Ways out of recession, by Oyedepo, Alakija

LAGOS—The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, and the richest black woman in the world, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, have counseled Nigerians against wasteful spending on non-essential goods as a first way out of the current economic recession.

The duo made the appeal during this year’s Daystar Christian Centre Annual Excellence in Leadership Conference, ELC, with the theme: “Maximize Your Influence” at its corporate headquarters in Lagos. Oyedepo lamented that complaints of poverty and inadequate distribution of resources by the masses stemmed from poor governmental management.

He revealed that he disconnected his telephone for one month after he received an outrageous bill from the defunct NITEL, noting that he was amazed when he saw a newspaper publication which showed that Nigerians spent billions of Naira monthly on telephone calls which he said was more than what she spent on food.

Oyedepo said: “Responsibility is the price for greatness and only those who stay focused on their task end up as front liners. Until you are out of your comfort zone, you cannot make the greatest of impact. No world-changer runs a normal schedule.

No leader of worth, lives a normal lifestyle.” Corroborating the bishop’s assertion, the initiator of Rose of Sharon Foundation, Mrs. Alakija, argued that Nigerians were currently paying for the past misdeeds of people that had done evil in the country, stressing that Nigerians must now be ready to pay the price for true greatness.



(Vanguard)