{"id":21331,"date":"2026-04-08T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=21331"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:57:18","slug":"lagos-2027-oshoffa-endorses-ajoses-political-aspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/lagos-2027-oshoffa-endorses-ajoses-political-aspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos 2027: Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide Endorses Ajose\u2019s Governorship Aspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/214c63b5-e46f-4d83-9040-1ef65e40184e-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/214c63b5-e46f-4d83-9040-1ef65e40184e-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/214c63b5-e46f-4d83-9040-1ef65e40184e-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/214c63b5-e46f-4d83-9040-1ef65e40184e-640x424.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/214c63b5-e46f-4d83-9040-1ef65e40184e.jpeg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Pastor and Spiritual Head of the Celestial Church of Christ (C.C.C.) Worldwide, Emmanuel Mobiyina Friday Oshoffa, has formally endorsed the political aspiration of Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Oshoffa described Dr. Ajose, popularly known as SMA Gold, as a well-known figure within the church and a committed political actor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/948059d4-e95d-435b-b527-6c5d65e79dd6-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/948059d4-e95d-435b-b527-6c5d65e79dd6-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/948059d4-e95d-435b-b527-6c5d65e79dd6-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/948059d4-e95d-435b-b527-6c5d65e79dd6-640x424.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/948059d4-e95d-435b-b527-6c5d65e79dd6.jpeg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He noted that Ajose comes from a respected lineage, being the son of the late Most Superior Evangelist Abraham Ajose, whom he described as one of the shining lights of the Celestial Church during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric further highlighted Ajose\u2019s roots in Badagry, Lagos State, and his strong allegiance to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, emphasizing that the aspirant is deeply aligned with the administration\u2019s ideology, political philosophy, and leadership style.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21335 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dd173c7d-e5b2-4f5c-81bb-a65d291d3ed4-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dd173c7d-e5b2-4f5c-81bb-a65d291d3ed4-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dd173c7d-e5b2-4f5c-81bb-a65d291d3ed4-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dd173c7d-e5b2-4f5c-81bb-a65d291d3ed4-640x424.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dd173c7d-e5b2-4f5c-81bb-a65d291d3ed4.jpeg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oshoffa also pointed out that Ajose, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has built a reputation that combines grassroots appeal with significant influence in corporate and leadership circles.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Ajose\u2019s reach extends beyond his Badagry base, positioning him as a formidable figure within the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21337 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72ec50b6-735d-4661-920c-4f2e77a7c449-1-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72ec50b6-735d-4661-920c-4f2e77a7c449-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72ec50b6-735d-4661-920c-4f2e77a7c449-1-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72ec50b6-735d-4661-920c-4f2e77a7c449-1-640x424.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72ec50b6-735d-4661-920c-4f2e77a7c449-1.jpeg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in the light of the foregoing that I recommend and endorse the political aspiration of Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose (SMA Gold),\u201d Oshoffa stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pastor and Spiritual Head of the Celestial Church of Christ (C.C.C.) Worldwide, Emmanuel Mobiyina Friday Oshoffa, has formally endorsed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21339,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21331\/revisions\/21339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}