South African Music: ‘My Strength, My Passion’

Evangelist Dominion James Ozoko is a young musician, who hails from Benue State of Nigeria. In a crusade with the theme, “High Praise For Greater Works”, organised by Life Boat Care And Empowerment Initiatives (LCEI), a non- governmental organisation at Rumuewhor, The Tide’s lens caught him wriggling his body in an acrobatic manner that kept onlookers imagining what manner of human he is.
A closer move to this young man revealed more about this special creation of the most high. Evangelist Dominion Ozoko, is actually an instrument in the hand of the creator, who has come to appreciate his body as the temple of the living God, hence, the need to preserve it, not just as a living sacrifice, but such that would be worthy and acceptable unto God.
In an interview with The Tide, this budding artiste relates how he actually started his romance with music and dance much earlier in life but fully decided to use his body as a sacrifice of praise at age 20.

He talked about the incredible flexibility of his body as a unique grace from above. ” From childhood, I sensed flexibility but when I discovered Christ, I understood better that it is given solely for His praise and I don’t take that for granted at all”, he said.
For Dominion, what reassures him of God’s hand upon him is the fact that the more older he becomes, the more flexible he finds himself.
Surprisingly, his genre of music and dance-steps smacks of South African origin. Narrating why the choice of South Africa as an identity for his music, he said”, Each time I listen to them, there is this strength that comes into me. All about South African music is strength and victory. I have a strong passion for it. It motivate me to greater height so , each time I am on stage, I first take my audience to South Africa in the spiritual realm.
“To the youths of Nigeria, Dominion declares, the human body is the temple of the living God and so must be used for his praise”. He enjoined them to discover God in their lives, for only then will they discover the stuff they are made of.

By: Sylvia ThankGod-Amadi