A Nigerian pastor has given Jesus the credit for stopping American rapper 50 Cent from appearing at a concert on 4 December 2004 in the oil rich city of Port Harcourt.
Pastor David Ibiyeomie of the Salvation Ministries based in the city, said the concert date clashed with a crusade planned by the church. To his dismay, many church members had also bought the tickets to the 50 Cent concert
The crusade, a night affair, stood to be poorly attended.
Jittery about a possible poor attendance at the church’s event, Pastor Ibiyeomie said he asked for Jesus intercession.
Eedris Abdulkareem and 50 Cent at Lagos concert
Eedris Abdulkareem and 50 Cent at Lagos concert
“I came up a night to his coming…on the rostrum. I said listen if 50 Cent comes tomorrow, I am not called by God..50 Cent will not come”, he declared.
And 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson, did not come as he left for U.S. earlier than planned.