The Acting President of the nation, professor Yemi Osinbajo has expressed dissatisfaction to gospel preachers for failing to support the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war by vehemently speaking and preaching against the menace.
The acting president speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement (SCM) of Nigeria in Enugu, noted that preachers are fond of preaching prosperity rather than righteousness stating that if a nation is not righteous nothing will help it.
He said “Very rarely do you hear our preachers talk about corruption from their pulpits. If a nation is not righteous nothing will help it.”
Osinbajo stated that the problem with Nigeria was neither ethnicity nor religion but systemic corruption and Nigerians should not anybody deceive them.
“Our problem in this country is not ethnicity or religion; it is not about Christians or Muslims. Our problems are the same wherever you go in this country.The story of our country is about good and evil. It is about those that have left us in this condition by stealing our common resources. Do not let anyone deceive you.”
The acting president challenged members of SCM to ensure that the movement becomes one of the tools that will move the country forward as other great nations in the world were transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ and not one dwelling in prosperity alone.
“You should understand that our country can be delivered by people like you.
All of the great nations of the world were transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not a gospel that tickles people’s imaginations or dwells on prosperity.
It is not a gospel that fits your fancy. It is a gospel that teaches that righteousness exalts a nation.”
Osibanjo appealed to Nigerians to stand against the plundering of the nation’s resources as well as support the anti-corruption initiative of the Federal Government, irrespective of party affiliations.
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