Was born in Adamawa State in the year 1957, he got
married In 1981 to Tina, and are blessed with 4 children, Leah, Lisa, Harley and Loraine.
AWARDS/RECORGNITIONS
* FAME Gospel Music Artiste of the year, 1992,
* Best Producer of the Year,
* Best Male Vocalist of the Year.
* Doctorate Degree in Music
* BMI Music Award for Africa in London, 1995.
* Adamawa State Award for Excellence
* Honorary Doctorate in Music (D.Mus.) degree
( Golden State University of California, U.S.A.)1992.
When asked why he has not done songs with secular artistes like some other gospel acts do? He had this to say:
That can never happen, and will never happen.
Because you can never reach out to the world
without being contaminated . Once you do a
collaboration with someone that is not sanctified , that does not even belong to the kingdom , I mean what are you doing with such a person ? When the
substance itself is messed up, whoever is going to receive it, will receive a messed up material . So I can never do a musical collaboration with an unbeliever . What has an unbeliever got , that I don ’ t
have ? Is it money ? I have it . So what I ’ m I looking for ? Is it fame ? I have it. So what has that person got , that will add to what I have ? Nothing!
If they ask me to do collaboration with them , I will do because they know I have influence over them. If a secular person says , come and do with me , then
you are influential , which means , you have influence over such person .
But if you say to an unbeliever
come and do collaboration with me , it means that person exerts an influence you .
I cannot do collaboration with anybody and such a person will not get born again .
“I began to record albums when I was twenty years old. After I finished from Kaduna Polytechnic, I got a
job with Radio ELWA Christian Communications as a
Production Supervisor/Engineer. I got married when I was twenty-four years old. God has blessed us with four children.
“Panam Music World is an organization set up to facilitate the education of the musicians. Facilities are
available for good evangelism, and a springboard forany musician whether there is cash or no cash. We also run a college, the Panam College of Music Ministry.
I am grateful that people of different ethnic groups in Nigeria are listening to my recordings.
My aim as a gospel music minister is to lead non- Christians to be interested in the gospel message and
to draw them to the true knowledge of our saviour Jesus Christ. My gospel songs are a way of worshipping God and establishing an intimate relationship with Him.
Just last year he
celebrated his 40TH ANNIVERSARY as a GOSPEL MUSIC MINISTER.
Some good songs from PPP
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