During a recent church service, the cleric declared that no single religious or ethnic group holds exclusive ownership of Nigeria. He challenged those promoting such divisive narratives to justify their stance and account for their actual contributions to national development.
Key Highlights from Oyedepo’s Address:
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Equal Stake in the Nation: Emphasizing that all citizens are co-owners of the country, Bishop Oyedepo stated that no Nigerian should be made to feel like a “tenant” based on their faith or ethnicity.
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Warning to Opponents: In a stern message to politicians and power brokers he accused of working against the church, Oyedepo warned them to be cautious. He declared that any conspiracy against the body of Christ would ultimately fail and recoil upon the perpetrators.
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“No Nigerian is More Nigerian than Another”: He asserted that the nation belongs to all Nigerians equally and rejected any notion of hierarchical citizenship.
Delivering an impassioned address, he stated:
“Don’t vote for a Christian. We won’t give it to a Christian. Who are you to give it? What yeye people? If you introduce your abilities, you have scattered the nation. You scattered the nation. Look at your brain. What have you contributed to the nation till now? Caution. Fire is burning. Fire is burning. Fire is burning. Muslims don’t own Nigeria. We are not tenants to Fulanis. Please listen, all those in power. Watch.
“May the bubble not burst on your head. If you won’t let Nigeria rest, whichever you are, wherever you are, be prepared. God will need you to rest. Every gang up against the church will fall on the head of perpetrators. Thank you, Jesus. No Nigerian is more a Nigerian than another. We own this country together. My forefathers never bought land from Fulanis. How did it become your own? You don’t pack up from the bush. This will happen. Bubble will burst. The bubble will burst. The dagger of heaven will answer. Politicians don’t own the nation. Nigerians own the nation. Thank you, Jesus.”