By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Chairman of Bullion Records, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has tasked Nigerians to continue praying for the country.
Ambassador Ajadi gave the task on Saturday, while speaking at the Ramadan Lecture (Season 2) organised by Bullion Records in Ibafo, Ogun State.
According to the Ogun State NNPP governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, there is also the need for the leaders to focus more on the masses and that the constant prayer for leaders in government became necessary as their actions and inactions will definitely affect the people of the country.
“If we have the mindset of praying for our leaders, I am very sure God will touch their hearts and they will begin to know what the masses are clamouring for”, he said.
Ambassador Ajadi added, “So I will urge the masses to keep praying purposely because of this season of Ramadan and I know God will answer our prayers.They have a lot of things to do for the masses because the masses are currently going through excruciating suffering”.
The NNPP Chieftain then called on the Federal Government to create Vocational Centres across the 774 local government areas in the country for the youths to be engaged, saying, ” On the 1st of January this year, you know I advised Nigerian leadership to go and make sure that they open Vocational Centres so that the citizens especially the youths will be empowered”.
According to him, ” This will really help because those that are jobless will have something doing. If the government can do this in all the 774 local government areas in the country, it will help the government to secure a lot of jobs for the youths”.
“With this in place, the youths will not be engaged in bad things. They will be engaged and be doing something to keep themselves busy instead of lazy around and becoming the willing tools in the hands of the devil.
“If governments fail to provide jobs for the youths, they should not forget that 2027 is around the corner and everyone’s eye is open now.The purpose of government is to provide jobs for the people. Government must therefore empower the youths”, Ajadi said.
The Guest Speaker at the Lecture, the Chief Tofseer of Ilorin Emirate Al- Adaby, Alfa Usman Sannu Sheu emphasized that Nigeria leaders should do four things to succeed, saying, “One is that they should return to God. Invite God to guide their decisions.
” Secondly, is that the subsidy removed from the petroleum products should be used to assist the masses. Thirdly, they should continually think of the welfares of the governed. Giving huge money to the governors to supply palliatives to the citizens is not the solution.
“They should increase the pay of the civil servants, once the people working with governments are well paid, the country will be better. Fourthly, they should always seek the prayers of Nigerians.
Emphasizing that “We should be praying for the people in government”, he said “Nobody should curse our leaders and the country. If we curse the people in government, it will come back to us. We should just be praying for our leaders and it shall be well for our country”, Alfa Sheu said.
Delivering his lecture titled, “Submit Yourself To Who God Has Shown Mercy To”, Alfa Sheu said God put people in position of leadership and the best thing is for everyone to accept God’s decision
“Leadership is through God. It has nothing to do with age, place of birth or the position in the family. God chooses the leader and we don’t have choice but to accept whoever God has put in position of leadership”, Alfa Sheu said.
The lecture which was spiced with music saw musicians like Alhaji Kehinde Oriyomi, Alhaja Ashabi Modinat Barrytide, Femo Lancaster and Tope Indomie entertained the crowd with guests at the lecture including, Ogun NNPP Public Relations Officer, Kehinde Olowu, South West Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Hon Kilamuwaye Badmus, Hon. Modaowoni, Senator Teluwo among others.
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