Sammie Okposo Cannot Lead Gospel Artistes In Nigeria - ASU EKIYE

A couple of days after our publication on the Nigerian gospel music star, Sammie Okposo, a well known voice in the industry, Asu Ekiye, has come up to bash the public image of the former. For Bayelsa-born gospel music star, Sammie Okposo is not fit to lead an association of gospel artistes simply because he does not have the spiritual pedigree.

The award winning musician, who has three albums, “Back to Base 1 - 3” to his credit, says it is scandalous to have been tipped as a deputy to Okposo in the association being put together by some gospel musicians.
Ekiye declares thus: “I am aware of a positive move to spearhead the course of bringing all gospel musicians in Nigeria under one umbrella for proper coordination and organization. And to say that I am tipped as deputy to Sammie Okposo is a figment of someone’s imagination.
“Nobody has the right to choose who leads and who deputizes until all gospel musicians in Nigeria agree on that. Moreover, I cannot be led by Sammie Okposo. Yes! He cannot lead me. I cannot be a part of anything led by Sammie Okposo because he does not have the spiritual pedigree to lead me.”

According to Ekiye, gospel music is not just an art form it is actually a life pattern. “And in fact, the life pattern validates the music. So if a set of people are orchestrating a certain move to pursue selfish agenda aimed at legitimizing a cycle of obduracy and self aggrandizement, it does not make it credible. It is in fact an insult to ask me to follow Sammie.
Sammie Okposo, despite his blithering career in the Nigerian gospel music industry, has been enmeshed in one sexual scandal after the other, culminating in his having children from different mothers outside wed-lock, a practice which Christianity strongly condemns.
This month, Sammie will be getting married to an officially recognised wife.

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