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Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi and the
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Emmanuel Udom last Sunday assured Nigerians that
the current harsh economic situation would soon abate. Kumuyi Kumuyi Speaking
at a special Sunday service at the church’s International Bible Training
Centre, Ayobo, a suburb of Lagos the twosome foresee hope despite the
prevailing economic challenges. In a brief remark to the large crowd of
worshippers, the Akwa Ibom State governor who extolled the virtues of the man
of God, expressed hope that the nation would soon get over its present economic
hardship. Despite the challenges facing the nation, Gov. Udom counselled
Nigerians to appreciate that there must be a wilderness before the Promised Land,
stressing that the nation had been sustained despite the challenges due to the
prayers of Christian leaders and their followers. Udom challenged Nigerians to
live righteously as any nation that must make progress must have its root in
righteousness, saying that “it is righteousness that exalts a nation.” The
governor said the things of God could not be gotten through short cut,
stressing that Nigerians must embrace humility and repent of their sins so that
God could take them to the Promised Land. Stressing the point to diversify the
economy, Mr. Udom said over dependence on oil has not helped the nation and “I
think the current economic situation calls for a rethink so that we can now
walk the talk of diversification of our economy. “I just want to let you know
that there’s no developed nation in the world today that cannot feed its
citizens. If I can draw my analogy, you could see that God did not actually
move to do anything until He found something for man to eat (Adam) in the
Garden of Eden. So you could see the same is being followed by all developed
nations. I just believe as at today we Nigerians will go back. There’s so much
we can get out of the land,” he emphasised. Drawing further analogy from
creation story, the governor main-tained that these are the days of the fruits
of the lthI, adding “and when you are talking land, the first thing that comes
to mind is agriculture. Anything we want to discuss today as far as the country
is, our first step of development must be the fact that we should be able to
feed our citizens.” “I also believe that Akwa Ibom State is the most blessed
states on planet earth in terms of climate, soil condition and anything you can
think of. I have a whole lot of women who have never seen fertiliser since they
were born but they plant cassava and harvest seriously. “Plantain in my area is
one of the best you can find in the whole world. The cocoa flavour from my land
and from my climate is the best flavour you can taste anywhere. That’s why I
say I behave like Moses. This is the time for execution,” he noted. On
corruption, Udom said Nigerians must correct the notion that all those in
government were corrupt, stressing that if corruption must be tackled in the
nation, it must begin from individuals through attitudinal change. Also
speaking, Pastor Kumuyi said Nigerians needed hope to make progress and that
once there is hope and focus, the nation would get to its desired destination.
He also stressed the need for attitudinal change for things to get better in
the country, adding that this change would begin with a step at a time and with
a clear focus on where “we are heading, Nigeria will be better.” Reminded that
most Nigerians desire to hear his voice on the spate of killings of Christians
in the North, Pastor Kumuyi had this to say: “Well I don’t know where those
people are living that you said have not heard my voice. I just came back from
FCT, from Benue, from Niger, from Kogi, from Nasarawa, from Plateau, from
Adamawa, from Gombe, from Bauchi, from Taraba, and I’m on my way to Kaduna now.
“And thousands of people gather together. I met with governors and deputy
governors and executives; we spoke about things, mapping out ways forward. So I
don’t know where those people are living that they have not heard my voice.
Those who want to hear are hearing and you are hearing too,” he stated. Earlier
in a sermon titled: “The renewed life of a rapturable saint,” Kumuyi charged
Christians to shun all forms of covetousness, fornicat-ion, uncleaness,
idolatry, among others and embrace righteousness and holiness of heart. If we
are born again, we will set our affection on the things above,” he said, adding
that godliness and righteousness should be the priority of every Christian.
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