On Jonathan's quest to get the North's support to contest in 2015, Pastor Oritsejafor said:
“I don’t know his ambition for second term because I am not a politician; I am a pastor. But that (amnesty) would be wicked. I don’t see why he would have to do that and I don’t see why he would have to consider that because we are facing a very serious situation in Nigeria.
“Let us not turn this situation into politics. Let’s face it for what it is. The security of the people is the number one responsibility of the President. And I think at this point, Jonathan must wake up and just face it and do what he has to do. But these people who are putting pressure on him left and right, may God help them and deliver Nigeria from their hands."
He argued that the Boko Haram insurgency should not be likened to Niger Delta militancy. According to him, the Niger Delta militants fought for their resources and neglect.
“The reality is that you cannot equate those two instances. How many mosques were burnt in Warri or Port Harcourt? Can you tell me one? Young boys didn’t come on the streets to start shooting and killing people in the market. I’m from Warri, the Central Mosque is in the centre of our town. It has been there all these years. Nobody touched it.”
Pastor Oritsejafor warned that Jonathan should not toy with the future of Nigeria by trading off its security on the altar of politics and personal ambition.
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