Hardships: Stop cursing your leaders, pray instead — Clerics charge Nigerians

The Founder of Christ Apostolic Church, Mountain of Mercy and Praise, Kajola, Ede, Osun state, Pastor Daniel Agbolade on Sunday warned Nigerians from raining curses on their leaders because of the current economic hardships they experienced.

The Founder who doubles as the Chairman, Kajola Community Landlords’ Association of the town, spoke at the interdenominational prayer and award presentation organised by Orisunbare Community Landlord’s Association (ORIS), Orisunbare, Ede North Area Council, Osun State.

The Christian cleric, however, pleaded with them to pray to God to use them for the betterment of the country.

He however advised the leaders to govern and administer the country with the fear of God and charged the governed also to move closer to God.

The clergy maintained, “Nigerian people should put their trust in God, remain courageous and be strong in the face of the current challenges in the country.”

The Community landlord who argued that, without God, there could never be any remarkable achievement in any given society said, this was the time to run to Christ.

He noted that there was nothing too difficult for God to do and that, no matter the situation God is able and ever ready to turn it around for the best.

In their separate sermons, Modrasatul Hamdaniyatul-Adabiyat Centre for Arabic and Islamic Study, Sheikh Ismail Abdul Ameed Oladosu and Pastor Ajirotutu Olatunde, harped on the need for political office holders to remain committed to the welfare of the people and to work hard to surmount the economic hardship and  security challenges confronting the nation.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Orisumbare Community Landlord’s Association, Elder  Olaniyan Adeyemi charged the members of the community to continue to live in harmony for the progress of their community.

Adeyemi said, “We should try as much as possible to love ourselves because here we are, we don’t have family our neighbors are our immediate family. Therefore we should live in harmony.

“The reason behind our inter-religious prayer session in the Orisumibare community is to put God first who is protecting us. We normally organize the beginning of the year prayer in this Community.

“We should try as much as possible to love ourselves because here we are there is no family here, we the residents that we are living together are family,  we should live in harmony.

Meanwhile,  the landlord association honoured four notable residents of the community with an award of excellence in recognition of their contributions to the development of the community.

Those that bagged the Community Development Award of Excellence are Pastor Daniel Agbolade, Dr Gbadebo Adeyinka Clement, Mr Jimoh Olalekan Joseph AKA Beloved , Imam Idowu Adebayo Adebowale  and Pa Chief Akintayo Joseph O.