By Francis Ugwu A Nigerian missionary priest working in Gambia, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has told his followers that prayers do not fix refi...
By Francis Ugwu
A Nigerian missionary priest working in Gambia, Fr. Kelvin
Ugwu, has told his followers that prayers do not fix refineries or stabilise
the nation’s economy.
Ugwu made the assertion in a post via his verified Facebook
page on Friday.
The cleric said that the reason some church ministers and
priests, including him, kept advocating for good governance is because people
continuously ask them to pray and give them hope and encouragement to withstand
the difficulty and hunger in the country.
According to him, bad government policy could make
situations even worse.
He wrote, “This situation in which you ask church ministers
or priests to continuously pray and give people hope and encouragement to
withstand the difficulty and hunger in the country is the reason we kept
advocating for good governance. Because, in truth, prayers do not fix
refineries or stabilize your economy. You can organize a 10-day crusade on
liberating people from poverty and granting them open doors, you may fast and shout
all night, but just one ‘agbado’ policy implemented. . .you will watch how
those whose doors were already opened no longer see even windows to pass
through.”
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