{"id":8377,"date":"2020-04-03T09:17:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2020-04-03T09:17:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:17:26","slug":"covid-19-why-ill-not-give-govt-money-to-fight-coronavirus-apostle-suleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=8377","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Why I\u2019ll not give govt money to fight Coronavirus \u2013 Apostle Suleman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apostle-Johnson-Suleman.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries, has provided reasons he would not give his money directly to the government to help in the fight to eliminate Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cleric said that he rather shared the money directly to the poor masses instead of donating it to a \u201cgreedy government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Auchi-based fiery preacher was explaining his decision to some section of Nigerians, who, according to him, are calling him out for having not announced a donation to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hear people are calling me out for not giving money to the government to combat COVID-19. Government is not hungry, why should I give them?\u201d He tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGod will reward my wife and I for the hundreds of millions we have given this period. We give to the poor directly. Giving is for the needy not the greedy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suleman had earlier&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/04\/02\/covid-19-nigerians-on-lockdown-are-dying-of-hunger-apostle-suleman-tells-soldiers\/\">urged the Nigerian Military<\/a>&nbsp;to stop beating up Nigerians all in the name of enforcing the government\u2019s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) stay-at-home order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries, has provided reasons he would not give his money directly to the government to help in the fight to eliminate Coronavirus. 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