Nigerians are exploiters, selfish, says Kwara cleric

Date: 2021-07-16

The Venerable Julius Abejide has said primitive accumulation of wealth is leading Nigeria to doom.

"The penchant to outwit the other person and has preoccupied the minds of vast majority of Nigerians," he said.

He was delivering a sermon in Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area, Kwara State, at the funeral for Deaconess Felicia Ajibola Fadipe. According to him, "Nigeria is in this mess because we have all become exploiters. What are we building as a nation?

"If any of us is asked today to give answer to his inadequacy, he or she cannot give. Rather, we live our lives to impress others, instead of honouring God.

"God is not asking you as a leader to conquer the world. He is asking us to be honest and trustworthy with our time and resources. Both leader and the led are to use their time and resources for the betterment of humanity."

The clergyman added that God would judge everyone according to his or her deeds in the hereafter.

Deputy governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, had earlier tasked the church and other religious organisations to always pray for Nigeria to overcome its challenges. He attributed the country's problems to the negative mindset of Nigerians towards their fatherland: "The church has a role to play in getting the country out of the current quagmire. I challenge all men of God to pray for our nation.

"There is nothing prayer cannot do. The only way we can have peace, progress and tranquillity is for all of us to review our mindset. With this, Nigeria will become a better place for all."

Speaking on the sidelines of the service, first son of the deceased, Dr. Olugbenga Fadipe, extolled the virtues of his mother: "She was to us a disciplinarian who did not tolerate nonsense.

"She imbibed kindness and generosity in us her children. That was why she was respected in the community. I am going to miss her prayers and counsel at all times."

Dignitaries at the event included the chairman of the local government area, Mr. Tunde Fadipe; member of the House of Representatives (Isin/Irepodun/Ekiti/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency) Abdulraheem Ajuloopin; former senator representing, Kwara South, Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi, and top traditional rulers from Isin and environs.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

HYPPADEC     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Kale Kawu     Millennium Development Goals     Logun     Edret Sabi Abel     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Niyi Ogundiran     Adesoye     Sanitation Exercise     IQRA College     Binta Abubakar-Mora     BECE     Hijaab     Curfew     Bello Abubakar     Sobi     Seed Technologies     UITH     TESCOM 2025     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Centre For Digital Economy     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Agbarere     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Olayinka Are     Ariyo     Oyedepo     Eleyele     Abdullahi Samari     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Suleiman Ajadi     Sidikat Alaya     Muhammad Yahya     COVID-19 Palliatives     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Government House     Oniwasi Agbaye     Ashiru     Aminat Ahmed     Femi Agbaje     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Amos Justus Sayo     Shuaib Olarongbe     Universal Basic Education Commission     Ekiti     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Jaiz Bank     YAKOOYO     Ubandawaki     National Broadcasting Commission     Saka Isau     Usman Rifun     Tunde Akanbi     Yahaya Muhammad     Adanla-Irese     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Trader Moni     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Gambari     Adama Isa     Kayode Yusuf     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Valsolar     Olatomiwa Williams     Erubu     Ahmed Dankaya     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Malete     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Assayomo     ASKOMP     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Joseph Offorjama     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Mohammed Lawal     Yeketi     Aso Ofi     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Afolayan     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     LAK Jimoh     Bashiru Makama     IEDPU     Adama Isa     Bankole Omishore     Nigerian Correctional Service     Mutawalle     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Anilelerin     Afonja Descendants Union     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Ayekale     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     NITDA     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Erubu     Government House     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Ita-Nmo Market     Usman Rifun     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Amos Sayo     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Olofa Of Offa     Kwara Central     Ojuekun Sarumi     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Alao Ayotunde     Kayode Laro     Ekiti     Femi Gbajabiamila     Borgu     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Ramadhan     Eghe Igbinehi     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Nigerian Army     Buari Edun     Moremi High School     Olomu     New Naira Notes     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Tinubu     Bankole Omisore     Muhammadu Gobir     Tunde Kazeem     MATTA Girls Foundation     Lanre Olosunde     Lanre Badmas     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Saraki     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Tsaragi-Share     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Ilorin Airport     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Oko-Olowo     Shehu Jimoh     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Saadu Yusuf     Ilorin Amusement Park