Political figures in democratic societies often face significant personal risks, including kidnapping and violence, yet resilience, forgiveness, and continued service to society remain essential qualities for effective leadership. The speaker, Hon Rotimi Makinde, shares his experience of being kidnapped and having five innocent people killed, including a pastor, yet emphasizes that he has forgiven his enemies and continues to serve his community through education, employment, and political engagement. This illustrates that true political leadership involves not just power but also personal sacrifice, forgiveness, and a commitment to societal transformation despite personal adversity.
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HOW THE OPPOSITION PARTY KI**ED FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING A PASTOR, AND THE DEATH OF GBENGA ADEBOYEAdded:
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>> Most of us that are focused, we are not corrupt. If they are not corrupt, then I want people to see me as resemblance of them. But in the L I will leave that to my fans.
>> I am who I am. I am and for so many reason.
I I would like to say I've been a popular person before I step into politics. It's not by my grace of God. I want to people don't know.
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>> When you put education first in life, the rest will just be falling into places.
>> Education helps me even in politics.
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I am a force to be reckoned with. I'm coming with a story that marketer will beg. The marketer will beg to sell story. It's coming.
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>> I am not boasting about that.
I don't just put my pen or put my face.
>> They may call it pride. I don't just put my face on any Dick and Harry movies.
God was the one that minister into my brain to put it down. And it was falling.
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All he needs to do is to be submissive to the wife.
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moving with a particular woman sleeping with a particular woman.
A prayer said by somebody that love you can open any door for you. That is what some of us don't know. And when we use story to explain this kind of a thing, that was what I did. That was my attempt.
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I write to teach. And a good story must must be informative, must be educative and must you must be a teacher in your writing. If it is commercial of what benefit is a film that never leave after you? Everywhere everywhere I go people will remember one film or the other that have done or participated hey that change their life and that's the kind of person that's what differentiates me >> in anything I do including in politics I see myself as a game changanger in politics I see myself that if I don't do unto people or give back to the society I will pay dearly for it look the way I am by my power many don't even know I don't know but I give up excellence I make to say but How many of them after me or before me have a record to say they can count at least 100 100 directly more than 100 to even after I left government I still I continue to pay some people's school fees scholarship >> I can talk about 100 that I gave job there's no woman leader there's no youth leader that I don't provide with mobility ability.
This is the way it will be when you are in politics and you are a giver in many way bless and that explains why in the reason even when I try to to renew my my service and I couldn't get it. I get going. I took it lightly. I took it lightly. We better days ahead. And that's the way that totally YouTube out to me.
I discover featured in as she was as the best upcoming actress. Glory is to God even if it is not given to me today.
So an actress I respect so much very humble and I always feel proud when I see her growing in the industry. I respect everybody in the industry.
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T-shirt lady You see then you lose. See, despite the deprivation of the extential services needed to move our society forward.
Yet people still go out to go and cast their votes. It is just a demonstration that despite all that is and that is why I will blame the electorates for all this and he's doing good. It demand it in the eyes of your creators or man is very difficult but in the eyes of your creators meaning you have to please your God and forget about what people says.
Human being are born to be envied. They are born to complain. But when you do things that pleases your God, he will bless you in many way unknown to you. So majority, somebody who has never been involved in any service oriented.
But once somebody who has always been a giver, somebody passes through the the the terrain.
Change people's narratives. I value education. I know why I have to invest in education. I suffer to get job. I know why I should be there to get to make sure people get employment employment >> and that is what is lacking in our society. People don't care and that is why people some politician takes them for granted.
People takes them for granted and they takes it that they maximize in the the the revenues to their pocket and they know after four after after one dispensation that is after four year they know what to do >> to buy food for >> to bribe this to bribe that and get the ticket again and get to be elected and after that election they the pains of removing the feathers of a foul can be very tormented.
You bleed >> and yet when you drop that foul and you throw a little miss >> the foul still follow is hunger poverty >> poverty >> poverty of the mind poverty of the heart how do you bail yourself of poverty and that is why many politician When people pray, they want to be like me. They should also pray to to to face what I have faced.
>> In politics, I've been kidnapped in politics. They've come for my life and they shot five innocent people dead, including a brother of mine. I was chased into a hot. I don't want to go into that because more than necessary on that God sees my heart. I have moved ahead and I'm forgiving the evil doer.
Am I so perfect in the eyes of God? Who is ever perfect? So the best thing is not to dwell in the past. punch ahead with your life. I have since learned from every mistake and punch ahead with my life.
>> I saw ahead in politics. When I step into the mocky water of politics, I a lot of I at a time now I was handing over a million before I step into politics when money was money and I left voluntarily.
Many people would think So I thank God. I thank God for that.
Must not look towards somebody. When the an ambitious person looks so much towards a particular leader, particular person, he will be extremely I mean excessively do you see them very desperate.
We go into not going to be forever. The only thing that is permanent in life is change itself. And God alone decided did I hold my life? Did I hold my heart? No.
now >> and did I know why I remain healthy >> or why I remain relevant >> that I will be so invited for one gathering for one politic it is grace of God uncommon grace it is a grace and that is my kind advice for those in power be it Mr. President, be it senator, be it members of rep chairman, local government of council woman, I have so many friends, so many colleagues that continue to rise. I must not envy them. M >> I was in the house with honorable James with some of them that have become governor including Dix and Coco in this who are all meet and they are rising because God wanted it so and my own time too we come we come that's just my belief. Wow. Wow.
Politics is a game of evil.
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M but all APC today and I remain constant. I can tell a story of about 25 years and I have the privilege >> to serve for just 48 months meaning just one time.
It is by the grace of God.
I can tell a story of when I was kidnapped. This is a fact in broad daylight in Nephe. I was taken into the bush completely naked for almost 3 days by the opposition.
And it was by special grace of God that I negotiated people negotiated my way out.
to talk this story.
>> I want to tell you and I'm always very quick to say this. I have since overlook, forget and forgive those who did it.
tomorrow. My friend It was a night to my election. I was chased. What?
I was chased to a church.
But my brother was not so lucky.
Go and read the story of the dreaded.
Five innocent including the pastor of that church was killed.
Because when I tell the stories of my kidnap, people believe it was framework.
When I talk about my experience of how five innocent people were killed on the altar of a church, These people were killed. The pastor were killed. Pastor Aola and four others were killed on the altar of a church.
I've never seen the kind of crowd that came to my father's house in I have also forgiven.
I told you the kind of person I am. I have forgiven the evil doers. Wow. Our arrested the power that be set them free and they know themselves.
I have listened everything to God in that episode.
No, I must thank everybody who believe because of that.
And people are doing it.
I rebuilt the church with close to 20 million.
for and it's part of the reason why I said.
So if my story is wumbling and fumbling like I I'm experienced at this moment.
It's a matter of time. God has his way to compensate every one of us.
My dear brother, There's no way of is very real.
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We have one of the best constitution though there are lot of luna >> in our constitution people's attitude must change towards election if as a society right attitude will be able to separate real politician from those who are commercial politician >> those who have the call to serve >> with careful mistaken analysis we can separate them >> and when you see those kind of people they are the people take for instance if I'm not in government today government >> God has given me deliver to keep forging ahead >> with my life >> and I keep submitting I will rise no matter how it's a matter of time but I must be seen to brace up to the challenges respect my headers respect consistency 2015 2019 2023 2026.
This money alone God is providing for me and I'm not bothered. I am not going to do because of that.
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>> It will not back you >> on Friday.
Friday. Take notice of Most of the people I said things to somebody today. generosity does not turn to food and it saddens my heart. Why is he that politician that does something fantastic good? Think of education, think of how to get you employment, think of empowering you here and there and you embrace somebody like fire brigade.
That is how human nature is.
>> Government job is to provide for us. Government duty is to protect life and >> property.
>> It is our it is it is our obligation to respect the constitution of the country as a citizen.
>> You understand? It is also our duty to vote who are bad out.
>> Are we voting people back out with money? People buy food with money.
10,000 votes. People will just in hours become your your your representative and you think you get the best is blessed with money.
So too many bad people are in government and that's why we are not getting dividends >> of democracy for us to get dividends of democracy. The the challenges are before us.
>> We must learn Nigeria putting pattern is getting good >> day by day. I pray we do something about vote by but our the electoral body are strengthening the empire in such a way that if we are committed if we have the right attitude we can vote in the best and we can reject the vote by our food regardless of the party. I want to beg people It is doable to create employment. It is doable to create an enabling environment for our health system.
It is doable to have a good educational system at least of beneficial to majority of us only if we have one person. Once Once the head of a fish >> is getting rotten, >> the entire body will run. So what we need in Nigeria is just one good person at state level, at federal level, at local government level, at at world level. Once we are blessed >> to have one good person at any given time, >> this society will be a better place for us.
Any 30 million ticket My friend on so many way philanthropist and that may make me to be unfulfilled politically. This is not to say at any given time. I think I'm one of the very few people I will be relevant. I have benefited in so many way within this party >> and I'm not leaving this party.
>> Wow.
>> No, I'm not leaving.
I know for sure God will man.
I have no regrets so far sewing my bidding right seeking elected position I have no regret most especially I don't want to be saying so that it will not suck >> it will not s that I'm very proud and that is why I have become an apostle that says that people should have second address people were desperate.
I'm not a politician. I remain in APC.
>> We build it together and I will get the best of it in PC.
>> Wow.
>> I am a I am a politician that is today paying his due >> that is very very confident that is a matter of time he will God will renew my energy.
>> Amen. I may make me a a a a shining example so that people will not mock me.
People I'm being mocked today but I don't I don't get data. Wow. Wow.
primary election.
Vegas State Because yes, this man fellow in Losore.
was a former member house of rep but once an honorable honorable Benny.
God knows about his mages. I am telling you what he has done I don't know but is he competent yes he is he paid his due yes he is he has paid his due wow if you are if Lego state is today talking about the rapid transformation in term of his revenue who years.
Wow.
>> Wow.
>> He has paid his due >> and got credit.
>> Wow.
>> Nobody envy.
>> Wow.
>> Talking about fantastic gentleman.
>> He did very well when he was government.
>> Unknown to so many. He did lot of transformation with the people of ever forget this man.
>> Would they ever forget this man? They will never. He planted his name >> on a plate of gold in Lagos and he will continue to be a reverence point.
>> But may even be greater than governor.
>> Wow. Some people don't know if your call to politics is to serve the people.
>> There are various ways various capacity you can do it and you can deploy your knowledge. You can deploy your call. I was talking to somebody today. I said there are lot of agency lot people are lobbying to become chairman of financial man petroleum.
I lobbying to become devil chairman of human rights.
>> You know why >> right why sir >> I have always loved people's right >> the privilege to protect people's right.
I'm not an activist.
I am a politician and somebody seeking power to be able to bless many. That's the way I can describe myself.
Somebody seeking power, seeking political power to liberate and cause rapid transformation of his community, of his person, of his family. That is the kind of person I am.
>> We still be privileged in this party to the best of my knowledge. is an asset >> to this party. What is simply not to do is not to envy >> abs.
>> When you don't envy people, God have a special place for you in his heart.
>> Take for instance >> today probably he will be going for his fifth time.
>> Is it by his power? No, it's by the special grace of God.
fantastic fantastic personality very generous very kind giver and I know he's going to transform state is it by his power that is rising he become he was in the ceiling and now going as governor is it by his power no >> only people that he will fall by the >> way >> and that is life that is politics and they know how best.
So I want to believe that we should move forward in Legos. Let's celebrate. I would love to see Dr. Ambbody to work hand in hand >> to to to not to hold knowledge for somebody like Dr. a fantastic person and I want to tell you Dr. that I know very well. He knows he cannot do it alone. He knows this state has to move forward collectively and he will tap people's >> knowledge >> abilityility here and there are not just people who are today campaigning for him or whatever. He's an artically gogetter and he knows how best to change the narrative of Legos. He will do well.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Thank you, sir.
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Well, I would not say I've not had watched or read about that man known as very dark man. I I want to I was simply describing him as as somebody taking his own call >> in that way >> and uh I I'm the type that don't like to occur down on anybody >> but he's doing his best >> and he should be tolerated for his own >> inance.
>> Is he doing it right? Let's leave that to the public. I don't want to be a judge in such a case. Their occasion that I admire is God.
>> Their occasion I love his personalities and their occasion I will simply say is just being uh unnecessarily creating noise and uh awareness and more of commercial to himself. But whatever the case may be, I want to see that is the lie he has chosen. I have my own view >> my friend >> also has his own lie. Everybody has their way. But I don't belong to I know I know I belongs to the class of people who believe intellectually >> you can exert without necessarily be a comforterist >> we is a clear difference >> I every gathering I find myself my intellectual capacity I believe I will deploy it in such a way that I turn negative to positive You know, I think was it Matthew who was a very successful businessman >> before he dropped all he was a successful fisherman before he drop all that. Yeah. And I think that's the kind of person I I the kind of class I belongs to. I was a very successful >> person in all ramification before I step into m water of politics.
Background matter.
>> Very dark man has his own background.
Then >> so has his own activism right from school. Me I'm known to be a focal person >> that talks the right to authority at any given time without necessarily being a aer I don't and I'm very confidential. Tell me something if you don't want anybody to hear it for life it will remain.
>> Wow. Wow. Wow.
My brother is I'm not going to exaggerate and I will tell you the truth. So far you have listened to a lot from I'm not it's not an occasion for meress West agenda.
If you go on Google and just say southwest agenda and we started it, you will find.
Wow.
And we started it when majority were commissioner were governor from different party rep or senator from different party. when you incess never knew if we will get the tickets I make both as far back I repeat as far back as 2020 >> meaning we are the frontier people who have the foresight of what many are enjoying today >> I wrote m was one of the people that started Southwest agenda and we started in the year 2020.
Wow.
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 before God turn this into reality.
>> That will tell you how I I I have along with some people.
And turn it into reality.
I make both to say that.
We were facing a future of uncertainty.
When some of us came out openly without collecting a penny, I made to say it. I never collected a penny.
We started going. We went around the southwest.
Wow.
And we saw it coming and we went up.
Senator Binga Oadada of state baff1 That's what spending our money, risking our life.
But I'm a Muslim, but God was manifested to me.
people. Some people were governor.
Some people were commissioner under governor especially in my state. Wow.
And we were doing all this.
We turn it into reality. Come in. Fast forward to 2023.
We went around again.
At the end of 2023, he has become the president of Nigeria. Now coming back to your question.
>> I still remain positive that the the best of is yet to come.
Some of us are privileged to know that this country was going into obiv into extinction before the coming of Auaju.
I come from oil and gas. The day as you announced the removal of of oil subsidy, I was jumping up because subsidy for those who don't know the removal of subsidy was one of the lionarted h work. That's what you say. It takes somebody to because those who are living like leaching on Nigeria want me they surrendered the oil and gas they will not want anybody to remove subsidy subsidy I make it subsidy is a front they are lying about importation those in the shadow with the responsibility of managing our oil and as in this country.
They lied about importation.
They lied about the cost, landing cost.
They lied about our storage and they also lied about our consumption.
When I said I work in NPC, I'm not suggesting about it. I was in the marketing aspect of and I'm an accountant. I have a I have an a an holistics idea of what has been happening into this country.
>> There are lot of lies about the oil and gas and the person who has the heart to change the narrative for the first time brilliant. When I say they lie, let me tell you, somebody will be given the power to go bring 16 million metric tons of oil to import it into Nigeria and he will claim that 16 million metric tons has landed Nigeria. When he did, I want to lo 4 million.
Can you imagine?
People will be given they collected our foreign exchange. They lied about it.
Every the regime is full of lies >> and we are living in a borrowed borrowed environment and take balances industry.
Many may not know we pay one budget for oil theft.
What do I mean by oil theft?
400,000 metric tons of crude oil is I think is sambble Nigeria was in sambble they had budget for it of all the production.
Next time 125 instead of 100.
You are predicting that your wife will be stupid >> to get born to burn another ship off.
That is what was happening under previous government before the coming of Ba Mu who was so so bold to announce to announce that oil subsidy go to the bin.
It's one of the best thing >> to happen in this country.
>> Wow. The pain may be there today but I want to tell you we will get there the marketing.
Why is there individual who could do that individual who could invest in it and yet we call our a a a nation a lot of things is happening that is being corrected by today may be rough.
>> I agreed. I feel for those who are passing through a lot by now >> and I want to believe the government and I want to challenge them as well never to relent in doing whatever things >> only make things easier for the people.
I know it's not easy but I want to believe is in the right direction and with time we will get there >> at least we redeem our image internationally on security.
Yes be challenged by anybody to do more.
A lot of thing that is happening in our security environment saddens my heart and many may not know people's opinion about it. personally.
It is a strange war confronting our existence, confronting our entity called Nigeria. It is not a war.
We were living together.
It's a foreign invasion.
foreign and sound person.
We want to fire into the market that can kill anybody.
Mare very people knows them. There there should be like 3 days or a week declare as total war declare state of emergency in everywhere operation eradicate insecurity in our environment. The people of the people of we go into the bush that concerns them.
We going in and combed and combed total combing combing of our bushes, our forest and fish out any strange thing.
All of us must see it as a collective responsibility and to begin to attack it. And one of the way to attack it is never to leave it with the security agency.
And I want to call on our people from the north, especially I want I want to I want to I want to seek a deliberate build cattle ranch.
That I Don't come back.
Shake back.
for speech.
There are lot of things You see them building around them.
for don't No.
People have taken the the bad attitude of kidnapping to be more of commercial.
>> Do we blame politician for that? No.
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I march sir.
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