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He said some political leaders who want power are behind the calls for secession.
Speaking on Sunday at the Covenant Place, Lagos, Oyemade said contrary to the opinion of some people, Nigeria will not break up.
He said the intercessions for Nigeria are enough to avert any impending doom.
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“Let me just tell you, this country is not breaking. The reason is that before God does anything in a nation, He calls His people. Even if they have done wrong and He wants to judge them, if He finds intercessors, he will look away from the judgment and correct it without bringing judgment,” he said.
Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that “death has nothing to do with age,” adding that it is not how long, but how well one lives.
He said God is sovereign, and knows the end from the beginning and that “all things work together for good for those who love the Lord.” He vowed that he would buttress the work of Dare by showing greater interest in youths.
The General Overseer of the RCCG spoke, yesterday, at the farewell service for the late Pastor Dare Adeboye at the Youth Church, Redemption Camp, in a recorded message.
By KAYODE KOMOLAFE
Since independence the unity of Nigeria has hardly ever been taken for granted.
This topic is being revisited here because it is even dangerous to have false assumptions today about a united Nigeria under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari. The basis of unity in the country is being called to question in virtually every part of the country.
Therefore, it’s time those who genuinely believe in the unity of Nigeria spoke up for the beleaguered country.
Unity has always been a prominent item on the national agenda in peace time and during crisis.
The tragic civil war was fought to unite the country following the declaration of the Republic of Biafra with General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Head of State . Millions of lives were lost in the crisis. During the war the battle cry of the federal government was this: “To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done.”
Governments create poverty, only they can end it
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Wed May 05 2021
Poverty, absolute poverty, is often the consequence of choices made by governments. Over time, only the things that governments tolerate that stand. So, where absolute poverty is the hallmark of a nation, the governments have failed in their obligations to their citizens.
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in their 2013 book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty, argue that nations are rich or poor depending on the political and economic institutions operating in them.
“Countries differ in their economic success because of their different institutions, the rules influencing how the economy works, and the incentives that motivate people,” these authors point out. The duo spent 15 years researching the subject matter.
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