Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, head, INRI Spiritual Church, is known for his predictions on national and international issues. As Nigeria turns 52 on Monday, he was cornered in his office to look at the life of the nation in the last 52 years of independence. He took time out to bare his mind on his disappointments. For him, only two things can take the nation away from the political and economic wilderness – prayer and dialogue.
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Here are his assessments in his own words:
That Nigeria is marking its 52nd independence anniversary should naturally call for celebration, but if you look at it properly, there isn’t much to celebrate. When Nigeria was 50 and it was being celebrated at Eagle Square, there was heavy bomb blast that claimed innocent souls. Better put, out of the 52 years of Nigeria’s existence, the last 10 years were terrible.
At the beginning of this democracy, we had Niger Delta militancy, in which many innocent souls were lost. As the militancy subsided, kidnapping and armed robbery followed, and now, Boko Haram. If you look inward seriously, you will discover that innocent blood was and is still being spilt. Let me tell you, God doesn’t joke with this blood and this blood is crying seriously to God.
The problem with Nigeria is leadership, and our inability to listen to the prophets. The last time we had it right last was during the time of Awolowo and the time of Bola Ige/Jakande, which I believe was still the brainchild of Awolowo. After that, this country has not been having it right.
In the olden days, if the independence anniversary was coming, we the children used to be happy, we usually celebrated with fanfare, but the opposite is the case (now).
I remember that I warned our leaders. In the 2002/2003 edition of our book of prediction, “Warning to the Nation,” page105 to be specific, I said terrorism was coming then. What did our leaders do? They did nothing. In the 2010/2011 edition, I predicted the coming of kidnapping and a new dimension to armed robbery. Our leaders did not listen.
Things are not being done as they ought to be done. I said Boko Haram would come and it came. Danger is coming. Unless our leaders call for genuine prayer session that will cleanse the land, we are in serious problem. Let me tell you, another terrorist group is coming that will be deadlier than Boko Haram because Boko Haram will soon die. In this government dialogue with Boko Haram, government will be disgraced. Look at the issue of N5, 000 new note. I once said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would introduce higher denomination. Let me tell you, it is not only N5,000 note, N10,000 notes are still coming.
Our government is deaf; that is why it cannot win the war against terrorism. This government will still increase the price of petroleum products.
Dana plane crash was a sacrifice in the spiritual world.
To round off, (there is need for) cleansing national prayer and dialogue that will solve this nation’s problem, though the country will break up before we can have absolute peace.
-The Sun
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