* Paid N40K instead of agreed N100K for the cameo appearance
One of the fake bishops apparently hired for the public unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has narrated how he was paid for what has been described as theatrical appearance.
The imposter, identified as Joseph Odaudu, said he was promised N100,000 for the job, but paid N40,000 after.
“They came to meet us at the car park behind Eagle Square and they promised to give me N100,000. They bought food for us and took us to another place where they gave us clothes to dress like Christian leaders and reverend fathers,” Odaudu reportedly said shortly after the event in Abuja on Wednesday.
“But after we finished they only gave me N40,000 and another person said they got only N30,000. I don’t know why they changed our agreement because they said they had N100,000 for us.
“I am a Christian and I am supporting Tinubu but I hate when people lie and fail to deliver on their promises,” he complained.
The fake bishops had appeared in cassock to give Christian voters a false impression that Tinubu’s decision to pick a Muslim northerner as his running-mate for the 2023 general election means well for the country despite criticisms from the Christian community.
The Catholic Church had described those who appeared at the event held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja as “impostors,” saying the Church had no representation at the event.
Asked if he knew that it was illegal to disguise as a Catholic bishop, Odaudu insisted he did not break any law.
“No law was broken; we only tried to show Nigerians that Christians are solidly behind Asiwaju Tinubu,” he added.