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Last Updated: Wednesday, November 10th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Cleric blames nation�s woes on religious leaders By Ijeoma Ali Special Correspondent, Enugu   A cleric, Rev. J.C. Okoye has blamed the nation�s economic and political woes on the nonchalance and laxity of religious and spiritual leaders to their divine roles of interceding between Nigerians and their creator. Okoye who is the primate of the Congregational Church of God, Enugu said most of the nation�s religious and spiritual leaders have abandoned the spiritual health of their flock in pursuit of material acquisitions and gains. He said the continuous failure of efforts to improve the country despite the abundance of human and material resources is indicative of the need for more spiritual efforts. He urged Nigerians to challenge their spiritual leaders to purify themselves and to sincerely fast and pray for the nation in order to earn divine grace to turn the nation�s fortunes around. He said, �God is angry with Nigeria and He is not listening to our prayers because His prophets and messengers have turned from his ways. They are now occupied with the things of the world; they want to be more powerful than the President, they are involved in all kinds of iniquity. �God placed the well being of the nation in their hands but they chose not to do their work. There are also so many false prophets. I want to challenge all true men of God to declare a three-day prayer and fasting for this nation and let us see whether God will not answer us and whether all these intractable political and economic problems will not just disappear like a puff of smoke, there is no other way out�.   �Tell me what is produced in Nigeria that is enjoyed by Nigerians. Political leaders are men of iniquity and that is bad enough. When supposed men of God join the circle of iniquity, disaster faces the nation. Check all the holy books and see what happened to nations where such things happened�, he said.     Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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