The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has expressed deep concern over the current state of Nigeria, urging citizens to seek divine intervention as the country’s situation has deteriorated under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Providing historical context, Pastor Giwa highlighted the significant economic decline, noting that a bag of rice now costs N77,000, a stark contrast to previous years. He reminisced about the stability and progress Nigeria experienced from the 1960s through the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Giwa criticized the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, indicating that it marked the beginning of severe national troubles. Speaking to his congregation in Akure, Ondo State, he stated: “I warned Nigerians against voting for Tinubu last year, but the Southwest said no, he’s our son, we should vote for him.”
He further emphasized the need for national repentance, reflecting on the better economic conditions in the past: “God needs to forgive Nigeria because it wasn’t like this in the 60s and 70s, till we got to 1999, when Obasanjo was president, the country was good; when Jonathan was there, the country was better.”
Contrasting the current situation with the past, Giwa pointed out: “How much was a bag of rice during Jonathan’s administration? It was N8000. When Buhari came into power, everything went bad and when our son (Tinubu) came onboard, things got worse. A bag of rice is now N77,000, where are we going in this country; God has to forgive Nigeria.”
