I had my wedding in an Anglican church, says Ikuforiji.. Yes! So what ni!!!

Eromosele Ebhomele
Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly ,
western Nigeria , Adeyemi Ikuforiji , on Friday
disclosed that he got married 29 years ago in
an Anglican church despite being a Muslim .
Ikuforiji , who is vying for the governorship seat
in the state and has obtained the form for the
position on the platform of the All Progressives
Congress ( APC ) has served as Speaker of the
state for close to 10 years.
While banishing any talks of religious
differences, Ikuforiji made the disclosure during
a ‘ thank you’ visit to the Diocesan Bishop of
Lagos Diocese and Dean Emeritus, Church of
Nigeria , Anglican Communion, Dr . Ephraim
Adebola Ademowo , for the support shown by
the clergyman all through the period he was
tried for financial misappropriation by the
court.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had
weeks ago acquitted Ikuforiji , but the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, the
country’ s anti - graft body, has appealed the
judgement .
The Speaker , accompanied by his wife , Pastor
Mayowa, disclosed that while his travails
lasted, the Bishop told him that he will survive
the trial. “He always assured me to be calm
and to pray . He said God would take control
and indeed God took control as he rightly
said .”
A practising Muslim , Ikuforiji said by the
reason of marriage in the church , he and his
wife remained children of the Anglican
Communion.

“So we see you as a father and we are happy
to be with you. I thank you for all that you
have been doing, for your support and
assistance and also for your support and
assistance to government of Lagos state .
“I am sure with men of God like you and a few
others who stand solidly behind the
government of Lagos state we can continue to
be hopeful that God in his infinite mercy will
take us to a higher height , ” the Speaker said .
Ikuforiji added that : “I deemed it fit to come
and say a big thank you to our father here for
the support he gave me over the years. Since
the issue of the EFCC investigations and the
court came up, he has always supported me
with prayers , good words, he is always
counselling me.
“He also showed very clearly that he trusted
me, he believes I was not the type that
detractors were trying to paint before the
world, and he was always reassuring me that
he knows that God would vindicate me at the
end.
“And I think now that the court has given its
ruling , it is right and proper to come and say
thank you. ”
Welcoming the Speaker to his residence at the
Bishop’ s Court , Marina , Ademowo
congratulated Ikuforiji over the outcome of his
case with the EFCC.
He described the Speaker as one who is close
to him and has only come on a courtesy visit .
He also prayed for Ikuforiji and his ambition

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