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Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Nobody: 8:04am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Babatunde Raji Fashola(Former Governor of lagos State ) I once counted close to 99 churches from one end of ado badore road to the other. "If we pursue our choices with as much conviction as we pursue our faith, we will certainly be a more prosperous society. Let us remember, that at least the two dominant faiths are not original to us. They are inherited. The propagators of the faith have made them personal affairs and not public ones. I have attended meetings in the West and in the Middle East and not on one occasion have these meetings been started or ended with prayers. Meetings represent public undertakings and places of work and productive undertakings to deliver prosperity. When those people have worked hard for the week, they go on Fridays and Sundays to their places of worship and their homes to offer prayers, for God to bless and prosper the work of their hands. Sadly, back home, the head of Governments, heads of ministries, and businesses, devote early mornings at work to prayers with their staff while productive man hours tick away, they do the same at home and on weekends, we socialise. In effect we spend a lot of time praying and socializing. How can this lead us to prosperity? If this is not faith influenced by fear, I do not know what it is. If you visit many construction sites where the Chinese are employed as contractors, you will find that they work on Sundays, but we who have unemployment challenges, do not often work on Sunday. We have invested a worrisome amount of money in building places of worship compared to what we have in building factories, businesses and schools. This is worrisome compared to the investments I see in businesses and schools that outstrip investment in places of worship in the West and Middle East. Recently, while driving along a road of not more than 5 (FIVE) kilometres in a Nigerian city, a colleague and I took an unplanned census of building types and this is what we counted: a) 1 laundry outfit for washing and dry cleaning clothes (Job place) b) 3 clinics for healthcare (Job place) c) 2 petrol filling stations (Job place) d) 1 bank branch (Job place) e) 4 shopping outlets (Job place) f) 1 eatery (Job place) g) 10 religious houses (Worship place) As you go around your states and neighbourhoods, I urge you to do a similar count and tell your neighbour what you see. Again I reiterate, I do not criticise worship, but I am challenging you to think through the choices you will make. We will not pray our way out of recession, we will plan, and produce our way back to prosperity and out of recession and you are the freshest, youngest and most energetic workforce we will have to work with. You are the new batteries to power the engine of growth of our country." 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by otokx(m): 8:10am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Pray without ceasing for this is the will of God. You can be praying in your heart and doing other things simultaneously but many don't know that. 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Nobody: 8:10am On Nov 29, 2016 |
And so? |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Omudia11: 8:13am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Mumu.... Does this make up for your incompetency? Fix power in 6 months like you said or forever keep shut!! 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by mightyhazell: 8:14am On Nov 29, 2016 |
U made no sense fashola. this is hardly wot we want 2 hear from u now. We want for electricity availability not to be rocket science anymore. All dese ur recent grammar and philosophical lines aint really doin much for the masses o! 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Jokerman(m): 8:17am On Nov 29, 2016 |
No one wastes time praying... Without God you can do nothing.... Nigeria is just a wicked evil nation 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by AgbenuAnna(f): 8:20am On Nov 29, 2016 |
It was one day that Elisha prophesied that food became surplus(2kings 7vs 1 and 18)we pray we still work.Bible tells us that he who does not work should not eat.Praying doesn't stop you from you from working. 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Nobody: 8:24am On Nov 29, 2016 |
otokx:I almost blast you until I saw the ending part of your comment. At my place of work, every Friday, there is this time consuming fellowship that starts 7:30 am to 8:40am. I attended twice, when I discovered I can't get penalized for not attending, I stopped. Then, Every Wednesday, 10:40 to 11:20am again is fellowship, wasting precious time to pray. 1 Like |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by ojun50(m): 8:29am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Wen a man is tired of life he keep saying rubbish |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by bodejohn(m): 8:29am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Jokerman: Nigeria is not a wicked nation, Nigerians with all the time we spend in worship places are the wicked ones. Are you surprised that alcohol consumption is usually on the high during various religious celebrations? I understand God blesses the work of peoples' hand, but what if there is nothing in those hands? |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Nobody: 8:47am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by rottennaija(m): 8:54am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Omudia11: Keep praying, power will fix itself |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Genius100: 8:58am On Nov 29, 2016 |
You clowns are better served reading the entire text of his presentation instead of these silly little excerpts. His speech is perhaps the most brilliant I've heard from a Nigerian |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 9:30am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Genius100: All these silly excerpts and sensational headlines are what is making many attack BRF. I read the full article via medium and I just had to share and save it because he made so much sense. Unfortunately bloggers wont pick were he talked about Freedom from fear that made so much sense. Taking excerpts from the article without understanding the angle he is coming from is why we have seen so many uninformed comments on Fashola for the past few days on social media. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by niceprof: 9:30am On Nov 29, 2016 |
From blaming Joe,now you are blaming God. Fashola one year after,despite your 24/7 work schedule,what do you have to show as a minister,you think Abuja is Lagos where you spent 8 years planting flowers,we need more prayers,if for nothing,but for God to deliver us from demonic leaders who have no conscience. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 9:32am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Omudia11: What incompetency are you talking about here? And where did he say he would fix Nigeria's power supply in 6 months. Some of you have just distorted the truths and keep telling the lies until it becomes the truth. Very shameful of you. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 9:34am On Nov 29, 2016 |
mightyhazell: He was called to deliver a speech during UNIBEN's convocation. The speech he gave was not meant for you but for the graduands, so you are making no sense Mr. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Chugavey(m): 9:35am On Nov 29, 2016 |
I want to believe you've prayed and you're working also, what do you have to show for doing both? I never see light for months now in my area during d day. It's only midnight one hour or so... you sure say Sango hand no dey ur case? |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by dunkem21(m): 9:40am On Nov 29, 2016 |
A bad workman always quarrel with his tools. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by mightyhazell: 9:57am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Ajibel:see why ur type will continue in miserble poverty,while ur leaders keep using ur heads. So the graduands don't need the good life dat coms with electricity. Their parents and ppl dat sponsored dem thru school don't need electricity atleast 2 power their biznesses and live normal lives. Keep suckin fasholas azz cos of tribal sentiments 4 Likes |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 10:24am On Nov 29, 2016 |
mightyhazell: Fashola was there to give a speech that'll inspire the graduands. He was not there to give a speech on the progress or otherwise of the ministries he is handling. Tribalism has so much eaten deep into folks like you. What brought about tribalism here, if you arent one? |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by mightyhazell: 11:48am On Nov 29, 2016 |
Ajibel:so inspiration to you is telling young people to stop praying and worshipping their God! Perhaps inspiration to u is castigating previous govt abt incompetence in the power sector. Calling all forms of names and ridicule only 2 be running from pillar to post since the responsibility of power got 2 him. Can't fathom any other reason any reasonable (unreasonable?) Person will want to be asslicking som1 like fashola except ofcourse tribal induced sentiments 4 Likes |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 11:59am On Nov 29, 2016 |
mightyhazell: Oh, your first statement has just made me realise I am arguing with someone who hasn't read the whole speech. Pls sir, do yourself a favour and read up on what Fashola said during his speech to the graduands. Then you can make a better argument from an informed position. Sorry for wasting our time. And again you have a deep seated hatred for Fashola else bringing up tribalism is just your own weak attempt at attacking the messenger. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Ajibel(m): 12:01pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Here is the full link to his speech instead of reading from this bloggers with sensational headlines. https://medium.com/@FMPWHng/freedom-from-fear-choices-before-the-new-generation-being-the-convocation-speeech-delivered-by-feedec480b1?source=twitterShare-e1fdc3d7d4a9-1480096726 |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by jamislaw(m): 12:05pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
AgbenuAnna:are you Elisha? Pls face the reality. |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by drnoel: 12:10pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Iam4Atiku: How right u are. The thing there is that u won't even be there to talk down at Nigerians if they had followed politica instead od churches |
Re: Fashola: Nigerians Waste Valuable Time Praying! by Omudia11: 12:11pm On Nov 29, 2016 |
Pls say what you know. Fashola said a serious government would fix power in 6months. Seeing that he claims to be more serious he should fix it and shit the hell uo! Ajibel: |
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