The spiritual head of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Genesis global parish, Israel Ogundipe, has made known his support for the presidential ambition of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ogundipe is the latest public figure who has openly declared his support for the APC flag bearer.
Ogundipe, who was jailed for alleged multimillion-naira fraud in November 2020 and now released on bail, told his congregation that he would be a bastard to support a candidate from another tribe.
He said, “I support Tinubu. You like it or not, I don’t care. You know me, I am not afraid. You know why? Because if I see another Yoruba person I will support. That is the only Yoruba person I am seeing.
Hear me, journalists, if you want to write, write. If you want to attack me, attack me. I am not a bastard.”
The 48-year-old preacher was convicted in November 2020 on charges of stealing, obtaining money under false pretence, forgery, and unlawful conversion of property.
Ogundipe was said to have defrauded his victim, Oladele Williams the sum of N14 million and £12,000 in various tranches.
The court sentence him to 1-year imprisonment and ordered him to refund the sum of N11 million to his accuser.
Ogundipe appealed the high court judgement and also filed a bail application pending the hearing of the appeal which was granted on grounds of ill health.
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