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AN ODE TO JEZEBEL (by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode)

<body><div class&equals;"booster-block booster-read-block">&NewLine; <div class&equals;"twp-read-time">&NewLine; &Tab;<i class&equals;"booster-icon twp-clock"><&sol;i> <span>Read Time&colon;<&sol;span>3 Minute&comma; 7 Second <&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine; <&sol;div><p><&sol;p><figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;7508" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-7508" style&equals;"width&colon; 368px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;poetry&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;jezebel&period;png"><img class&equals;" wp-image-7508 " title&equals;"An Ode To Jezebel" alt&equals;"An Ode To Jezebel" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;poetry&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;jezebel&period;png" width&equals;"368" height&equals;"447" loading&equals;"lazy"><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-7508" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;WRRPoetry <strong>&lbrack;An Ode To Jezebel&rsqb;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-family&colon;Helvetica&comma; Arial&comma; 'Lucida Grande'&comma; sans-serif&semi;font-size&colon;15&period;555556297302px&semi;font-style&colon;normal&semi;font-variant&colon;normal&semi;line-height&colon;25&period;989583969116px&semi;">The Holy Bible says&comma; ”who is he that sayeth a thing and it cometh to pass when the Lord <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"God" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;God" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">God<&sol;a> of Hosts has commanded it not&quest;” It says&comma; ”who can lay a charge before God’s elect&quest; It is Christ that justifies”&period; It says ”who can separate us from the love of the Lord” and that ”in all these things we are more than conquerors”&period; It says&comma; ”<a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"The Lord Is My Light" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;The&lowbar;Lord&lowbar;Is&lowbar;My&lowbar;Light" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">the Lord is my light<&sol;a> and my salvation&comma; whom shall I fear&quest; The Lord is the stronghold of my life&comma; of whom shall I be afraid&quest; When evildoers assail me uttering slanders against me&comma; my adversaries and foes&comma; they shall stumble and fall”&period; My God is awesome&period; He that is known as the <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Ancient of Days" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Ancient&lowbar;of&lowbar;Days" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">Ancient of Days<&sol;a> never sleeps and never fails&period; The battle belongs to Him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sit back and watch this show unfold for it was ordained before the oracles of time and there is a hidden and divine purpose for it&period; I never wanted it to be like this&period; I never asked for a fight and I did all I could to avoid it&period; I may have been indiscreet in my attempt to make a simple point but I am not a liar and neither will anyone brand me as one just to please their oriental constituency&period; I was taught to always avoid rancour&comma; discord&comma; war and conflict and to always seek the path of peace&comma; especially when dealing with ladies&period; But when war is forced upon me and my integrity is put at stake we I will fight with everything that I have got to protect it and to defend myself&period; This is because truth is like a pearl that must never be allowed to be buried or shattered and I am a servant of truth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By the time all this is over we will know who the liar is and whose God rules in the affairs of men&period; Meanwhile the one that is encouraging my adversary to take this ugly road to perdition and that is using her to try and discredit and silence me shall fail&period; This&comma; by the grace and power of the God whose I am and the God whom I serve&comma; shall surely come to pass&period;<&excl;--more--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the meantime use all the power and influence that you have and use all your Jezebellian wiles&period; These are nothing before the Living God and the Lord shall meet you there&period; You have woken up a lion that never backs down and that has never lost a war- He is the <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Lion of Judah" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Lion&lowbar;of&lowbar;Judah" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">Lion of the Tribe of Judah<&sol;a> and He is with me&period; Unless I have told a lie about what transpired between us in the distant past&comma; may God cause you and those that are encouraging you on this destructive course&comma; to suffer the consequences of your lies and sheer wickedness&period; This because you have chosen to repay my good with evil&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;7509" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-7509" style&equals;"width&colon; 190px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;poetry&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;ffk&period;png"><img class&equals;" wp-image-7509 " alt&equals;"Femi Fani-Kayode" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;poetry&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;ffk&period;png&quest;w&equals;150" width&equals;"190" height&equals;"130" loading&equals;"lazy"><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-7509" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><strong>Chief Femi Fani-Kayode<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-family&colon;Helvetica&comma; Arial&comma; 'Lucida Grande'&comma; sans-serif&semi;font-size&colon;15&period;555556297302px&semi;font-style&colon;normal&semi;font-variant&colon;normal&semi;line-height&colon;25&period;989583969116px&semi;"><em><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon;bold&semi;">David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode<&sol;span> is a Nigerian politician&comma; essayist&comma; poet and lawyer&period;<&sol;em><br>&NewLine;<em>He was born in <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Lagos" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;maps&period;google&period;com&sol;maps&quest;ll&equals;6&period;45305555556&comma;3&period;39583333333&amp&semi;spn&equals;0&period;1&comma;0&period;1&amp&semi;q&equals;6&period;45305555556&comma;3&period;39583333333&percnt;20&lpar;Lagos&rpar;&amp&semi;t&equals;h" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"geolocation">Lagos&comma; Nigeria<&sol;a>&comma; on 16 October 1960 to Chief Victor Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode and to Chief &lpar;Mrs&rpar; Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode&period; <&sol;em><br>&NewLine;<em>He is an <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Ife" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;maps&period;google&period;com&sol;maps&quest;ll&equals;7&period;46666666667&comma;4&period;56666666667&amp&semi;spn&equals;0&period;1&comma;0&period;1&amp&semi;q&equals;7&period;46666666667&comma;4&period;56666666667&percnt;20&lpar;Ife&rpar;&amp&semi;t&equals;h" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"geolocation">Ile-Ife<&sol;a> chieftain of Yoruba descent&period;<&sol;em><br>&NewLine;<em>Fani-Kayode was the Special Assistant &lpar;Public Affairs&rpar; to President <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Olusegun Obasanjo" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Olusegun&lowbar;Obasanjo" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">Olusegun Obasanjo<&sol;a> from July 2003 until June 2006&period;<&sol;em><br>&NewLine;<em>He was appointed the <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Ministry of Culture and Tourism &lpar;Turkey&rpar;" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kultur&period;gov&period;tr" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"homepage">Minister of Culture and Tourism<&sol;a> of the <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Nigeria" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;maps&period;google&period;com&sol;maps&quest;ll&equals;9&period;06666666667&comma;7&period;48333333333&amp&semi;spn&equals;10&period;0&comma;10&period;0&amp&semi;q&equals;9&period;06666666667&comma;7&period;48333333333&percnt;20&lpar;Nigeria&rpar;&amp&semi;t&equals;h" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"geolocation">Federal Republic of Nigeria<&sol;a> from 22 June to 7 November 2006 and as the <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Ministry of Aviation" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Ministry&lowbar;of&lowbar;Aviation" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">Minister of Aviation<&sol;a> 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