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I hear you. I hear what you’ve said and what you have not said. If you feel I misconstrued his words, I apologize. Again, disagreement is not an attack. 1. Mr Peter Obi didn’t say vigils are wrong 2. He is a Christian himself and goes to Church. That is decent enough 3. ⁠I saw some of you worry my comments may make him lose goodwill amongst some Christians (which was not my intention). We can disagree on some ideologies, yet still respect him and what he stands for in governance. How much of praying is needed is a subjective, personal and theological issue. Still, I think it’s convenient to criticize the church instead of addressing the real issues. It is possible to be both productive and prayerful. I do both. I advocate for both. For all believers who have done same, soldier on For those who say I was silent about other national issues, a quick search will prove you wrong. I will continue to speak against the incessant and unprovoked criticism of the Church when I feel it is not justified. At the end of the day, a more productive Country favours us all.

FINAL CLARIFICATION: 1.Any Christian who is not productive is not living by the word of God. A man who does not work should not eat (2 Thess 3:10 ) . But to insinuate that people who have regular vigils are not productive is terrible generalization. 2.Therefore, any Church that makes people pray all week long for financial blessing as opposed to encouraging them to work diligently with their hands is wrong. There are many Churches like this admittedly. LET’S HOWEVER BE CAREFUL WITH THE JUXTAPOSITION AND ADMIT THAT: 1.If Churches stopped doing vigils, there won’t suddenly be more jobs. Vigils are not the immediate problem of the Nation. 2.If there were multiple night shift options that Christians abandoned for “daily vigils” then maybe you have a point. But that’s not the case. Having an issue with frequent vigils is blaming the Church for the governments work. This is what we often do these days and that’s what I stand against. 3.People actually must not have to work night shifts to be productive. They should if they have to and if there are opportunities to. But beyond Church, there are several other things people can do with their night. Like spend time with family, socialize and sleep. People who don’t work at night shouldn’t be seen as unproductive. Again, even in more developed Countries, not everyone has to work night shifts. And if Nigeria should have more options to work at night, that’s more on the government. 4.It’s a little insensitive to ask people to work even more in a nation like Nigeria. How much is minimum wage? 5.Churches that have programs every day are not the majority. ⁃Most Churches have vigils not more than once a month. ⁃Most vigils are into the weekend. 6.Some of you don’t see the point of praying long and regularly for any reason. That’s okay. But people should reserve the right to use their free time as they choose. Night time is not ‘economic hours’. If it is not hindering the nation, it is none of your business 7.Saying “Where has prayer taken this Country” means you know little about prayer. Prayer is primarily about intimacy and communion. There is very little correlation to nation building even in the Bible. 8.I’ve seen a few tags about another Pastor who says “Dangote sells salt…don’t sleep in Church and ask God to bless you”. I absolutely agree! ⁃Context was that God won’t bless you if there is no product to bless. Don’t just pray all day and not work. ⁃A government official blaming the productivity of the nation on the Church ticked me off more, because he (and is colleagues) are to be held to account more than the Church. 9.It’s okay if you still don’t agree. Disagreeing doesn’t make us enemies. It doesn’t mean I may not support Mr PO if he chooses to run again. It doesn’t mean much of what he said was false. I had an issue with the juxtaposition, and I absolutely have the right to. 10.Apart from Watchnight service, our church has not had any global vigil this year. I’m not trying to protect anything. I’m just against correcting one extreme with another. Love and grace

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I see that this video has made rounds on this platform. These days, one has to clarify everything because most of us see everything to the lenses of our bias. Few things to note. 1.For the records, I have been an avid Peter Obi supporter. I posted a picture of us on this platform. Ironically, just about a month ago, I praised him for his culture of modesty, and how Christians should emulate that. 2.There are indeed Christians who rather than working towards a great nation are ‘only’ praying that the nation “moves forward”. No amount of prayer will be substitute for productive labour, and electing the right people to lead the nation. What then is my issue with the statement? 1.To insinuate that instead of vigils we should have night shifts is a fallacy of false dilemma. Even in more developed countries, most people don’t work night shifts. Church Vigils are not the reason people don’t work night shifts. If you want more morning, afternoon or night shifts, hold the government accountable! Even then, let people do what they want to do with their personal time 2.Almost no Church holds vigils “Mondays to Fridays and both morning and night”. I know this will still fly over some heads so let me break it down; ⁃Thrice a week may be a lot but it is not everyday. ⁃Having 20 days of vigil is still not everyday. ⁃Also, most multiple meetings in Churches are had by different subgroups of people in Church and not everyone. So why say “Mondays to Friday”? It’s called a “straw man” argument- to present the worst possible scenario so you can win an argument. 3.Like I said, if the average Christian does not go to Church more than twice (or at most thrice) a week, the generalization reflects a bias. Going to the gym that many times is not too much. Socializing that many times a week is not too much. But going to Church is hurting the productivity of the nation? That is simply dishonest. If you aren’t a believer and you see no point in spiritual exercise, I understand. But even then, people should have the right to do what they want with their personal time. 4.The Church has helped the nations productivity in a tangible way. There are a lot of soft skills that are developed in Church. Music, photography, videography to mention a few. Even most of the secular artistes horned their gift in Church. This is not to discredit the person of Mr Peter Obi. I just beg to differ, which I very well have the right to as a stakeholder. I remain a supporter of his ideologies. Regards.

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