Joshua Bamiloye, the son of Evangelist Mike Bamiloye has come under fire for berating Peter Obi over his comment on vigils.
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, in an interview on the Honest Bunch Podcast, declared that politics and church must be dismantled in Nigeria. Obi said that the night vigil should be turned into the night shift so that people can be productive.
Reacting to it via his Twitter page, Joshua questioned how vigils have made Nigeria unproductive. He stated that the mentality of blaming church attendance for Nigeria’s problems is a very misguided one and an insult.
Joshua educated him that vigils are commonly held on Fridays, right before the weekend, and if anyone wants to be productive, then recreational events, comedy shows, and concerts should be banned. Joshua added that the hot weather seems to have corroded his mind to the point that he fails to think clearly and address the real problem.
“So now vigils are the reason Nigeria isn’t productive? Boy, the mentality of blaming church attendance for Nigeria’s problems is a very misguided one and, at best, an insult.
Vigils are commonly held on Fridays, right before the weekend. If we want to be productive, why not also ban recreational events, comedy shows, and concerts ban every social gathering?
The hot weather seems to have corroded some minds to the point that they fail to think clearly and address the real problems”.
His statement didn’t sit well with some netizens, and they slammed him.
One Ami Asedanimi wrote, “Calling Peter Obi a boy shows how he’s raised. This man can be your father
One Seun Dreams wrote, “Keep quiet boy!! We all know the 3PS problem we have in Naija is pastors, politicians, and the police
One Puff3y wrote, “Sad to see educated people not understanding simple figure of speech
One Mira Luxury World wrote, “Why e come to take the matter seriously?
One Charm Zifiesta wrote, “Your church should prove him wrong and create job opportunities then
One Charles Ezeugbana wrote, “Pastor son wey them no give better home training
One Only_the_immaculate_wins wrote, “PO? Boy? Just be careful o”.