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Nigeria Not A Basket Case, Has Everything Required for Greatness, Says Obasanjo
He said the situation of Nigeria was not irredeemable as God has provided enough resources and manpower for the country if only its people can change and get close to God.
The former president stated this at a Special Church service by the Methodist Church to mark its 40 years in Abuja on Sunday.
While speaking to journalists shortly after the Church Service, Obasanjo said: “God is God of peace, that is the first thing we have to understand and God of peace has created this world for peace, and if you go back to Genesis, everything that God created was good and what made it bad? Human greed, selfishness, lack of fear for God and lack of consideration for others.
“What do we now do to have peace? Is to be close to God. When you talk about men of God, they should never stop being close to God and praying to God”, he said.
“I believe that God has not created Nigeria as a basket case, God has given us all that we need, what God has given us, we have messed it up. If we call the name of God and go humbly before God and we really show remorse and pray to God, He will heal our land.”
Also, President Bola Tinubu who was represented by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike said the challenges the country is facing today requires a united front, adding that the church can be a platform for social transformation where individuals come together to enact change, promote peace and uplift the people.
