Professor Adeyinka Adekoya has described depression as a silent killer that people avoid to talk about, especially in Nigeria.
He also said a cursory look at our media reports has revealed that there is an upsurge in the cases of depression manifestation such as suicide and inflicting of harm on another party.
Adekoya who said this while delivering his speech as the Chairman of the launching of a book “ God’s Answer to Depression” written by Pastor Adekunle Olusanya in Lagos cited a recent obnoxious case of a father who broke the right arm of an eight weeks old baby leading to eventual amputation of the arm.
He said coming at a time that there is upsurge in cases of depression, the book could not have come at a better time than now saying that the author has through the book helped Nigerians on how to get out of depression.
Adekoya said though there are many books already on the subject in the market but said that he has not come across any book that has provided a solution to the problem through spiritual and Bible as done in ‘God ‘s Answer to Depression’.
Also speaking while reviewing the book, the Dean, College of Leadership Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Professor Charles Ogbulogo said the author provides guidelines on how to overcome depression including Assertion, Exercise and Nutrition.
He said the book also reveals great insights on the understanding of the purpose of creation for man, how God answers prayers and the power of prayer in dealing with depression.
“We learn from the author that depression is not demographic-sensitive, that there are also timeless and universal therapies. The starting point is to think great thoughts about God and our relationship with Him. We need to think good thoughts towards others.
“The author presented his treaties as a teacher. He re-emphasised critical points on how to defeat depression. These include deep breathing, realism, meditations, faith, fellowship, moderation, and understanding being selective in association, creative relationship and accountability”, Ogbulogo said.
Speaking at the occasion, the author, Pastor Adekunle Olusanya said he thanked God for the inspiration to write the book.
He said he cannot comprehend how he put a book that has received so many accolades from many Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora together describing it as nothing but ‘Divine Grace.’
About the Author
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.