There is no way Biafra will not come. The lord showed that to me - Prophet Josiah

 There is no way Biafra will not come. The lord showed that to me - Prophet Josiah

PROPHET Josiah Chukwuma Onuoha is the Presiding Pastor of Christ Foundation Miracle International Chapel, Lagos. He is reputed for al­ways speaking out on national issues and making accurate prophesies. In this interview, the prophet speaks on various issues, including President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and Biafra, among other issues.

Excerpts:

What is your assessment of Buhari’s perfor­mance so far? 

The President started well but the enemy wants to push him to overdo things. A good king is the one who always listens to himself and not just what people say to him. That is what makes one a wise king; he sits and meditates upon what people say to him and determines what is right or wrong before taking action. During his inaugural address, the President stated that he is for everybody and belongs to no­body.

Looking at some of the steps he has taken so far, would you say he can still live up to that statement? 

He said so and I can tell you that that was his honest mind. But some bad elements in the coun­try are now misleading him. If Buhari wants to rule well, he should do what he agreed with his spirit before he was sworn in as President. For him to become a good President implies that he must offend many people, and will not overstretch things. He should also respect public opinion and rule of law at all times. I knew Buhari many years ago when he was in the military and I can tell who he really is.

But if the challenge is that if he should act according to what his conscience tells him, he will defi­nitely offend most of the people that are working with him, as his decisions would not favour them, and that will prompt them to start planning to pull the President down. He should choose people on the basis of integrity and sincerity. He must do away with schoolmate, for­mer associate, kinsman or old time friend and same tribe syndrome while choosing whom to work with because it is dangerous.

Do you think the country will fare well under the Buhari administration? 

What I would say is that the President does not have good advisers. The same thing that happened to ex-Pres­ident Jonathan is gradually happening to him now. When God showed me what was happening during Jonathan’s time, I spoke out. That is my job as a Prophet. I warned repeatedly that those the ex-president thought were lead­ing him were the same people that would cripple his government. Many people wrote me off as someone seeking for attention or appointment.

Are you inferring that the present administration will not fare well? 

Spiritually speaking, Buhari’s honest intention is to rule Nigeria faithfully and sincerely. But the truth is that he has to first, build adequate and sincere peace-bridges in the country. He should allow the law of the land to reign supreme. Most of those advising him are trying to jeopardise his relationship with Nigerians so that people will hate him and conclude that he is a sadist. Look, the lord showed me where a raging crisis befell Nigeria and if Mr. President does not tread cautiously, the country would be plunged into deep crisis that will attract for­eign trouble. I see Nigeria attracting foreign trouble – another country attacking Nigeria, if care is not taken. Most of these things hap­pening in the country today are traps set to catch Mr. President. You know what happens to the man who unknowingly matches on a banana pill? He slips. Buhari should tread with caution and not whip a child because he is too stubborn. He should whip the child with wisdom and love.

I believe you are referring to the current war against corruption in the country, es­pecially the Dasukigate and Nnamdi Kanu issue? 

Mr. President knows the truth about the corrupt people under Jonathan administra­tion or the Dasukigate but I think he wants to please Nigerians. I pray he doesn’t end up displeasing himself in the process. Most of all those involved in the deal are cliques that played one role or another when he was in the race for the 2015 Presidential election. So, when you want to arrest thieves, you should also arrest those that have long-throat because they are under the same law. I warn again that he should tread with caution. If the corruption war will rightly spread across board, I am sure majority of citizens will support it. But when the war is viewed by many to be lopsided or sectional, there would be trouble. People saw Buhari as the one that has come to rescue this country. Let him stand on those intentions that originally made him to desire to rule Ni­geria again, bearing in mind the factors that also made Nigerian to vote for him. Caution should be President Buhari’s watchword.

What is your advice to the President on the issue of Biafra and continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu? 

Biafra? He should apply utmost caution in dealing with the Biafra issue because spiri­tually and physically, it is beyond what The President’s eyes can see or comprehend. Let him use utmost wisdom to handle the issue otherwise Nigeria will regret it. The President should direct his aides and federal agencies concerned to obey whatever the court pro­claims over the issue. Nobody is above the law and nobody should be seen to be above the law. Nobody can change whatever God says about this nation. There is a mystery about this coun­try. But all I am saying is that our President should be very careful about traps. There are so many better ways of handling sensitive issues to achieve the desired result.

Many people are of the view that Biafra had died a long time ago but several others still have strong belief that it will come to pass someday. What is your view? 

There is no way Biafra will not manifest in Nigeria someday. The Lord showed that to me long ago. The only thing I cannot tell is when it will come to pass. But the way it manifested was not through violence – killing people or shedding blood. It happened through peaceful means – peaceful protest. Some years ago, I stated in The Sun how I was shown how three prominent Nigerian leaders, now late, had a covenant and agreed that the three tribes, under which the country was then categorised, would not betray one another. That was how the concept of ‘one Nigeria’ was born, during the time of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Her­bert Macaulay. They had a concrete agreement to become one Nigeria but along the line, one of them betrayed the oath. The effect of that oath is what Nigeria is suffering today. During the Obasanjo regime, I advised him to convoke a national peace cleansing exercise for Nigeria and I repeated the call many times during the Jonathan regime to no avail. Unless a peace cleansing is carried out in Nigeria, no President will ever rule well in this country! You can quote me anywhere.

What is your take on the view of some Ni­gerians that President Buhari should pros­ecute former president Goodluck Jonathan if he is found guilty of corruption? 

I am not Goodluck Jonathan and I am not prepared to speak for anybody. But I would advise President Buhari and his aides to talk less. Let the President talk less and show more action. A king does not talk anyhow. Whatev­er his aides say are taken as his direct words because they are his mouthpieces. If he loves himself, his credibility and this nation, he should talk less, because those that are making him to talk will still use his utterances to rope him and fight him in future. He is a king in this country and kings talk less. Let him talk less and the wisdom of God will come upon him.