A foremost preacher and President of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic
Association Incorporated, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, on Wednesday, flayed the
presidency over its backlash on the General overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, Pst. Enoch Adeboye.
He noted that the Redeemed pastor is entitled to express his
reservations.
Adeboye has recently told the Federal government to
restructure Nigeria as soon as possible as that would address some of the
agitations from different quarters, adding that failure to do so may lead to
breakup of the country.
Unsettled with the statement, President Muhammadu Buhari’s
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu described the
statement as ‘unpatriotic’, saying Buhari’s administration would not succumb to
such ‘threats and intimidations.’
But Rev. Ukpai in an interaction with journalists on
Wednesday in his office, said Pst. Adeboye is a man of God and must have seen
reasons he made the statement, therefore should not be attacked.
“Adeboye like every other person should be allowed to say
his mind. I don’t think he is not entitled to his opinion, he is a man of God
and not a small boy, he must have seen the civil war and these things made him
make the deductions,” he said.
Also, speaking on the Company and Allied Matters Act, CAMA,
where it was stated that the federal or the State government can take over the
leadership of a church that has crisis, the Cleric simply queried, “you mean
for governments to take over the trustees of the church if there occurs problem
in the church, then who will take over governments when there is crisis among
them?”
On 2023 Igbo presidency and the realisation of Biafra as
championed by the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra,
and the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, he said such agitation is not the
solution to Nigeria’s problems.
He, however, he emphasised that it is normal and proper that
every zone should be given the chance to lead adding that the South East has
not led Nigeria before and should be given the opportunity.
He also gave an assessment of Nigeria, saying that he is
disappointed that at 60, there are still divisive elements holding the country
apart.
According to him until we begin to love one another and
respect one another, we would not make any meaningful progress.
“In Nigeria we are all in a hurry to reach where are going
to, so much so that we have no regards for others, no time for others and no
love for others.
“As a nation until we love one another,we cannot notice one
another, only when we love that which we have, that we can develop. But in
Nigeria, we don’t care whether others eat or not. If we have no respect for one
another, it also means we don’t care whether others exist or not,” the cleric
lamented.
Reacting on the non payment of workers salaries by some
Nigerian governors, Rev. Ukpai said any governor that refused to pay the
salaries of workers is just like an ‘armed robber.’
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