By Olusesan Laoye
Both Federal and the State governments in Nigeria, have been called to make the welfare of the citizens as priority.
The call was made, by the General overseer of the Christ Love Family Ministry, (LOFAM), Prophet (Dr) Victor Omoyele, during the Christmas carol service of the church, where youths gathered to celebrate and rendered songs in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He said Nigerian leaders should concentrate on nation building and empowerments of the youths.
The Prophet lamented the rate of crimes and other vices in the country which he said have dented the image of Nigeria in the eyes of other countries of the world.
He pointed out that any nation that shuns the welfare of its people and abandoned the future and empowerment of the youths, would be in great danger.
Prophet Omoyele argued that, Nigeria has every thing at its disposal, to build up great men which in future could make it greater than what it is at the moment.
He said those at the helms of affairs in Nigeria should not be self centered and shun corrupt practices and embrace good governance.
The Cleric further argued that lack of adequate planning by Nigerian leaders, has been the bane of the country and encouraging the brain drain, ” being experienced in Nigeria today”.
He added “As far as i am concerned, Nigeria is designed by God to be great but lack of good planning, bad leaderships over the years and high level corruption everywhere, brought the country to its present situation and it is not too late for us to have a rethink and as well chat a new course.
“Nigeria is a country well blessed in many ways both mineral, and human resources, but it is disheartened that we allow all these potentials to waste away, due to lack of proper planning for our future. If those countries where our youths are running to for greener pastures are not properly planned with enabling facilities, that have made them great, they would have no where to run to.
“I believed that Nigeria could still be governed in a way that would bring out all its potentials that would make people all over the world to come here for their greener pastures as well.”
The Prophet also said that what the country needs now is good atmospheres that would encourage industrialization, which would also enable foreign investors to come to Nigeria as well as Nigerians with the capacity to invest heavily, without any fear of molestations.
He advised that what could ease the present food scarcity in Nigeria is for the State governments, especially, those in the South West, to start investing heavily in agriculture.
He lamented the recent incidents that occured in Ibadan, Abuja and Anambra, saying “it has never been this worse for Nigerians to rush after stipends especially food stuffs but because there is hunger in the land, people have no choice than to rush to where they would get succor”
According to Prophet Omoyele, “there is nothing bad in what those I will call good samaritans did to help the people but to guide future occurence, there should be proper and adequate planning, while the security agencies should be invited to moderate the events.
He sympathized with the families of the children who lost their lives, and called for their souls to rest in peace.
