Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, said in Abuja, that although Nigeria had people who could pray, they lacked commitment to righteousness.

The Vice President made the remark at a Special Banquet to mark the 20th anniversary of Nigeria Prays, the pet project of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon.

Osinbajo said that if the citizens truly believed in and walked in the ways of Jesus Christ whom they profess to adore and stood up for the truth, righteousness and justice, the country would clearly witness a turn-around.

According to him, there is the need to pray to God always but it is more important that Christians turn away from evil in order to make the country great.

“If we want to be a nation that can feed its people, we must turn from evil ways and work for righteousness. “When our pulpits preach righteousness, our people will rise up and become salts of the earth; Christians will stand up and be honest if we preach righteousness in the pulpit,’’ he said.

Osinbajo said that preachers had failed to tell the people that it was wrong to take bribe or accept money from government official, adding that nations that followed the principles of scripture had emerged great.

He said prayer and fasting were good, but that they were not enough to lift the country except the citizens turned away from evil.

“The principles of hard work, integrity and innovation are things that made other countries great and they are all in the gospel and if we follow the principles, we can be great,’’ he stressed. The vice president extolled the virtues of honesty, integrity and hard work of Gowon and urged Nigerians, especially leaders to emulate him.

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57 COMMENTS

  1. Bia this man….i pity your life cus you are just like a wheel barrow…..
    Anywhere they push you….you go…dey there….dey talk nonsense…lemme ask…how many times have i seen you anywhere address country ???#wheelbarrowvicepresident

  7. Let him tell the government officials. And let him lead by example by collecting 100k as monthly salary.

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  8. Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach. When the righteous is in authority, the people rejoice. Dear pastor, if you people in authority have an atom of righteousness, things will not be this bad.

  9. I think this man Osinbajo is worst than Buhari. So because of politics you throw away your pastoral position and good heart ❤️. Always supporting wickedness. Smh

  17. Good… let it start wit u & everyone dat is a leader in Nigeria. Nt dat leaders will sing one song today 2morrow another thing.

  20. U were buhari don turned you 2servant an not Vp, u still sabi righteous lol. It is well with Nigeria cause na wanna course am

  22. I don’t know were this people are even coming from,..you and your president are one,..no difference…. Please try and said something reasonable that will save Nigeria

  26. U people just talk anyhow, wat he says is it wrong. D bible say Righteousness exalt a nation. So telling us to leave righteously has he cross his bounds

  31. It can be effective if it starts from the top! Cause the d problems we facing down here, started up there. How do you even know majority of Nigerians are not doing good deeds, You know notin about d grass root and get us out of the recession mister Vice President, stop looking for cheap excuses!

  34. Osinbajo the you want to come back as a pastor again or not p/s you have be run away from what GOD want you to do you are lied to us we can never believe you any more stupid man

  36. buhari is the bus driver y yemi osibanjo is conductor, saraki is d ispector general of police, dogara is d costom officer, lai muhammed is the minister of deciver, y isha buhari is road sefety officer, y other ministers and senators are passsngers, they are all judas.

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