Poju Oyemade, senior pastor of the Covenant Christian
Centre, says it is immoral for elites privileged to have foreign visas to be advocating
for violence in Nigeria.
Speaking during ‘The Platform’ programme organised by The
Covenant Nation on Saturday, Oyemade argued that no one is certain about how a
war in Nigeria would end.
There has been heightened tension in Nigeria over the recent
months as the country continues to grapple with insecurity among other
challenges.
Oyemade said while the elites may have the opportunity to
escape war in Nigeria, poor and old citizens would be the worst victims.
“It would be immoral, let me say it to the elites, to
advocate for violence when you have a foreign visa on your own passport. The
theatre to exit the nation and the theatre if anything happens,” he said.
“A war is something you can only determine when it starts,
you cannot determine when it ends. You can be in it for 30 years, you may run
away from that theatre but the poor that you claim that you are fighting for
will be the one left fighting and suffering.
“You may run but remember elderly ones are in that theatre.
People who are weak. You will have family members that will be left behind.”
The pastor added that the major problem of the country is
the lack of political will from the ruling class.
“Is it that Nigerians are not bright or intelligent? Our
society is not a reflection of our intellectual content and capacity,” he said.
“Nigerians are some of the most intellectually able people
in the world. The problem is lack of political will.
“It is clear that the way we are going about, things must
change. We cannot keep doing things the same way and expect any significant
change.”
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