Nigerian pastor warns Gayton: ‘Don’t touch me…’
· The South African
Nigerian pastor John Anosike – who bid R135 million on the Good Hope Centre – has issued a stern warning to Gayton McKenzie, who threatened to block the sale of the iconic landmark.
The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture – speaking in his capacity as Patriotic Alliance leader – condemned the city of Cape Town for reportedly selling the property to a foreign national.
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City officials have yet to confirm whether the bid has been officially accepted.
PASTOR CLAPS BACK AT GAYTON MCKENZIE
During a sermon this week titled “The two faces of South Africa”, Nigerian pastor John Anosike addressed xenophobic attacks he had received from the public relating to his bid for the Good Hope Centre.
Without naming Gayton McKenzie, the Spirit Revelation Ecclesia preacher condemned the minister for his threatening words.
He told his congregation, “I once heard that he was in prison. These are the type of people they give positions to. That’s stupid. Absolutely stupid. Somebody that came out of prison should stay somewhere to recover mentally because you are being forceful and so aggressive that your statement is unpolitical, non-governmental, illegal, and completely out of order. You’re not qualified to be a leader.
He continued: “How dare you say uh because I think I made a comment that we are investing almost $8 million here. Then he said we don’t need it. Your country needs it more. That’s the type of person that is contending to rule this country with such a mentality, a prisoner mentality.”
Anosike seemingly responded to Gayton with his own warning.
“Don’t touch me. One word will deplete your political party. You said over your dead body…Your political career has gone down. It’s dead. It’s dead”.
‘GOOD HOPE CENTRE WILL NOT BE SOLD TO A NIGERIAN’
During a Facebook Live this week, Gayton McKenzie publicly disapproved of the Democratic Alliance-led City of Cape Town’s decision to permit Nigerian Pastor John Anosike to bid on the Good Hope Centre.
He said: “Over our dead bodies, here will be no Nigerian church. We are not taking arts and culture spaces and giving them to Nigerians. That will not happen.
“If that Nigerian pastor knows what is good for him, he must keep that money. My advice to him is to take your money and invest in Nigeria. We will never give you peace. We will fight in the highest court. You will never take that velodrome and have Nigerians there having churches. That place will become a place of drugs.
Gayton added: “If the DA thinks…we’re not saying anything, but we’re watching this move. The Good Hope Centre will not be sold to a Nigerian”.