Nigeria Moving Steadily Into Bankruptcy, Adeboye Warns …Fears There May Not Be 2023 Election

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that Nigeria was gradually but steadily moving into bankruptcy with the huge economic and security challenges facing the country today.
The octogenarian preacher said this, yesterday at the monthly Thanksgiving Service of the Church.
Adeboye hinged his assertion on some of the nagging challenges of insecurity, oil theft, heavy debts and consistent borrowings that have left the government using over 80percent of its revenue to service debts.
He said: “I am not a politician and I am not hoping to become a politician in future. I am called to be a pastor. But if you want to quote me please quote me correctly. But as I speak, God has not told me if there will be election in 2023 or not
“The year 2023 is still far away from now. He may decide to speak tomorrow but as of now he has not told me anything about 2023.
“It is in the news that 80percent of crude oil produced in the country is stolen. But by who? How are the countries buying the stolen oil? Are they friends of the country or enemies. What do the need the money for.
“It is also in the news that 90percent of the 20percent revenue is used to service debt and that we are still borrowing.”
The preacher said that when President Olusegun Obasanjo was in power, Nigeria was granted debt forgiveness, but that the story has changed today so much borrowing from the government.
Adeboye also lamented the security situation in the country, citing the isolation of Kaduna State by bandits for attack.
He said “why Kaduna and after Kaduna where else. Today, you can’t enter Kaduna by Road, rail or by air because you will be attack”.
Adeboye also said that he does not know whether or not there will be an election in 2023 yet.
The 80-year-old cleric said God has not told him whether there would an election next year.
He said God spoke to him about the 2019 elections more than a year to the election but the case has not been so with the 2023 election.
The general overseer quickly added that God might still speak to him about the 2023 general election but He has not spoken to him yet.
The cleric said he is more concerned about Kaduna killings, oil theft, Nigeria’s depressing debt profile and other current national challenges.
Adeboye also said politics is not his calling and he will never be a politician.
He stressed that he does not support any presidential aspirant ahead of the 2023 general election.
Adeboye said the clarification was important amid the criticisms against the church’s creation of a Politics Directorate and the instruction to members to be politically involved in the 2023 electioneering process.
Adeboye said, “Listen to me carefully and if you are going to quote me, quote me correctly. I am talking to those of you who are my children. Do you want to know the truth? And nothing but the truth? I am talking of myself now!
“As of now, as I am standing before you, I still don’t know whether or not there would be an election next year. Don’t say that Pastor Adeboye said there would be no election next year; that’s not what I said. Adeboye does not know yet, put the word ‘yet’.
“How come you don’t know? Because my father has not talked to me about it yet. The last time we had an election, He (God) spoke to me about the election by June of the previous year and this is April. So, it is not late but He hasn’t told me yet.”
The octogenarian, thereafter, threw a challenge to the congregation seated before him.
Adeboye said, “He (God) must have told you – some of you who are prophets, you are closer to Him (God) but is there anyone of you here who can raise your hand to heaven and say without any doubt, there will be an election in 2023. If you can tell us, stand up and we will clap for a prophet.
“I don’t know yet. Remember to put the word ‘yet’,” he emphasised.