The General Overseer President of the United Apostolic Church of Christ (UACC) worldwide, Dr Bayo Owoyemi, has added his voice to the calls for a united and stronger Nigeria nation devoid of religious, ethnic or parochial sentiments.
The church leader spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the church’s 56th Supreme Executive Council meeting that ended on Sunday in Lagos.
The meeting is the highest decision making arm of the body where policies of the organisation are made and reviewed for the common good.
According to Owoyemi, God is interested in the unity of Nigeria, and is aware of its travails that would soon give way for a better society.
“The nation under God will make progress at the end..
“The problems of Nigeria are not insurmountable but need to be tackled with sincerity of purpose by the country’s leaders.”
He admonished the government to be proactive in handling the security situation in the country.
“It is the responsibility of government to ensure the safety of citizens. It is the duty of citizens to pray for their country and its leaders rather than abuse them.
“In other countries, the citizens bless their leaders and this translates into better governance,” he said.
Owoyemi called on leaders at all levels to shun nepotism and other vices that tended to tear the country apart, noting that when human actions fail, it is time to seek the face of God for solutions.
He reiterated that the God-factor was key to the success of any government and was optimistic that every evil bedeviling the nation would fizzle-out.
He added that the pandemic of 2020 hindered the church from gathering for services as usual, but made up by having online services including meetings via Zoom.
The gospel preacher said that the crisis that rocked the nation during the #Endsars protests was least expected.
Owoyemi called on youths to shun evil, emulate good role models and embrace peace in order to build a society that would engender harmony.
According to him, UACC has over the years influenced positively any environment it operates in and tries to give back to the society through empowerment programmes including the provision of boreholes for the communities.
The church was established in 1965 in the South West of Nigeria with 16 members but has since multiplied to thousands with presence in Nigeria and overseas.
