath shewed thee, O man what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.”[Micah.6:8].

*Our Creator, the Sovereign God is intrigued with wicked and unrepentant Nigerians who, in spite of His divine grace are still beclouded by the carnal, ephemeral, transient and mundane!

*The LORD wishes to remind those who still do not believe in His sovereign power over the Nigerian nation to repent before it is too late as He would not hesitate to apply His ROD OF CORRECTION on the stubborn, disobedient and recalcitrant!

*Political analysts were not surprised that members of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party [PDP], are leading the campaign against the use of the Card Readers in spite of the fact that it has been introduced by the government’s INEC and not the Opposition’s, and having recognized the glaring fact that all avenue to  professional rigging had been blocked, they became terribly agitated!

*After several unsuccessful attempts by desperate individual members to stop the introduction of the Card Reader Machines, the issue graduated into the National Assembly debate and was even referred to the Board of Trustees, [BOT] for intervention without respite and the last thrust is now being handled by veteran “political guru” Professor Jerry Gana, who remained adamantly pessimistic in his outbursts at a recent interactive forum in Abuja:

“Using the Smart Card Reader might frustrate the electorate and occasion chaos across the federation. It would be cumbersome and time-sapping for agents of INEC to effectively verify/authenticate all PVCs before commencement of election. Efficiency of the Smart Card Readers should have been tested at lesser elections……”, he asserted!

*Professor Gana who is Chairman of PDP’s Contact and Mobilization, expressed his disaffection for the modern digital equipment at the formal presentation of a Book titled, “Guide to Understanding Electoral Offences”, written by a staff of INEC, Matthew Ugwuocha.

*However, Gana, who had been in politics since the early military coups was tutored by INEC’s Director in charge Voter Education, who reminded him of the introduction into Nigeria -12 years ago – of the GSM Technology of Mobile Phones, which has now become an Information Communication Technology[ICT], asset and assured the nation that no amount of political pressure would make the Commission to jettison either the use of the PVCs or the Smart Card Reader Machines for the 2015 General Elections!

*He added that the introduction of technology into Nigeria’s electoral      process was inevitable!

**Did you know that in their blinded desperation, some PDP members even suggested that the old Temporary Voters Cards [TVCs], which have been swapped for new PVCs should be used for the 28^th March and 11^th April 2015 elections, while the opposition All Progressives Party [APC], and well-meaning and patriotic majority citizens of Nigeria have embraced the digital innovation which has been tested and perfected to ensure a most credible election that would eliminate rigging and improve the authenticity and integrity of the electoral process!

*INEC has also assured all Nigerians that all permanent and Ad –hoc staff including the National Youths Service Corps,[NYSC] members, have been adequately trained in the use of the Smart Card Readers, and that all opposition to this innovation were myopic and retrogressive!

***We support INEC’s position and prophesy that all diabolical plans by Satan agents to frustrate the smooth conduct of both elections will fail woefully in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***The Smart Card Reader Machines will perform perfectly with precision and will be resistant to any form of malfunctioning, hacking, or jamming in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***INEC Servers which are being divinely protected will remain immune to any form of hacking plan from internal or external evil forces, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.

***We prophesy that all INEC’ s, permanent and ad hoc staff, including the NYSC members, will remain faithful to the Almighty God and to their oath of allegiance, before, during and after the general elections in Jesus Christ’s name! Amen.

***All black legs, fifth columnists or saboteurs within INEC or among their security personnel will be exposed, isolated, thoroughly investigated, incapacitated, prosecuted and incarcerated in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***All INEC logistic equipments, ICT machines, automobiles, generating sets etc., will all perform to optimum capacity, before, during and after the elections, in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***There would be no further occurrences of electricity surge or any form of combustion that could result into conflagration, within INEC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES, before, during and after the elections, in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***God would deploy His ANGELS to give divine protection to all INEC staff that would be assigned all over the country for elections duties, especially those that would work in the North East States of Nigeria, in Jesus Christ name! Amen.

***All issues and events pertaining to the 2015 General Elections, from the beginning to the end and onto the day of the investiture of a new President in Nigeria and thereafter, will be divinely arranged, organized, very peaceful, tranquil and serene, in Jesus Christ’s name! Amen.

*** No violence will be perpetrated in any form, in any part of Nigeria, and neither would there be any form of bloodshed or bloodletting, in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

***All Nigerian security agents, policemen, soldiers, the secret service operatives, the civil defence corps, air force and naval personnel, immigration and customs staff at the borders, will be divinely co-ordinated and work together as a faithful united team and would not give room for MOLES, in Jesus name! Amen.

***Children of GOD, we adjure you by His mercies to go peacefully to designated polling units on the appointed dates with your PVCs, get accredited and vote for the candidates of your choices under His watchful eyes and it shall be well with you in Jesus name! Amen. 

***NIGERIA HAS HOPE! It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not! They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness O LORD.

*The LORD is good onto them that wait  for Him, to the soul and nation that seek Him! Thank you LORD, we will wait  patiently for your TRANSFORMATION! Amen.

   

If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer:      

Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations.  Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord.

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ZION B-BC NEWSLETTER. [ A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. ] { VOL. 3. NO 83. 15-03-15.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32). THE FEAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) SHOULD FRIGHTEN NIGERIAN POLITICIANS! The recent Abuja Pact for peaceful and non-violent 2015 General Elections between major Nigerian political parties had no backing of the Law and therefore could not be enforced! How then, can any social analyst be surprised about the unfolding scenarios of pre-meditated and orchestrated acts of brigandage, hate publications, hate speeches and even murder, that have dominated the political space since the signing of the agreement in January! *Past “democratic” administrations (including the incumbent), had the penchant for disobedience to lawful court orders and would therefore not blink an eye lid in respect of an ORDINARY PEACE AGREEMENT which is very inferior to legitimate court orders! *A very important question that should agitate the minds of all right-thinking and patriotic Nigerians is, “Could it be said that this nation called Nigeria is being governed with the fear of God, in accordance with the doctrine of the rule of law and of international best practice like other developing and evolving nations of the world?” *WHY WOULD ANY SERIOUS GOVERNMENT ENACT LAWS (CIVIL/CRIMINAL) FOR THE COMMOM GOOD OF ALL CITIZENS AND TURN AROUND TO DISOBEY COURT VERDICTS WHICH EMANATED FROM THOSE LAWS, ONCE THEY WERE CONTRARY TO ITS INTERESTS, DESIRES AND EXPECTATIONS? *The most plausible answer to this question is that MAJORITY of those who found themselves in these positions of authority and power were NEITHER PREPARED NOR ELECTED BY THE LEGITIMATE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE and since the majority would always have their “WAY” while the MINORITY would continue to have THEIR UNAPPLAUDED AND INEFFECTIVE “SAY,” the nation is forced to continue in a vicious cycle of seeking SURVIVAL IN THE MIDST OF POLITICAL CHAOS AND INSTITUTIONAL DECAY! * What do you make of MRS. PATIENCE FAKA JONATHAN’S, (Nigeria’s First Lady)RECENT VITUPERATIONS OF HATE SPEECHES AGAINST THE MAJOR OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTY, ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS(APC) AND THE PERSON OF ELDER STATESMAN, FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE APC, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI (RTD), which could precipitate social disorder and civil disturbances within the geographical state of Nigeria at this very delicate period of frayed nerves in respect of the postponed 2015 general elections? *Mrs Jonathan was quoted by the news media as follows: “If you see anybody mentioning CHANGE, stone that person to death.” *APC’s political slogan is “CHANGE” and the First Lady who has ordered her supporters to stone dead such Nigerians who chant “CHANGE”, has neither denied nor retracted the inciting, condemnable and hate utterance made at the Peoples’ Democratic Party(PDP) Women Rally in Calabar, Cross Rivers State on 25 February, 2015. *Patience Jonathan was also alleged to have said at another women’s rally in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, that General Buhari was “BRAIN DEAD”! Neither the First Lady, PDP as a political party nor her husband, President Ebele Jonathan, have denied these allegations including others that, “APC WOULD SOON TURN TO EBOLA AND THAT NORTHERN NIGERIAN WOMEN HAD NO CONTROL ON CHILD-BEARING!” *Patience Jonathan is an adult who was born on 25 October, 1958, which makes her 57 years old, next birthday! She is in full control of her mental faculties, meaning that, she is no longer propelled by the idiosyncrasies of youthful exuberance which is classified as a carefree period of growing up! *Paul the Apostle says as follows: “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”[ICorinthians.13: 11]. *The Lord Jesus Christ while reproving transgressions said, “For God commanded, saying Honour thy father and mother: and He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death…… He also said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”[Matthew.15:4; 19:19]. *We strongly believe that Patience had been an ardent Christian from childhood and is conversant with the doctrine of supreme reverence to God, parents and the elderly and also knows the divine penalties and punishments for defaulters! *Since the First lady also doubles as Nigeria’s No.2 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and cannot be arrested on Nigerian soil, the APC has lodged an official and formal complaint of her alleged offences to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which last week sentenced a former Ivorian First Lady, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, to 20years imprisonment for similar offences (crimes against humanity) committed against the people and State of Ivory Coast during disputes on presidential election results between 2010-2011! *It is generally believed that a MAN/WOMAN, is not held responsible for the BEGINNING of his/her LIFE but for the END thereof. The characters mentioned above and others of their ilk would definitely be held responsible by the rule of law, national/international, Posterity and by GOD for their action and inactions while alive! *Ethical Renaissance and Character Reformation are two strategic ideologies that must occupy the centre stage of Nigeria’s political space at this set-time of its political emancipation! But from all indications, unethical behaviours and character assassinations are being promoted by the very elderly custodians of ethical orientation in the various evolving Nigerian societies! We need to re-emphasize here and again for parents to train their children in the way they should go so that in adulthood, they would not depart from such doctrine of good behaviours of godly foundation! *IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO REMIND ALL CHILDREN OF GOD OF THE PERPETUAL EXISTENCE OF THE INVISIBLE SPIRIT WORLD WHICH HAS DIABOLICAL INFLUENCE OVER OUR VISIBLE UNIVERSE TO THE EXTENT OF CONTROL AND DOMINANCE IF FRATERNIZED BY THE HUMANS! *The Bible describes the SPIRIT WORLD as, “….that invisible realm inhabited by holy angels who actively serve GOD for our good (Hebrews.1:14) and by Satan’s demonic forces who oppose God and seek to harm us.”(Ephesians.6:12); and this is one of the primary reasons why things in our PHYSICAL WORLD are not always as they seem. *You must always wonder why some people are so devious, ruthless and very wicked in their behavior while others are calm, peaceful, meek and very gentle! The reason is because everyone of God’s creature holds allegiance to either God the Trinity and His holy angels or to Satan and his fallen angels who have been judged and are doomed to burn in the everlasting Hell fire! *The word of God says that people become enslaved to whosoever they preferred to obey because when Satan was cast out of heaven, he was not stripped of his powers and that is why it is very easy for CARNAL PERSONS who love sinful pleasures and ephemeral powers of the world to consult for his service which is always readily available. *We must not forget that Satan is an enemy of God and of His children and could bodily possess his own disciples to cause massive confusion all over the world! *Otherwise there should not have been the likes of the Boko Haram, Al Queda, Al Shabab, ISIL terrorists, murderers arsonists, rapists, armed robbers, election riggers, political thugs, hate broadcasts, hate speeches, tribalism, nepotism, religious bigotry, large scale corruption in all facets of life, human kidnapping and trafficking, child and wife abuse, incest, bestiality….etc. *ALL OF THE ABOVE VICES AND SO MANY OTHERS WHICH ARE EXIBITED BY VICIOUS HUMAN BEINGS ARE HAMPERING THE GOOD PLAN OF GOD FOR THE AGES BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING TELEGUIDED BY SATAN AND HIS ANGELS TO PERPETATE EVILS AS WE NOW WITNESS THEM! *With regard to these fallen angels (created spiritual beings), two classes are mentioned in the Bible: (1). “The angels, who kept not their first estate [place], but left their own habitation” and are chained under darkness, awaiting judgment (Jude.6-7; 2Peter.2:4; compare John 5:22; 1Corinthians.6:3). Some hold that the “sons of God” of Genesis.6:4; were fallen angels! *An attempt by Satan (the chief fallen angel), also known as the dragon, old serpent and devil to corrupt the human race in Genesis.3:1ff, so that the Messiah would not redeem man, was thwarted through divine intervention in Gen.3:15 and God salvaged a remnant (Gen.6:8ff.), a godly line which was preserved for His holy name! *This godly line are the Nigerian politicians and citizens who in the face of the present spate of intimidation, provocation, harassment, tribulation and other numerous man-made challenges by “FELLOW NIGERIANS,” in position of authority, have remained cool, calm, patient and trusting God for their protection and defence! *However there is no remedy for rebellion against God; the judgment predicted by Noah’s ancestor fell; (Jude 14:15; cp.Gen.7:11; Isaiah.1:2-7, 24-25). (2).The angels who are not bound, but go about doing the will Satan, apparently created as one of the cherubim which are symbolic of God’s holy presence and unapproachability. *The cherubim are celestial beings who guard and vindicate the righteousness of God[cp.Gen.3:24;Exodus.26:1,31; 38:8,35), the mercy of God (cp.Exo.25: 22; 37: 9), and the government of God (cp.1Samuel.4:4;Psalm.80:1;99:1; Ezekiel.1:22,26). In the holy of holies, God’s glory dwelt between the cherubim. *Satan as cherubim was anointed for a position of great authority fell through pride (Isa.14:12-14). His “I will” (Isa.14:13) marks the introduction of sin into the universe. Cast out of heaven (Luke.10:18) he makes earth and air the scene of his tireless activity (Ephesians.2:2; 1Peter.5:8), and the present world system (Revelation. 13:8) organized against the principles of FORCE, GREED, SELFISHNESS, AMBITION AND SINFUL PLEASURE, is his work and was the BRIBE which he offered to CHRIST(Matthew.4:8-9). *Fallen angels may be identical with demons which are also spirits and Satan’s emissaries which are so numerous as to make Satan’s power practically ubiquitous.(Mark.5:9; compare, compare Matthew.7:22), and demon are capable of entering and controlling both men and beasts (Mk.5: 2-5,11-13), and earnestly seek embodiment, without which, apparently, they are powerless for evil(Matt.12:43-44; Mk.5:10-12). *Though demons are unclean, sullen violent and malicious, they know the Lord Jesus Christ as Most High God and recognize His supreme authority (Matt. 8:31-32; Mk.1:23-24; Acts.19:15; James.2:19), they recognize genuine children of God who can bind and cast them at will and they also know their eternal fate to be one of torment (Mt.8: 29; Luke.8:31). *The Christians’ resources are prayer and bodily control (Mt.17:21), “the whole armour of God” (Ephesians.6:13-18); but all unbelievers are open to demon possession (Eph.2.:2), as it being exhibited and witnessed in Nigeria and around the universe as MANIFESTATIONS OF SATANIC INFLUENCES OF THE END TIME! *In spite of the fact that Patience Faka Jonathan, has been dragged before the ICC at the Hague, Switzerland, for preaching violence through hate speeches and pronouncements during several political rallies and campaigns, she seemed remorseless! She has neither retracted the alleged statements nor apologized to Nigerians for overheating the polity! *No wonder, Groucho Max defined politics in this manner: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” *However, we, as good people of this great nation need to remind the First Lady to immediately and quickly act very fast on all of the above before it is too late; because Mrs. Simone Gbagbo also thought it was just a joke until she was arrested in March, 2012 and kept in house custody before the trial’s verdict of 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT which was pronounced just last week! *We are fully aware that Nigeria is not the only country blessed with THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND UNRECOGNIZED OFFICE OF FIRST LADY, but others around the world are working quietly and effectively to support their husbands without overheating the polity. * “I TREMBLE FOR MY COUNTRY WHEN I REFLECT THAT GOD IS JUST; THAT HIS JUSTICE CANNOT BE HID FOR EVER.” (Words of Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826; Founding father, 3 President and Principal author of the Declaration of Independence,(1776) of the United States of America). * He that hath an ear, let him hear what the SPIRIT saith unto the CHUCRCH! If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations. Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord. [For weekly access,to this newsletter, log on to: facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com, https://www.google.com/+zionfaithbiblebelievingchurch . I am, Yours sincerely,Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor.08130669886, 08098194390.g-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com .]

THE SURE WORD. [GospelSeries9]. Only the truth will set you free. KEEP AWAKE WITH ME! [Matthew.26:38]. The events that led to the eventual and consequent crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ actually began from Matthew. 21, when He rode on a Colt (small Ass), into Jerusalem with His disciples. He had foreknowledge that the journey would culminate in His ultimate death on the Cross at Calvary, yet He went ahead to fulfill GOD’S WILL! (Matt.16:21;Mark.8:31; Luke.9:22). The Lord had to complete the mandate of His First Advent through the following last moment assignments: (1). Cleansing of the Temple; (2). Valedictory parables which set the tone for the impending judgment of the gentile world; (3). Teachings and exhortations; (4). Prophecies, including that of His betrayal by Judas, one of His disciples, who played the role of the house-hold enemy. [Matthew.24:1-26:50]. When Jesus Christ needed God most during the greatest crisis of His ministry, He sought a garden where He could be alone while His disciples were kept away from Him but with an instruction to KEEP AWAKE, WATCH AND PRAY! [Matt. 26:36-46]. The Lord prayed in agony for strength to obey God’s will because Satan tried very hard to destroy Him before He got to the Cross. God heard His prayer and saved Him from death.[Hebrew.5:7-9; Luke.22:43-44]. Whenever you are confronted with such a challenge, you need to retire and meet God in private and in solitude – away from the boisterous commotion of the world and pour your heart’s content to Him who is able to solve all of human problems – be it spiritual, physical needs of food clothing and shelter, health, finances, academis ,job placements,etc and you will not be disappointed! To the three inner circle members, Peter, James and John, who had earlier witnessed His TRANSFIGURATION, and the others (Matt.17:1-12); the Lord said, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death…tarry ye here and watch with me;” but they slept and He was left to carry His Cross alone! “….Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”[Ephesians.5:14]. Sleep is a good avenue for rest after much physical and mental activity, but it must be controlled to avoid the EUTYCHUS kind of accident which occurred in Greece while Paul the Apostle preached late into the night! [Acts.20:7-12]. Young Samuel was also once asleep but God woke him up, gave him an assignment and he became the Last of Judges and First of the great prophets that was ever known in Israel! [1Samuel. 3:1-21] Although Jesus Christ was disappointed by His disciples who slept throughout the night vigil, He was not disappointed by God who encouraged Him to go ahead and win the battle for SALVATION on the CROSS AT CALVARY![ Matt.27:1-28:20]. Jesus Christ suffered GETHSEMANE and the Cross for the world; should His labor of love for us be in vain? God forbid! We must keep awake and watch at all times for the His second coming, (1Thessalonians.3:13-18); walk circumspectly not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil! PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, you came all the way from heaven to save me from being crucified, let me repay your kindness by keeping watch in good deeds that would positively touch my generation to increase the redeemed who will spend eternity with you; my Lord, Master and soon-coming KING OF GLORY! Amen. *This gospel tract is produced by Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Abuja, Nigeria.Prayer, guidance and counselling lines: +234813-066-9886; +2348106490254;+2348035892739;or log on to facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com, https://www.google.com/+zionfaithbiblebelievingchurch. g-mail - zfbbc1@gmail.com .

ZION B-BC NEWSLETTER. [ A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. ] { VOL. 3. NO 82. 08-03-15.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32). PETROLEUM SUBSIDY IS A MONUMENTAL FRAUD AGAINST NIGERIAN MASSES! For two consecutive weeks, Nigerians wereagainsubjected to petroleumproducts scarcity as the long queues surfaced in all petrol filling stations across the length and breadth of the nation because some disgruntled contractors/importers suspended importation for non-payment of certain outstanding subsidy arrears! *Who were the ingenious consultants who discovered the very clever plot of robbing the Nigerian masses of their hard-earned common wealth through “fuel subsidy on petrol and kerosene” – a controversial financial support claimed to be “given by government to promote economic and social policies in the Oil Sector” – without a plebiscite i.e., masses inputs or approval? *Some “ENERGY EXPERTS” were said to have been engaged during the Fourth Republic when President Olusegun Obasanjo held sway and convinced Government of the advantageous option of IMPORTING REFINED FUEL instead of building NEW REFINERIES! *The refined petroleum products in question were extracted from the Nigerian Crude Oil which was arbitrarily transported by the Federal Government Contractors to overseas countries and brought back at exorbitant and unaffordable prices! *This subsidy, according to economic watchers, though said to be “given” by government to remove some type of “financial burden” considered to be of PUBLIC INTEREST was not backed by good intentions as it fell short of proven transparency! *The import of this fraudulent charade is that CRUDE OIL which belongs to Nigerians, is taken by Nigerian politicians in position of authority who appoint Nigerian PETROLEUM CONTRACTORS to “purchase” the BLACK GOLD, export it overseas for refining and then import it back to Nigeria to be sold to the masses who could not afford the LANDING COST of about N140-150 per litre! *At this juncture, Government as the ARBITER now intervenes to perfect its fraudulent scheme by RIPPING OFF the Common wealth to pay the difference between the landing cost and its FIXED PUMP PRICE which was not decided by MARKET FORCES to its APPOINTED AND SELECTED PETROLEUM CONTRACTORS, and thereafter labels such inappropriate and fraudulent expenses as SUBSIDY! *The above procedure of importing petroleum products to Nigeria has been the monumental corruption that has plagued the nation since the new attempt at democratic governance; but successive Nigerian governments want the uninformed citizens to swallow, (hook, line and sinker), their propaganda of protecting interest of the masses through regulated pump prices of the petroleum products; but this RACKET has, instead produced multi-millionaires/ billionaires at the expense of the MONO-ECONOMY AND THE POOR MASSES WHO COULD HARDLY AFFORD TWO SQUARE MEALS PER DAY! *What the nation requires are the construction of more PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REFINERIES, to augment the present FOUR, which were built during the Military regimes! *Nigerians have always spoken with one voice that there was nothing like FUEL SUBSIDY but an organized robbery of the nations coffers by a very few hard-hearted CABAL IN GOVERNMENT! * In a very TRUTHFUL STATEMENT late August 2014, the incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (who himself did not build one refinery in six years of governance), admitted that 60% per cent of SUBSIDIZED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WAS SMUGGLED OUT OF THE COUNTRY BY FRAUDULENT MARKETERS AND THEIR COLLABORATORS IN GOVERNMENT! *GEJ made this self-indicting disclosure at the formal launch of the issuance process for the National Electronic Identity Card,[NEIC], at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, and was further quoted to have also said: “If you take the issue of subsidy of transport, what we do is subsidizing hydro-carbon and it does not go to the ordinary people. “Government spends huge sums of money, hundreds of billions of naira every year in the budget, ask the National Assembly. “Sometimes, it is controversial subsidizing Kerosine, yet it is going very high in the market, subsidizing PMS (petrol) and so on. “We are thinking how do we subsidize transport of the persons going school, market, persons moving from Lagos to Enugu or Lagos to Kano. “Not paying subsidy that 60% of that will be smuggled out of the country. And those who make the money will come and use that money to induce the people suffering to even to riot against government.” *The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, [NNPC], which is constitutionally mandated to harness, process, refine and distribute, all petroleum products/by-products emanating from CRUDE OIL extraction, has always been in the news for very negative reasons, since inception in 1977! *This institution has FOUR Refineries, two in Port Harcourt and one each in Kaduna and Warri, with combined installed capacity of 445,000, barrels per day (bpd) and which could not be said to be performing at optimal capacity since the 1999 year of a new democracy! *NNPC is the SOLE ADMINISTRATOR of the only dividend of democracy for the Nigerian masses - the twin petroleum major products of PETROL AND KEROSINE, and with its “exalted position,” has come into massive wealth of great proportion, which successive governments enshrine and worship at its ALTAR! *From time to time when NNPC revels and relishes in the abundance of its stupendous riches, it sneezes into the BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE the following “pandemic” chemical viruses: – PEROLEUM SCARCITY, PETROLEUM WORKERS’ STRIKE, OIL MARKETERS STRIKE, PETROLEUM TANKER DRIVERS’ STRIKE, PETROLEUM PUMP PRICE INCREASE; etc, and the Nigerian ECONOMY becomes stupefied into a standstill! *Most of the time, sales from Crude Oil and refined products, were either missing or unremitted to the Federation Account of the Federal Government and when eye brows were raised and allegations made by some very diligent Nigerians, they are quickly covered up with fictitious figures since whoever was the President always doubled as Minister for Petroleum Resources! *A most recent allegation of unremitted $20 US dollars by the erstwhile Central Bank Governor, now Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi Lamido II, against NNPC, has been successfully swept under the carpet by some fictitious government appointed auditors, who, after one whole year, March 2014-March 2015, came out with the verdict that NO MONEY WAS MISSING! * As at the time of this publication, the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is probing NNPC over circumstances surrounding $14.9 US billion (about N3trillion naira) profit from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) paid to it since 2004-2014! * The Committee is asking for relevant documents in respect of the transactions but it is being resisted, by NNPC’s lawyer who claimed that the committee had no right to ask for the LNG accounts! *It is written: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death!” [Proverbs.14:12; 16:25]. *There was at one time a “FAROUK LAWAN’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S COMMITTEE”, which established beyond all reasonable doubt that between 2009-2011, the sum of N2.58 trillion naira was used to subsidize petroleum products, which translates to the fact that over N1.6 trillion worth of petroleum products, representing about 60% per cent of the above amount was smuggled and sold outside Nigeria during this dispensation of Mr. President! *None of the indicted OIL MARKETERS by LAWAN’S FUEL SUBSIDY PANEL, has been successful prosecuted to date as NNPC has proven to be a culpable accomplice in about FIVE similar cases of the past between 2010 and 2014! *In the meantime, the Corporation is set to repair moribund refineries with $550 million US dollars! It should interest Nigerians to know that REPAIRS OR TURN-AROUND MAINTENANCE (TAM) OF NNPC REFINERIES HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY CEDED TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WHO INITIALLY BUILT THEM OVER 30 YEARS AGO OR WHOSOEVER THEY RECOMMENDED, according to the incumbent and untouchable Petroleum Resources Minister, Dizeani Allison Madueke, who reports directly to Mr. President! So, it is understandable why the Refineries have either become comatose or performing below installed capacity and therefore, importation of refined petroleum products continue to flourish instead! *During the long military administrations, the Petroleum Resources Ministry was always under lock and key, that is, under the watchful eyes of the Head of State or a VERY WELL-TRUSTED Minister of the CABAL, who reports directly to the Headmaster in the saddle of power! *It is on record that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, kept the Petroleum Ministry as an exclusive preserve and property almost to the end his two terms of EIGHT years from 1999-2007, and to date, no one is able to lay hand on, or present audited annual reports of this oil sector of BLACK GOLD! *In view of the perennial conspiratorial and monumental corruption that have been NNPC’s trade mark since its establishment; *And whereas, there is a glut in the global oil sector and the fallen international crude oil price hovers between $58-60 us dollars; * And whereas, the official Naira currency has been devalued by the Central Bank from N168 naira to N198 against ONE US DOLLAR; *And whereas, the crude oil bench oil mark price for the 2015 Budget, has also been reduced from its original $65 US dollars to $58 US dollars; *And whereas, the $200 billion US dollars earmarked for Petroleum subsidy arrears have been slashed by 50%; *And whereas, Nigerians now face another bout of petroleum products scarcity and long queues at (PMS) petrol filling stations, it has become imperative for the incoming administration to plan ahead and build at least SIX new refineries in the six geo-political zones of the nation and encourage viable States to follow suit; so that between 2015 and 2018, the importation of refined petroleum products would have been completed banned! “ Much as a total removal of Petroleum Subsidy would have been desirable with the current situation of international oil market price fall so that MARKET FORCES would play out, yet the WELFARE of the Nigerian masses must be of utmost priority because of terrible consequences of hyper-inflation that would descend on every facet of public life; right from transportation of farms products, to food items, medical care, drugs, accommodation, unemployment through downsizing or rightsizing of existing staff in both public and private sectors of the society and definitely, petrol and kerosene prices would also skyrocket beyond the average man’s pocket! *We do not want a repeat of the civil disobedience and massive protests that greeted GEJ’s partially removal of the subsidy in January 2012 and which also led to the loss of many lives! *The Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC are not bigger than Nigeria and should therefore be subjected to fresh EXTERNAL FORENSIC AUDITING in other to save this great country from an unabated massive fraud and robbery of our nation’s coffers by a Cabal that is sitting on our BLACK GOLD! *In the meantime, Mr President should order an effective, professional and maximum security coverage of our porous borders along the Benin, Niger, Cameroun and Chad corridors and give it close monitoring since he has confirmed that 60% of Nigeria’s subsidized petroleum products are smuggled out of the country by fraudulent marketers and their collaborators in government! If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations. Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord. [For weekly access,to this newsletter, log on to: facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com, https://www.google.com/+zionfaithbiblebelievingchurch . I am, Yours sincerely,Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor.08130669886, 08098194390.g-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com .]

ZION B-BC NEWSLETTER. [ A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. ] { VOL. 3. NO 81. 01-03-15.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32). SEVEN BILLION NAIRA BRIBE OFFERING FOR NIGERIAN PASTORS? There was a time in the land of Israel when idolatry, corruption, rebellionavarice, and self aggrandizement occupied the centre stage of the governance of renegade King Jeroboam who defied the Lordship of God over his country! *One day, a man of God was sent from out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: where Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense to warn him of impending disasters but he got angry, tried to hit God’s servant when his hand “dried up so that he could not pull it in again to him!” “The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.” [1King. 13:1-34]. *This biblical account also revealed that Jeroboam’s dried hand was restored through the prayers the man of God who refused the hospitality offered him in obedience to the LORD’S instruction that he should neither eat, drink, nor return by the same way to Judah on completion of his assignment! *It is regrettable however that this same man of God was killed by a lion on his return journey because he was eventually lured to disobey God through the food and drink from which he was forbidden! *A similar situation has unfolded in Nigeria, South of the Sahara, where Servants of God had been instructed not to covet the lifestyle of corrupt politicians who have ceaselessly robbed both God and the citizens of the large financial and solid mineral resources of this great nation with reckless abandon from the country’s independence in 1960![Psalm. 24:1-5] *But the APOSTATES among them have thrown caution to the wind: they now dress flamboyantly, throw parties, dwell in FORTRESSES, drive state-of- the-art Limousines and Sport Utility Vehicles [SUV’s], fly in their own private jet aircrafts and dine with Presidents Kings, Heads of State and Captains of Industries! *They are making headlines for the same odious reasons of allegations of being too attracted to the RED POTTAGE which in this context signifies covetousness, greed, long-throat, “giraffing,” etc, at other people’s belongings, possessions, properties and acquisitions! *In Genesis 25:29-34; the following account of the red pottage is recorded: “And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field. And he was faint: “And Esau said to Jacob, feed me, I pray thee, with the same red pottage: for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.[meaning Red]. “And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. “And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? “And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright onto Jacob. “Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink. And rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.” *The dramatis personae are the first biblical twins who turned out to be rivals as they grew up under a biased and jaundiced parental oversight! [Read Gen. 25:19-28; 27:1-46]. *The news making rounds spotlight some Nigerian top-notch pastors of the prestigious Christian Association of Nigeria, [CAN], and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. [PFN], in a scandalous allegation of receiving BRIBE OFFERINGS of a whooping SIX/SEVEN BILLION NAIRA FROM MR. PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY [PDP] who have of recent been fraternizing and politicking frequently with the Pastors for election gains but have pretended to solicit God’s blessings through WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING ACROSS ALL CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS! *On 3 February 2015, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, publicly alleged that some principal Nigerian men of God have collected the sum of SIX BILLION NAIRA from the PDP to print libellous pamphlets to warn Christians against voting for the opposition presidential candidate, who was being accused of a secret plan to ISLAMIZE Nigerian if he became the next president and advised them to return the blood money! Read below, Governor Amaechi’s allegations: “Some Pastors collected the N6 billion and are circulating documents and telling you not to vote for an Hausa man, not to vote for a Muslim – tell them to return the N6billion to the Federal Government coffers from where it was stolen! “Nobody can Islamize Nigeria. They, pastors, have commercialized Jesus Christ; they should stop commercializing our Lord and Saviour. “Jesus Christ chased away the money-mongers from the Temple. We will chase pastors who collected the bribe money away from the pulpit!” *While PDP, CAN and PFN have all denied Amaechi’s allegations as the figment of his imagination another Nigerian Man of God – a pastor - boldly came out to disclose that the actual bribe money was N7 billion and not N6 billion as erroneously alleged by the Director General of Buhari’s Campaign Organisation, thereby confirming the word of God which says, “At the mouth of two or three witnesses, a matter is established”. [Matthew 18:16]. *WE OF THIS EDITORIAL BOARD ARE THE THIRD VOICE because we believe that without a FIRE, there would be no SMOKE! *In the Red Pottage scenario, there were two prominent characters, namely: Esau, [the famished and covetous who sold his birthright], and Jacob, [the ambitious and cunning who bought the birthright]. Esau represents the greedy and rebellious pastors while Jacob represents PDP, the Tempter – which makes the culpable pastors and PDP, twins from the same parent -NIGERIA! *From the ongoing analysis, the renegade pastors have sold their collective birthright to the PDP for red hot pottage in this rivalry between Light and Darkness! *In our VOL. 2. NO. 59, Edition of 27-09-14; titled “GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME AND HANG HIM,” we took the following stand on the issue of the LOVE OF MONEY AND MONEY LAUNDERING AS IT AFFECTED MEN OF GOD IN NIGERIA! Below are some excerpts: “The Big Brother of Africa had never had it so bad in image laundering, when in one fell swoop, within a very short interval of FIVE DAYS, a massive Pastoral six-storey edifice in Lagos State came crashing down in the “twinkling of an eye”; while in far away South Africa, a Canonical aircraft, was intercepted with $9.3million US Dollars of laundered, now being claimed to have been legally “appropriated by the Nigerian Government, for the purchase of arms, to fight Boko Haram terrorists! “Both events which occurred on the 12 and 16 September, 2014, respectively, involved death of 84 South African citizens and also infringed on the country’s security network….. “We once featured on a past edition of this Newsletter, the TEN GLOBAL RICHEST PASTORS who are competing favourably with global billionaire business moguls and captains of industries and interestingly, the owner of the edifice that claimed about 115 lives, mostly South African, in Lagos, Nigeria, recently, was adjudged to rank among them. “The collapsed six-storey building had an approved building plan for FOUR, according to the Lagos State Government, but along the line, two more storeys had to be added, in view of accommodation demands by the international multitude that thronged the CHURCH FOR MIRACLES and the huge amount of foreign currencies that would accrue to the man of God….. “THE DETAINED PRIVATE JET belonging to another prominent pastor was reported to have been leased to Third Party who was the custodian of the millions of the laundered GREEN NOTES found on board. We are waiting for this mysterious THIRD PARTY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, who now claims ownership of the large cache of foreign currencies, to proffer necessary details of the illegal arms transaction deal to the Nigerian electorate and South African authorities without cover-ups of this avoidable scandal! “The Word of God states that Divine Judgment would begin from the Household of God, which is now so infested with APOSTACY! [Ezekiel.8:1-18; 9:1-11;Peter.4:17]. The universe and all its atrocities of moral and political corruption have crept into the Church, because gullible and greedy servants of God have decided to flirt with the rogues and vagabonds in the world’s system contrary to the Lord’s injunction in the Gospel of Saint John.17:12-19, compare vs.1-11 and 20-26. “I have given them your Word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.”[vs.14-19]. “The world which Jesus Christ mentioned in the preceding quotation is the one that has become very hostile to God and God’s people through the activities of the ‘evil one’, Satan, who is doomed for destruction! Servants and disciples of God must not have the mind-set of the world because they have been “born again of the Spirit” and therefore children of God.[John.3:8]. “In addition He prayed that they should not be taken out of the world which He assigned as their PARISH, until the work of The Great Commission was fully accomplished. “When the Lord Jesus Christ sent forth the 12 and 70 disciples for the work of evangelism,[Matthew.10:7-10;Luke. 10: 2-12], He gave them the following instructions, “…….As you go preach this message: ‘The kingdom of God is near, Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. FREELY YOU HAVE RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE. Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic or sandals or a staff; for the worker deserves his wages. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. GO! I AM SENDING YOU OUT LIKE LAMBS AMONG WOLVES. “Since the advent of the new democratic order in 1999, the Household of God had become a HAVEN AND REFUGE for corrupt, greedy, selfish and wealthy politicians who believe in signs, wonders and miracles to win electoral offices or access political appointments at all costs; and for the GHEHAZIS AND JUDASES within, it was easy for Satan to penetrate the CHURCH and try very hard to destroy it from foundation! “Many servants of God have compromised their faith and that is why they now compete with the CORRUPT in dress fashion, state-of-the-art- properties of latest automobiles, modern structural edifices and jet aircrafts! “WHAT BUSINESS HAS JESUS CHRIST WITH SATAN? What business has the CHURCH OF GOD with commercial mighty structural edifices and jet aircraft leasing…..? “Imagine if the Man of God at Ejigbo, Lagos State, did not delve into the commercial venture of high-rise buildings…. imagine if the other man of God did not receive the gift of the jet aircraft, which he later leased to make much money…..imagine if they had functioned within the confines of their divine assignment, Nigeria would not have become ignoble and odious as it were today – a laughing stock – among the comity of nations! “This is the Word of God for His obedient children who would not look at the RED POTTAGE of this world in the face like ESAU: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the Temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the Living God. As God had said: I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people; Therefore, come out from them and be separate, says the LORD.” [2Corinthians.6:14-18]. *In every bribery deal, there will always be a ‘mastermind’ with a hidden agenda which would tie the hands of the receiver to his/her biddings! If pastors would preach against all vices in the society, must they forget that they should live above board? Must they forget the Lord’s injunction which states that: “No one having put his hand on the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God?” *Pastors should remain within the precincts of their calling as ambassadors of Jesus Christ who should fulfil their mandate of the Great Commission of evangelizing the world with the gospel, (good news), of the Kingdom of God and of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and not become wolves among the Sheep they should protect! The Lord is at hand to reward every one according to the works of his/her hands. *IT IS MOST DISGUSTING AND DISGRACEFUL FOR PASTORS TO HAVE BECOME SUCH LAUGHING STOCK! *Those who are involved should return the BLOOD MONEY because the LORD’S ANGEL has been assigned to execute judgement on the GUILTY! We have been WARNED! If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations. Please look forward to more divine revelation in the next edition of Zion B-BC Newsletter as you share this with friends and remain blessed in the Lord. [For weekly access,to this newsletter, log on to: facebook.com/zionfaithbible.believingchurch or http://www.zfbbc1.blogspot.com, https://www.google.com/+zionfaithbiblebelievingchurch . I am, Yours sincerely,Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor.08130669886, 08098194390.g-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com .]