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will this apply to monthly income earners too? Because the current LAGHOMS prices are way beyond my reach

FASHOLA INSPECTS TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK POINTS IN MILE 2, APAPA, ASKS TANKER DRIVERS TO EASE TRAFFIC IN APAPA WITHIN ONE-WEEK

As Governor appeals to citizens to bear with Government on road construction, repairs

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Sunday inspected the traffic gridlock points at the Mile 2 under bridge of the Lagos – Badagry Expressway undergoing expansion and Creek Road in Apapa, extracting a commitment from fuel tanker operators to ease traffic on the roads leading to Apapa within one week.

Residents of the two areas have in the last few weeks complained to the Government over the pains of traffic gridlock on the Mile 2 Road caused by a combination of continuous trading on the road and dumping of refuse in the drainage; and the Creek Road and adjoining areas in Apapa rendered made impassible by fuel tankers seeking to load fuel from the tank farms in the area.

Fielding questions from newsmen after the inspection of Creek Road which has been taken over by the fuel tankers, Fashola said government was prepared to wait for a week as promised by the operators to organize the parking of their tankers in a way that traffic could move on the road adding that if they complied voluntarily there would be no need for enforcement.

He told newsmen, “It is when people don’t comply voluntarily that you need enforcement. When people comply voluntarily, there will be no need for enforcement”, adding that Government only intend to make the tanker operators realize the amount of pain they are causing residents and other businesses in the area by their operations.

“What we intend to achieve here is to make the tanker operators here, NUPENG and their affiliates, to understand that their business operation is inflicting pain on residents of Apapa and once they understand that, it is important then to see what kind of empathy that they bring to the business”.

The Governor said the operators had agreed that they would make some changes within one week adding, “It is easier for me when a man says I am willing to change my ways that is hurting people. If we don’t see that change, we know what to do on behalf of taxpayers and on behalf of the people who we represent”.

Expressing the determination of Government to ensure that other businesses survive in Apapa, Fashola said owners of the oil companies that have tank farms in Apapa would visit the area in the course of the week as a group “to see for themselves how they make profit and the cost of that profit on ordinary citizens”.

“I think once they see this I am sure we will begin to see some organization and some empathy. Thankfully I have one of them with me here and he has also seen for himself what the people acting on their behalf are doing here and he has given me his word that in the shortest possible time we will begin to see changes”, the Governor said.

He, however said easing traffic on the road would only constitute a temporary and relieving measure adding that some of the questions that should be asked included what kind of business and economy we want to run as a country and why is fuel being distributed with so much pain.

Fashola asked, “Is it a business and an economy that causes pain? Why is this the only place where fuel is being distributed with so much pain? So what are the NNPCs of this world doing? Where is all the money that is coming out of this port going? At some point it was reported that in half a year this port made N1.4 trillion’ where did the money go, why didn’t we put it back into this business?”

The Governor continued, “Why are we transporting fuel by road, why can’t we do it by rail? Now make no mistake about it. There is a side of their business that we must listen to. We are the ones using the fuel and about 3,000 trucks load here every day and they have to come here. So this is the place we put fuel, why can’t we pump fuel across the country, from Atlas Cove to Mosinmi and all of that. Why are those facilities not working, what has happened to them?”

According to him, “Those are the questions that if we ask ourselves and if we tackle them, will provide a final and long term solution. So it is us really that are the problem and if we sit down and think about it and the agency of the Federal Government, managing the port, managing fuel should also get up and see what is happening”.

“It is not enough to sit down and place adverts to say there is fuel at a pump price. What is the cost of taking that fuel to the people? What is the real purpose, why do I have fuel if it cannot take me to my office? So it is a really hard choice for government and the citizens, but I am sure we can do it”, he said.

Earlier, at the Mile 2 stopover, Fashola said he chose to inspect the places and see things for himself because of the incessant complaints by the citizenry in the last few weeks over the traffic gridlock in the area adding that the main cause of the Mile 2 problem was that the contractors have to work while the people use the road.

“There are so many issues involved, if you go there now you see that our contractors are working and that is consistent with the commitment of government to continue to provide service. Citizens want roads built and upgraded and already this is not a virgin land, it is a fully built-up city”, he explained.

Noting that it would have been easier for Government to shut down the road for say two months while work was going on, Fashola declared, “But it is not possible. So this is part of what causes the inconvenience, we have to build while citizens use the roads”, adding that the major places where the complaints are highest are Mile 2 and the Apapa area.

The Governor appealed to the citizens not to contribute to the problem by trading on the road pointing out that the problem of traffic was equally being caused by those trading on the road and even those making their purchases on the road as well as those who throw refuse into the drains.

According to the Governor, “The main problem that we have seen here is that the drain has been filled with refuse, nylon, pure water sachets, by people around here. The consequence of all this is that on a road that is vulnerable, we have had rain everyday for the last two weeks now, there is no way for the water to go”.

“So we have called the contractor in, they have to evacuate the water to drain into tankers in order to provide some relief. You can see now that it is moving. But no sooner we leave here than trading will start again. They will start dumping refuse, waste, biscuit paper, bread paper, orange pearls into the drain. If we enforce, they say we don’t like the poor but it is the poor that inflict this pain on all of us as it were and everybody suffers”, he said.

He appealed to the people to restrain themselves to do things the proper way adding, “People should stop dumping refuse into the drains; we have said this over and over again. It has been our message every time the rains come. Rain is part of our weather and if we don’t prepare for it we will feel this kind of pain”.

Appealing to the residents to bear with the Government over the inconveniences they suffer as a result of the ongoing construction, Fashola noted, however, that the citizens want government to build roads and government is responding to that demand adding, “During the period of construction there will be some inconvenience; inconvenience because we want to make it better”.

The Governor said a more important aspect of the problem was the fact that Lagos roads are subjected to very unusual tonnage adding, “There is no part of the world that I know where they are moving 3,000 tankers everyday on road. Every day, it is one container falling down or one tanker exploding and these are matters in which the State has no control”.

“We don’t control the Ports, we don’t control fuel importation or discharge; these are Federal Government responsibilities going on through our State. Now trillions of Naira is being made at the Ports, why is the money not being put back. Why is the money not being invested in rehabilitating the existing rail route? There is an existing rail from the Port out of Lagos, why can’t we rehabilitate that and put these containers there?’ he asked.

He said part of the problem that Apapa is facing today is that government is responding to the demands of citizens who want their roads upgraded adding that while the Federal Government contractors are working on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, the same contractor is working for the Lagos State Government inside Apapa on Warehouse Road, Marine Road and Creek Road.

“But in all of that we are carrying by tankers and by trailers. They should go on rail. There is an old rail route there that the Europeans built, it can work. So we can concentrate out energy on it so that these roads will last. They will not last if we build them and subject them to this tonnage”, he said.

On the tendency by some stakeholders to also blame the gridlock often recorded on the Apapa- Oshodi Expressway on the State, Fashola, who exonerated Lagos State from any blame declared, “That road clearly is a Federal road and until they hand it over we cannot take responsibility for it. This is something they budget for. It is not part of our budget”.

“Ikorodu Road used to be a Federal Road until we took it over, it was released by the former President and you can see the work that we are doing there, the work that continues to go on there. So these responsibilities are clearly defined. Apapa-Oshodi Expressway is a Federal Road even the Lagos - Badagry Expressway is a Federal road but we are intervening because our citizens use them”, the Governor said.

According to him, “We can’t intervene in all Federal Government roads because we just don’t have the capacity. The Federal Government takes 52 percent of this country’s revenue, we take one over 36 of 21 percent of the nation’s revenue which the 36 states share. That is how onerous our responsibilities here is”.

Noting that people have the impression that Lagos is rich, , the Governor declared, “Add our meagre allocation from the Federal Government to the internally generated revenues and add the population and divide it. The reality is that we are one of the poorest states”.

“States that have three million, four million and five million people get more than N30 billion a month and some of their people are here. We are happy that they are, they are part of our citizenry, they are part of our residents. But the responsibilities must be honestly and appropriately allocated”, he said.

Appealing to the citizen to bear with Government in the process of giving them service, Fashola, however, noted, “But we work within a limited budget and if you make a budget and you cannot fund them it is as good as not making a budget. So our total, budget for the year is about N496 billion and the Federal Government budget for the year is about N4 trillion”.

Highlight of the inspection was the Governor’s dialogue with the representatives of tanker drivers Association and NUPENG officials, business owners and some residents of Apapa during which the Governor extracted a promise from the tanker operators to leave one lane free on Creek Road to allow traffic to move within the area. The operators gave a commitment to do so within one week.

With the Governor during the inspection were Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and his Environment counterpart, Mr. Tunji Bello, the Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure, Engnr. Ganiyu Johnson among other officials of Government, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando PLC, Mr. Wale Tinubu, the Publisher of Business Day, Mr. Frank Aigbogun, while members of NUPENG, some residents of Apapa and a representative of the tank farm operators met the team at Apapa.

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[quote author=]Mikel was Keshi's number one mistake. If Van Gaal can remove RVP and swap keepers effortlessly, then what is so difficult in removing Mikel the non-performer? I'll never forget how ESPN commentators were hailing Osaze, Musa, Onazi, Emenike, and Dr. Chief Mr. Engr. Prof. Warrior Enyeama, but questioning Mikel's role or purpose on the field and his lack of speed or direction. He was embarrassing and should've been left to watch SE from a tv at White Castle Hotel.[/quote]

The Lagos APC Youth leader Mr. Omotayo Sanyaolu, has strongly condemned the Friday morning carnage perpetuated by men of the Nigerian Army on Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
A terse statement from the office of the APC’s Youth Leader reads, “The destruction of state-owned property by men and women, who ought to be prepared to die while safeguarding our collective existence, is incomprehensible. This has again raised salient questions begging to be answered; who is the Nigerian’s military serving? Do they represent the interest of the Nigeria people or a certain section? Is the Nigerian Army serving the interest of those who are bent on ‘capturing’ Lagos come 2015?”
“It’s day 81 today that our sisters have been kidnapped from Chibok, yet there is no hope of bringing them back alive. If men of the Nigerian Army feel the urge to unleash violence, their services is urgently needed in Sambisa forest where members of the Boko Haram terrorists are hiding.
“As much as the Youth in Lagos understand the angst of the soldiers whose colleague was alleged to have been knocked down by a BRT driver, we disagree that the incident excuses the mayhem that followed. The impunity with which those buses were burnt and others ruthlessly vandalised cannot be justified. There are procedures to be followed. In such a case as this, the RULE OF LAW requires that the driver be handed over to the civilian authority for prosecution in a civilian court.
“The Nigerian Army must understand that this is not military regime. They must remain in their barracks except a democratically elected authority request their services in quelling unrest beyond the capacity of the civil law enforcement agencies.
“Therefore, I call on the President, Chief of Defence staff and the Chief of Army Staff to see that justice is done in this matter. A failure to properly and conclusively probe today’s events can have devastating consequences on our young democracy. A return to the dark days, which the young are happy to have missed and the old are eager to forget, is in no one’s best interest.
“I also want to thank the ever-vibrant and indefatigable youth and people of Lagos for showing restraint in the face of today’s unfortunate happening. Those who were physically manhandled and made to perform degrading acts of punishment are encouraged to seek legal redress.
“Ours is the State of Excellence and those uncomfortable with the peace and prosperity we enjoy are free to express themselves, but with less abrasiveness.
“Eko Oni Baje o!”

http://ilevbare.com/2014/07/lagos-apc-youth-leader-condemns-carnage-by-nigerian-army-in-lagos-photos/

bootstrap: Funny thing tho.. if you wnt to blame anyone, I guess u shld blame God...lol

Seriously tho. . It is, and will always be in the human nature to wnt to be associated, to dominate, to hv sm sort of "sacred-ness". If you hv ever attended any decision making meeting befor, especially being a member of a small group late at night, you will understand.

Frm a special church comitee membership, to a political party caucus or to a school comitee. Everybody hv the inate craving to wnt to be amongst an "elite" group. To yield power (ask our politicians)

Fraternities exit all over the world, different motives tho. But with the underlying aim to dominate and to be shapers and directors.

Cultism in our high institutions same as a lot of vices in nigeria cannot hv a single blancket reason. But on the face of it.. I will atribute it to the high level of INDISCIPLINE in Nigeria. Parents are bad examples to their kids, politicians are no better. We hv all sacrificed dignity, responsibility, dedication, love for our fellow man on the alter of greed, pride, fame, furtune and oppression.

Christian dislike/distrust muslims and muslims with equal passion against christians. Opposing Political parties hating and killing one another and the gov? Continiously f**king the citizens. These traits rub off on our kids and they grow, get to high institutions and are no different.

Finally, in my opinion to solve the cultism issue on our campuses, cultism (fraternities) need to be legalised. It shld be registered on campus, members shld be known, and then held responsible for any of their actions. Pple generally tend to drift towards things wrong, things outlawed, things considered secrets. Let every one be free to associate, so long as they are ready to be identified and held responsible for their actions.

The bolded is what government over the years have ignored, you CAN'T eradicate campus cultism with the kind of root is has grown (even outside school to residential areas). Let them be registered, their members known so whenever there are issues, you know who to tackle. But no, government keeps living in denial because these cultists (the violent ones) are useful to them from time to time.

Well said

MCMLXXVI: The military junta is to blame for hijacking the fraternities and arming them specifically with the aim of harrassing lecturers, deans and vice-chancellors they felt were against them. That was how it all began. You can't tell me those boys are to blame, because even in established universities like Harvard, Stanford, Utah, Vanderbilt and Columbia, there are non-violent fraternities recognised and respected even by the school authorities. But down here in Nigeria, they were hijacked by the oppressive military government for their own benefit.
It all started with them.

“The Boko Haram mess we are dealing with was created by Tinubu’s friends who promised to make Nigeria ungovernable for this Government” – Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Minister of State for Defence
The minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obaniko just minutes ago alerted Nigerians to the fact that APC chieftain and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu is behind the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria. The minister made the comment via his Twitter page. Tweets by the minister himself are marked #MO, an indication that this is the position of the minister and pointedly could be assumed to be the position of the government he represents.
Nigerians will now expect that the Federal Government will go ahead to arrest Senator Bola Tinubu and the friends mentioned by the minister. At this point, it appears minister of state Obanikoro will be very useful to investigations around finding those behind Boko Haram. One can expect the government to make arrests soon, a failure to do so would indicate a continued state of cluelessness on the part of the authorities.

http://omojuwa.com/2014/07/bola-tinubu-created-boko-haram-nigerias-minister-of-state-for-defence-senator-musiliu-obanikoro/

BMI is around 30/31 but I wasn't overweight when I started having the symptoms (falling asleep during classes in early junior secondary)

davidylan: Are you overweight?

why Enyeama COULD NOT dive Messi's free kick
https://www.nairaland.com/1790770/why-enyeama-could-not-dive

I already explain on the above thread, with three pictures

Rossikk: [size=15pt]He doesn't deserve FCU.K ALL until he explains why he refused to dive for Messi's freekick (and no, ''I didn't see the ball'' is NOT an excuse), and till he explains why he GIFTED the ball to the French scorer when he could have punched away the ball.

WE DO NOT TRUST YOU ENYEAMA. SAME AS KESHI AND YOBO. DID SOMEBODY PAY YOU GUYS TO THROW GAMES??

YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. CORRUPT, MORALLY BANKRUPT PEOPLE. KESHI, WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING ON UCHEBO AND NWAFOR WHEN THINGS WENT AWRY IN THE SECOND HALF? YOU JUST SAT THERE LIKE A GOAT AS THE FRENCH WOKE UP. WHO PAID YOU TO BE USELESS IN THAT GAME? BASTAR/DS WHO CARE ABOUT ONE THING ONLY - MONEY. YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE STUFFED WITH MILLIONS YET YOU WOULD NOT PLAY FOR YOUR COUNTRY TILL THEY PAID YOU $10,000. HOW MUCH DID FOREIGNERS ALSO PAY YOU TO LOSE THOSE GAMES? WE KNOW YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY.[/size]

I've been suffering from sleep apnea which I discovered in 2007, lately it got worse with high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and even weakness in the left side of my body. Diet change has brought slight relief but I still need help

Feed me more: 1. Male pattern baldness Loss of hair is more than an issue of appearance--it may mean loss of circulation, according to a correlation between top rear head balding and cardiovascular disease described in a recent t issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr. Alvarez says lack of circulation to the hair follicles may be related to heart circulation, although other factors may play a role in the connection. "Some patients who have male pattern baldness may smoke, have hypertension, or a genetic predisposition relating to heart disease," he notes.

Do this. Watch and be aware. Knowing your family history--both of baldness and heart disease--can help you assess your own risk. If either runs in the family, it's extra reason to take steps to prevent hypertension and high cholesterol levels, and to avoid or quit smoking.

2. Snoring and sleep apnea Sawing logs may cause your heart to struggle. A study from Emory University in Atlanta found that the obstructed airways in people who have sleep apnea or snore were linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Disturbed sleep may be a predisposition of high blood pressure and diabetes, both contributing to heart disease, says Dr. Alvarez.

Do this. Prevent future problems now. The good news is that this warning sign gives you lots of time to take action. "Sleep-disordered breathing typically occurs decades before it's diagnosed, and decades before signs of cardiovascular disease events," says Dr. Alvarez. If you have these nighttime symptoms, take a sleep test and get advice from a specialist to improve your quality of sleep and quality of life, he suggests.

I got this from a post someone shared on facebook

Just because this man called Omisore wants to govern Osun State, he has resorted to eating guguru abi popcorn in the market square. Last time, he rode on a bike inside one thick bush all to be seen as mingling with the masses. Why has he suddenly turned to fraternising with a people he never cared for while in power? Imagine him eating guguru while a masked face man carrying a sniper gun is behind him, ready to kill anyone who obstructs him.
He should be told in blank term that Ekiti State is not Osun State where Aregbesola does not mingle with his people. Ogbeni himself is master of the game and to crown it all, he is a hi-tech person who can easily carry out high class rigging should it come to it. Omisore has nothing to offer.

One word for him please

Disclaimer: I'm only sharing someone else's facebook post

I know a lady that did this, now she's a single mother of two and she's earning less than 30k monthly, still living in her father's house.

justi4jesu: Making yourself pregnant to hold him down...

Sorry if he is not into you then dont force it..

During the formation of the ball, Enyeama was seen shouting and trying arrange the players, as the captain but its like they didn't listen. He's someone that knows Messi's patterns so well and knew how the kick would be taken.

First picture shows the wall and how they stood, second picture shows Emenike jumped first, Mikel jumped second, Yobo jumped after the ball had passed, however the ball passed through Efe AMbrose who didn't jump at all.

The wall was for a reason but was not properly utilised, Enyeama was at one end, the wall was to protect the other parts but they didn't jump, there was no way Enyeama could have gotten to the other end of the post.

Despite the various outcries, GEJ seems to be unstoppable

I heard on Nigeria info fm that the minister of works announced the the FG will soon begin construction of the Lagos coastal road that will include the fourth mainland bridge.

Who are we to believe now?

Horus: This is inacceptable, there are high risks of bacterial diseases

Suffering and smiling My brother, people see this everyday including government officials. Lastma guys are just a few metres away from that spot

Having rebuilt it, the state government now take care of the road. Note that Orile to mile 2 has been rebuilt and is ongoing from mile 2 to okoko

SLIDE waxie: call on the feds!

If fashola carry people say he wan do am now, una go start ur wahala.

Call d feds. That's all!

Maintenance culture is a general Nigerian problem, that it happens in Abia doesn't make it right to happen in Lagos. Lagos is beyond all these states and should be an example. Just my thoughts though

ba7man: I guess they have maintainance culture in the location below.

eeeeeewwwwwww!!!!!!!

iyama!!!!!!!!!!

1. After 10 years of failed relationships and heartbreaks, I finally got a serious relationship that is leading to marriage .
2. I was made the Chairman of a committee I know very little about, I prayed to God to take control and He did, we surpassed what we expected .
3. I got a new job after 17 months as a teacher, the spectacular part is that; on the day when they usually give staffs sack letters was the day I tendered My own resignation letter.
4. At age of just 27 I would have been hit by stroke and hypertension, God took control and I'm still alive today.

So many others, My point here is "serve God wholeheartedly and obediently and he will answer your prayers like he did mine".

I know My God will make 2014 even greater for me, He can do yours too, only if you believe.

Shalom.

There are laws, and mostly lawyers know this. Also, the suffering and smiling mentality of employees is a factor here. We need to do the right things.
I almost sued me former employer for refusing to money deducted from my salary while working(miraculously I was later paid) during my interaction with a lawyer I was told that even employing someone without an employment letter after 3 months is an offense. We need to be enlightened on the law, it will do us lots of good

Thank God someone finally gets my point

chucky234: Was driving along badagry exp-way just getting close to mile2 after Mazamaza I heard a trebble noise that sounded like my engine was touching the ground, I parked off the road and alighted to check what was causing the sound as the noise became unbearable.
Before I could open the hood/bonnet of the car about four LASTMA men flagged my car,before I could say Jack they towed the car to the back of a Total filling station close to mile2 bus stop and asked me to pay 5k.
I started arguing with them explaining to them why I stopped but all they cared was the 5k or tow the car to Alausa, cars like every other machines are unpredictable no matter the maintenance especially with our quack auto technicians and those chronic goons called LASTMA have to understand that.

Pastor Kun: This article is hypocritical as it supports the foundation on which the fraudulent prosperity gospel is built which is tithes. Tithing remains the biggest fraud in the history of mankind and is definitely not a true christian doctrine.

your opinion

All the music i listen to now arew gospel. I discarded secular music about 2 years ago. From nigerian to foreign to gospel to jmaican gospel (grace thrillers)

WHY THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL IS A FRAUD



THE LIE: Christians will prosper even if Nigeria remains sick and poor.

THE TRUTH: God will prosper a few people through miracles and wonders. A few will have breakthroughs. But God’s plan for the prosperity of the majority is through a well-ordered, well-governed prosperous society. The answer to the various prayers for breakthrough lies simply in the transformation of Nigeria. The path to transforming Nigeria is not through Christians believing and confessing prosperity scriptures. It is by their choosing obedience, faithfulness and righteousness. It is by refusing to pay or give bribes. It is by upholding the sanctity of sexual fidelity strictly and solely within the confines of marriage, abhorrence of fornication and adultery, hearts and conducts pure and true. It is by the pastors and leaders of CAN and PFN telling the political leaders the bitter truth like Jesus told Herod, Elijah told Ahab and John the Baptist told Herod; rather than flocking around corrupt politicians cap-in-hand. That way, the Nigerian church, both its leaders and followers, will be the salt and light, God will then use our righteousness as a seed to heal and transform Nigeria. Most of us will thus become prosperous. We will no longer need breakthrough seeds, breakthrough offerings, breakthrough teachings, breakthrough conferences etc. Rather, we will be living continuously in breakthrough because the nation has broken through. THIS PROSPERITY GOSPEL THAT GIVES US A HOPE THAT THE MILLIONS OF NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS WILL BECOME PROSPEROUS REGARDLESS OF THE STATE OF THE NATION IS A FRAUD.

Just look around you. Nigeria is full of millions of struggling people; and many of those people are Christians. If we preach the truth, it delivers results, it sets free. We have preached this prosperity gospel for 30 years. At the end of it, what is the situation of Nigeria?

1. 54% live on less than N6,000 monthly worse than almost 70% of Sub-Saharan African countries including Togo (28%), Ethiopia (31%) and Uganda (38%)!; (World Bank’s World Development Report 2013)

2. Life expectancy of 52 years is 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa; (World Bank’s World Development Report 2013)

3. Lagos is the 3rd most difficult city to live in the entire globe; (Pocket World In Figures 2013 Edition, International Economist) and

4. “1.2 billion people live in destitution out of which 100 million are Nigerians”: Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly – World Bank Country Director for Nigeria; The Punch, Wednesday 13 November 2013; Page 32.

The situation of the average Christian, whether traditional, evangelical or Pentecostal, is not better than the average Nigerian. Christians are suffering as much as the average Nigerian. Why?

The prosperity gospel misses a fundamental principle and pattern of Divine prosperity. GOD’S PRIMARY PLATFORM AND STRAYEGY FOR ENSURING THAT THE MAJORITY PROSPER AND LIVE WELL IS THROUGH A WELL-ORDERED, WELL-GOVERNED PROSPEROUS SOCIETY; NOT THROUGH BREAKTHROUGHS AND MIRACLES.

God’s perfect plan was revealed in Eden. God cleaned out the confusion on the earth and transformed Eden into “heaven on earth” with every imaginable abundance. Then he put Adam there. Adam didn’t need to bother about asking God daily for food, a house or a car. He was in an environment that was prosperous. Consequently his conversations with God were communion, fellowship and worship; not petitions and requests. This is God’s plan for man’s prosperity.

The situation of the environment is so crucial that even when Adam fell, in order for the curse to take effect, God had to curse the environment. If the environment remained prosperous, Adam would have remained prosperous. So God cursed “Adam’s economy”.

Gen 3:17-19 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. KJV

The prosperity gospel deceives us into thinking that we will prosper in multitudes as millionaires and billionaires while Nigeria is languishing in poverty. That is not God’s pattern. When God sends rain, it blesses both the righteous and the unrighteous. The way for the righteous to prosper is for there to be rain of prosperity on the country.

Matt 5:45b for he (God) gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust too. Living Bible

Forget about a Nigeria where there are hordes of millionaires and billionaires because they are Christians while the nation is languishing in poverty. That expectation is not validated by the scriptures, neither by history nor current affairs. All prosperous peoples and civilisations have a very small ratio of very rich people; but they are societies that are well-ordered and well-governed promising almost everyone a minimum standard of living. They have excellent public and MISSION schools that are very affordable providing all children regardless of the estate of their parents access to excellent education; superb and affordable public and MISSION hospitals provide world-class healthcare; functional transport systems which are so comfortable and accessible are used by both the rich and poor so people don’t have to wake at 4am get to work at 8am as several people do in Lagos. The Messenger and CEO can sit side by side in a functional, neat, well-managed train etc. And the poor, the widows, the orphans have sufficient welfare support from MISSIONS and the government, so that none need live below the poverty line, as almost 100 million Nigerians currently do. Tax and charity are high, but the management of the public and MISSION treasury is efficient and transparent so people don’t complain. This is God’s prosperity plan.

Breakthroughs and miracles are a confirmation of the power of God and the Lordship of Jesus, primarily as a sign to those who are yet to commit to the Lordship of Jesus, and secondarily as an encouragement to those of us who have. But breakthroughs and miracles are not the basis on which the majority will enter into prosperity. If we are going to prosper in substantial numbers (and this is God’s plan) Christians must take up the responsibility for transformation by being true salt. It doesn’t take our occupying the commanding heights in politics, commerce or industry. All that it takes is our righteousness and faithfulness.

Please pause for one moment and let us think together. How come the majority of Nigerian Christians who are praying and confessing prosperity will grab the first opportunity to get a green card in America or a residence permit in Europe? Is it because there are more churches in those countries? Or is it because the spiritual climate is more fervent?

We have been conned into believing that as long as we tithe, sow, pay firstfruits, believe and confess, we will live in an ocean of financial prosperity regardless of the situation of Nigeria. Are we saying tithes, sowing, etc. is not necessary? We are not saying that; on the contrary tithes are a requirement in both the Old and New Testament. We encourage you to pay your tithes in your local church. HOWEVER, FIRSTFRUITS DEFINED AS YOUR FIRST INCOME IN THE YEAR WHICH MUST BE GIVEN 100% IS NOT IN THE BIBLE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GIVE 100% OF YOUR FIRST INCOME IN 2014 OR ANY OTHER YEAR; IT IS NEITHER A DEMAND NOR REQUIREMENT. After your tithe which we reiterate is a requirement, any other offering is freewill. You are not under obligation to pay your January 2014 income as firsfruits. There are so many contrary feedbacks we have received to our position on tithes. Many don’t believe that tithing is a New Testament requirement; some are probably withholding their tithes to protest the unjustifiable and unbiblical lack of transparency in financial management of several churches; others believe that tithes should be given to the needy or wherever we choose, not the necessarily the church. We will address these issues in a separate post. If you have a contrary view, please wait for the relevant post. By God’s grace, it shall be up before the end of the year. We plead with you to save your comments on tithes till then.

ACTION POINTS: WHAT SHOULD EACH OF US DO?

1. Commit to a holy lifestyle for without holiness, no man shall see God. Without your unwavering commitment, holiness is unattainable.

2. Flee fornication and adultery. Cut off every sexually immoral relationship.

3. Stop paying or receiving bribes, regardless of what it will cost you.

4. You cannot be lazy. You must study the bible diligently under the guidance of the Holy Spirit so you can find out what is right.

5. Pray regularly and diligently. Pray for your church leaders and pray for the church in Nigeria. Pray for true revival. Banish the spirit of Mammon in prayer. Ask God in prayer to cleanse His Body in Nigeria and make us true salt and light. It helps to pray a lot in other tongues.

6. THE DUTY OF ENSURING YOU ARE NOT MISLED IS THE DUTY OF EVERY SAINT. Give what the bible says priority over what your Pastor says

7. Recognize false teachings motivated by greed and refuse it. 2 Peter 2:1-6 1 3 These teachers in their greed will tell you anything to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago and their destruction is on the way. Living Bible.

8. Pay your tithes faithfully

9. Refuse to be compelled to pay firstfruits

10. Meditate on the scriptures below

SCRIPTURES:

3 John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health , EVEN AS THY SOUL PROSPERETH. KJV

Matt 5:45b for he (God) gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust too. Living Bible

2 Chron 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. KJV;

2 Chron 7:14 (“These Lies Must Stop Translation”) Nigerian Christians are quite good at fasting, praying and seeking to prosper. But it pains my heart that much as they pray, fast and seek to prosper, majority of my children in Nigeria are suffering and living in poverty. The reason is that they have conformed to the evil behavior and customs of their country, particularly bribery and corruption. If a sufficient number of Nigerian Christians resolutely resolve to shun this vice, and stop paying or giving bribes, I will heal their land. My transformed children will make their government’s transformation agenda a possibility and a reality. Then both my children and many other Nigerians will enjoy the riches and greatness I have destined for Nigeria.

Luke 11:42 "But woe to you Pharisees! For though you are careful to tithe even the smallest part of your income, you completely forget about justice and the love of God. YOU SHOULD TITHE, YES, but you should not leave these other things undone. Living Bible

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SELF CHECK: Personal Perusal.

1. If the trumpet sounds now will I make heaven?
2. Is Jesus pleased with my lifestyle?
3. When was the last time I suffered for Christ (Persecution)
4. Do I still evangelize?
5. Do I still give and take bribes?
6. Am I known as a Christian or a hypocrite?
7. Am I charitable?
8. What about those secret sins? Do I still harbour them?
9. Am I a man of my words?
10. Am I a good ambassador of Christ?
11. Do I practice what I preach?
12. Am I a true believer or a church goer?
13. Am I morally upright?
14. Am I sexually upright
15. What about pornography, do I still sneak a peek when no one is looking?
16. Do I pay my tithe?
17. Do I work for God in my local assembly or am I still a bench warmer?
18. Am I genuinely born again or just playing religion?
19. Do I take out time to worship God or am I preoccupied with Prayer requests?
20. Am I hospitable?

BRETHREN, THERE IS A HEAVEN TO WIN AND A HELL TO SHUN. TRUTH IS, THE JOURNEY TO HEAVEN IS SERIOUS BUSINESS, NOT CHILD'S PLAY. WE NEED TO UP OUR GAME AND BE SERIOUS WITH GOD.

Shalom(These Lies Must Stop!)

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I remember the Fecko days on nairaland back then when the music/section was one of the most vibrant (myself, tosinadeda, ofoka, lalaboi, eldee and so many others) his thread even made the frontpage at that time, he has since disappeared.

I can categorically say that twitter and too much adverts by bloggers killed the MUSIC/RADIO section

Fecko should quit whining though, we all got into arguments a lot and got dissed at one point or the other.

I never expected this from you.

By the way, long time

naijaking1: Thanks.
Most likely organized by the same politicians who want to do anything and everything to bring down GEJ

While what has been posted above is highly reasonable, I need Lagos drivers to comment on this from experience. Your car breaks down and before you know it VIO officials are beside you. I've seen this happen severally....