Prof. Tam David-West

Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West, has landed a hard knock on church leaders in Nigeria, saying they reek of corruption and other abominable practices that bring shame upon Christianity as a religion.

He said this was the reason he stopped attending church services as he could not be part of a corruption-laden church as is the case in Nigeria.
As documented in the Bible, prophets and those considered close to God were dreaded by kings and rulers. This is however not so in Nigeria, as according to Professor David-West, those who should be seen as men of God have soiled their hands using proceeds from corruption and unethical activities.

The Professor of Virology spoke Thursday when he was honoured alongside other Nigerians such as the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, former Governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande, a journalist, Alhaji Razaq Bamidele, and a police corporal, Azeez Arogundade, by the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders , CACOL, in Lagos.

“I don’t go to church again because I see a lot of corruption. Many of the things I was taught in church and in mission schools have been lost and I cannot practise their modern day teachings,” he said.

Professor David-West recalled an incident some years back where a staff of Sheraton Hotel stole millions of naira from his employer and donated same to Christ Embassy church and the head of the church claimed the money was donated as tithe to the church and not to any individual.

To further buttress his anger at the church leaders, he said they now shy away from telling corrupt leaders the truth, adding that these days, “when political leaders go to church, they go with a lot of camera men.

“They kneel with pious faces while deep down, their hearts are as dark as the pot. They donate to the church thinking they can bribe God,” he said.

The former minister who was honoured with the ‘Symbol of Integrity’ award also advocated for capital punishment for election riggers in the country, saying they are the real destroyers of the country’s economy.

He noted that the Boko Haram sect was not the real problem facing the country. According to him, the problem is those who sponsor the group.

“Our President said there are Boko Haram members in his government but he has not been able to bring them to book; maybe the book has not been printed,” David-West said.

He maintained that the country had enough money to keep it going and lamented that corruption, which is now official in the country, has made a mockery of Nigeria among the comity of nations.


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quite disheartening

This normally should call for sober reflection amongst church leaders, the sad thing is that most of us would just ignore the statement.

What's new?

tell me something i dont already know

It is truly depressing that the Christians themselves do not realize the magnitude of this corruption , and instead of rebuking these crooks , they support them and enrich them further while contributing to the plight of the poor.

Pastor Kun: This normally should call for sober reflection amongst church leaders, the sad thing is that most of us would just ignore the statement.

Very true, this is what the bible says about such :

"Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron." - 1 Timothy 4:2

frosbel:

Very true, this is what the bible says about such :

"Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron." - 1 Timothy 4:2

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).
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This is because they dont have the love of the truth(word of God):

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." (2 Timothy 4:3-5).
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Most people just want to hear that they are millioneers.

and who is he to tell us this? is he not more corrupt than the churches he's accusing?

nonsence

Yep nigeria is a very religious and very corrupt country, infact religion and corruption are like husband and wife the two are married.

Advice to politicians: to win an election, make sure you kneel down before certain MOG's in front of their congregation and the election is won.

Sorry prof, you are part of corruption ridden government and you never resigned then. Why find problem with the church now?