VIDEO: Osinbajo reveals why he gave up alcohol
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has shared the personal experience that led him to stop drinking alcohol, describing it as a defining moment in his spiritual journey.
In a video circulating on social media, Osinbajo recounted how an encounter with colleagues while serving on a United Nations mission in Somalia prompted his decision.
Although a pastor, he said he occasionally enjoyed red wine and beer at the time.
“I like my red wine once in a while, and then I like my beer,” he said.
Osinbajo explained that the turning point came while he was working in the justice sector of the UN mission in Mogadishu.
After preaching at a fellowship service one Sunday, he headed to a restaurant intending to buy two cans of beer before returning to his room.
“On this particular Sunday, I was coming back from the Fellowship where I had preached, and I was just hoping to buy two canned Heineken and go to my room and read my Bible,” he said.
When he entered the restaurant, he found several colleagues drinking. He noticed they quickly tried to hide their drinks upon seeing him.
Curious, he asked one of them, a Danish colleague, why they were doing so.
“You are the priest, and we cannot be drinking around the priest,” the man replied.
Osinbajo said the remark struck him deeply and became a moment of reflection on his faith and personal choices.
He said it helped him better understand the biblical principle that while many things may be permissible, not all are beneficial.
“Since that day, I have never consumed alcohol,” he said.
Watch the video below:
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