A cleric, Ken Esekhaigbe, says the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians is man made and not a curse from God.
Esekhaigbe, who is the General Overseer of the Divine Fortune Assembly in Yenagoa, said this while interacting with newsmen on Sunday.
According to him, the current recession in the country is not caused by God but man made which is surmountable by God’s intervention.
The clergy, who expressed hope that Nigeria could be emerge as prosperous nation, said the recession was caused by man out of mismanagement and greediness, corruption and inefficient implementation of policies by leaders.
“The economic hardship in the country is not punishment from God, because if God is punishing us; then why did he bless us with so much natural resources? I think our problems are human based problems.
“My advice to the present administration is to be steadfast in policies and pray for God divine intervention and guidance.
“Nigeria can overcome the fight against corruption, overcome economic recession if policies made can be properly implemented.
“We must do away with the issue of political parties and dependence on money politics because, I believe the only being that can not fail is God.
“During recession in the days of Egypt, money became worthless and failed the people. Even the leaders did not know what to do, but they took a bold step and looked outside the party line for Joseph.
“They never bothered whether he was in a party or the ruling party. All they know is that he had the requisite knowledge and expertise to solve the raging recession.
“With the situation in Nigeria, the President should appoint men with proven integrity and competence needed to drive the change we need. These men can be found outside the party line,” he said. (NAN)