Ex-Deputy Gov Of Lagos, Ojikutu Claims God’s Anger Source Of Nigeria’s Problems

The first elected deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu has pointed to divine displeasure as the root cause of Nigeria’s ongoing troubles.

According to her, God is upset with Nigeria due to the prevalence of falsehood, mistreatment of others, and rampant corruption.

Ojikutu stated that the nation’s shift towards falsehood had led to divine discontent.

She stated, “We are worshipping too many deities that are not for God.”

The former deputy governor, in her statement released to the press in Lagos on Thursday, also underscored the ill-treatment Nigerians inflict upon each other, portraying it as another contributing factor to the nation’s problems.

She said, “We are wicked to one another.

“People owe you; they have the money and they refuse to pay. The government owes workers; the government has the money and it refuses to pay the workers and they say they should not steal.

“People are using human parts for money rituals to match the status of people who have stolen from the treasury.

“Our priorities are wrong. We have gone to the dog with our morals. We should turn to God sincerely and ask for forgiveness. People should turn to God for mercy and He will have mercy on Nigeria and give us rulers that will not punish us.”

Ojikutu further said, “The country has been sold, what should have been used as a provision for us has been used as a deal.”

According to Ojikutu, the government makes laws that have criminalised almost 99 percent of Nigerians.

She added, “The only solution Nigerians know now is to break laws because the government makes laws that are impossible not to break.

“When things are difficult for people, they will break the law. So, people look for shortcuts in order to survive and in the process, they break the law.

“Think about those that bypass electricity meters or those that forge their certificates. If you read the Holy Book and look at what is happening in Nigeria, it shows that God is angry with this country. Everybody must be prayerful because God is angry and giving us a chance to repent, but we are missing that chance every time.”

Speaking on the increase in fuel price, she said there is no need for such a hike because there is enough money to rescue the nation’s economy.

She said, “This hike in petrol pump price should not be, we know where the money is. There is enough money in the hands of a few to rescue this nation. It only needs a courageous patriotic leader to change the narrative.

“Our commonwealth in the hands of the few can be ploughed into the economy to revive it, create jobs, carry out massive reorientation, tackle terrorism with determined security and make agriculture attractive.”