One of the most respected voices from the pulpit in Nigeria, Pastor William Kumuyi, has reassured those who fear that the curent spate of crisis in Nigeria would lead to dismemberment of the country that it will not happen.
According to Kumuyi, who is the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, God will not allow Nigeria to break up in 2015 regardless of the political tension, insecurity and predictions that Nigeria would break up in 2015.
The revered clergyman, who spoke on Tuesday during a media briefing for the commencement of the Deeper Life Bible Church three-day crusade at Eiyenkorin in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, urged Nigerians to bridle their tongues when speaking about Nigeria. .
He said that God’s purpose is for Nigeria to remain united.
on the upcoming crusade, Kumuyi promised there would be life transforming experiences with Godat the crusade.
He said, “Sometimes people misunderstood the power of prophecy and there are people who will make negative pronouncements. Pronouncements are not necessarily prophecies. Every utterance on Nigeria breaking up is a pronouncement made from observations and not prophecies.
“I believe those who made those pronouncements based on some things they see or feel should say ‘they feel Nigeria may break up’ and not that God said that. Because if God could hear the voice of only Moses and spared Israel and they still exist over 3,000 years after, then God loves Nigeria and would not allow it to break up.
“God has a purpose for Nigeria. When people talk of division, the truth is that once you start the process, it never ends. Once you say, ‘people in the North, go your way and those in the South, go your way,’ there are other people who will also rise up to say they too want to go their own way even within you. You know what happened in the 1960s; several sides will begin to be asked to go away but I know that God has a purpose for bringing Nigeria together and we shall remain one.”
Kumuyi also advised the electorate to elect leaders based on competence rather than on sentimental considerations.
He enjoined Nigerians not to elects based on their religious or ethnic inclinations but on their ability to deliver dividends of democracy and good governance to the people.
He urged the electorate to evaluate the manifestoes of political parties and politicians and vote wisely and rightly.
He also called on Nigerians to be committed to nation building, while urging the Federal Government and the security agencies to continue in their efforts to address insecurity and other violent crimes in the country.
