By Gbenga Sodeinde
The General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, Prophet/Evangelist Hezekiah Oladeji has said that the removal of fuel subsidy may mark the beginning of the end of some of our nation’s challenges.
The man of God who pointed out that some good things may start in a harsh way admonished all Nigerians to always spare just a minute out of 1440 minutes of everyday to pray and confess good things about Nigeria.
Oladeji spoke during a press conference heralding the annual
CAC Canaan Land Mountain of Mercy, Erio Ekiti, 21st edition of the Power Explosion with the theme: “How Sweet The Name of Jesus”.
He also expressed confidence that God will lead and guide President Bola Tinubu in appointing right people to work with him for the development of our country.
The cleric said, “If a new thing should happen in this our country, it might come in harsh or hard manner. When Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, their believe was that he was taking them to the red sea, where they will all perish, some of them stayed back in Egypt that they will continue to live there, but who made up their minds to follow him those they were fearing were disappointed. When they got to the seaside and they thought the end has come , God commanded Moses to part the sea with a rod in his hand and crossed on the dry land they never saw a scene like that before.
“I believe that our new President Bola Tinubu, were it not for God, he wouldn’t have emerged president, but God made him the president, so let us keep our fingers crossed and see what will happen
” We can say the removal of subsidy at the time is dangerous and turn out to be the way of our numerous challenges in Nigeria.
“We can say it a problem or bad omen for our country but to be solution to our problems as a nation. So let’s keep praying for our country and leaders and I know miracle will happen”.
On those to be appointed as members of the President cabinet, he said, “If you look at our new president, the way I see it , God will guide and direct him in choosing those he would work with and members of his cabinet and I believe he will not appointment wrong people to the position.
“A vehicle that will be strong, will show its capacity while starting. God himself will lead him to choose. I will also advice him allow God to lead him regarding that and he should not based the appointment on ethnic or tribal sentiment. He should treat all equally”.
Speaking further on the need to intensify prayers for the country and it’s leader the CAC general evangelist said, “By the time we kept praying say for three months Nigeria will be transformed for better. Let’s take it as an assignment everyday. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo to talk to God about Nigeria, doing that for at least one year God will hear us. This is what all Nigerians irrespective of their religion, tribe should start doing and I know the weeping of Nigeria may last for a night her joy will come very soon, we are even closer to it.
“All minister of God should pray for our country too because it is part of the work He has committed into our hands. We should start speaking good of our country. Pray also and intercede for the government”.
Concerning parties who have approached the election petition tribunal, Prophet Oladeji said,
“As a minister of God and His prophet, ours is to pray that the owner of this country will place whoever He likes in the position. This country belongs to God . It is the will of God that will come to pass upon Nigeria”.
Sharing his thoughts on the proposed at the national assembly bill to regulate preaching and preachers in the country, the man of God said, “He who owns the word is God and His has no end . He lifted His word than His name. Let’s wait and see the step to be taken by the owner of the word. It is unheard of.
“The work of the ministry in CAC stand on the life of the Apostles that is Christlike and we walk and led by the spirit. The work committed to the hands of the ministers of God is to preach the truth to the church and take Jesus to government offices , the national assembly, the presidency and others and see Jesus in us. We shouldn’t because of what we will become and die to loose what has been given to us . We use our lifestyle to bring people to God.
“That is my advise to the ministers of God and our political leaders The church, the politicians and every other people should return to God”.
On what God has been using him to do since the time he was appointment as general evangelist, CAC Worldwide, he said “After my appointment, the CAC National Evangelical Team was established across the globe. We have the team in Nigeria and and outside Nigeria.
” If you observed very well, places that were hitherto without the gospel God has used us to reach these lands. We were recently in. Kano and Katsina for that purpose. So any minister of God who is not ready to develop is on his or her own. We just concluded the meeting of the Prophets and Evangelists in Ikeji-Arakeji about two weeks ago”.
Speaking on what the expectations of the participants should be at Power Explosion 2023, the cleric said, “The programme came to being through God’s leading. It is the mountain of deliverance, victory and healing and for the ministers of God to come and abide under the power of God. The power that came upon upon Peter, John and Apostle Ayo Babalola and Baba Abiye and others can also fall on them on this mountain.
“These are some of the benefits awaiting them. Barrens will receive their babies, sick will be healed among others The annual programme has put the town and Ekiti at large on the world map. People usually come from America, UK, Canada from all over to attend the programme. God has been so faithful since the inception of power Explosion 21 years ago and said he just started his works.
“Those coming should focus on God and never have that thinking of meeting a man”.