Festus Keyamo,
minister of state, labour and employment, says God allowed coronavirus to
afflict humans so they can retrace their steps back to Him.
There are about
400,000 cases of COVID-19 around the world — with more than 16,000 deaths. As
of Wednesday, Nigeria has recorded 51 cases.
In a tweet on
Thursday, the minister said Nigerians should ask for forgiveness and also
follow the directives of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
“God has allowed
COVID-19 to afflict the human race only to redirect our steps back to Him,” he
tweeted.
“We have so
distorted God’s Word to suit our own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed,
even in supposed Holy Places. We should collectively ask for forgiveness &
it will all end in praise.
“Aside the spiritual
angle to this scourge, we must all work and pray; God can only help those who
help themselves. Those our recalcitrant Pastors must realise this. All the
directives of
@NCDCgov must be
followed to the letter by all and sundry before it can quickly end in praise.”
God has allowed COVID-19 to afflict the human race only to redirect our steps back to Him. We have so distorted God’s Word to suit our own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed, even in supposed Holy Places. We should collectively ask for forgiveness & it will all end in praise— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 25, 2020
Aside the spiritual angle to this scourge, we must all work and pray; God can only help those who help themselves. Those our recalcitrant Pastors must realise this. All the directives of @NCDCgov must be followed to the letter by all and sundry before it can quickly end in praise— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 25, 2020
Some Twitter users
who responded to the minister’s tweet said beyond seeking God’s forgiveness,
the government must also do the needful.
Not only asking for forgiveness, but also doing the needful. Pay workers (ASUU and others) their entitlements, provide basic amenities, build infrastructures and protect our territories just like the way Americans do.— Amid Adetayo (@amidadetayo) March 25, 2020
Did China ask for forgiveness before tackling the issue. You guys should get to work and make Nigeria better. Enough of bringing God to your ineptitude governance— @dspiritual (@oreofekan) March 25, 2020
What y'all distorted is our patrimony, our commonwealth, our funds and our sense of belonging. What you and your brothers in Abuja need is to go back to the people and seek for forgiveness.— Oluwagbenga Ajongbolo (@arakunrinajos) March 25, 2020
What we need now is a functional healthcare not some bible references.
For Ewulu Epurepu,
he wants to know when the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) became a pastor.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayWhen did you turn to a pastor?— Deutscher Mann © (@EwuluEpurepu) March 25, 2020
Abeg shift!
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