SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 26, (THEWILL) – The former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on public affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has insisted that “God, fasting and prayer can certainly make Nigeria great.”
THEWILL recalls that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had on Wednesday said that Nigeria cannot grow solely on the prayers and fasting of its citizens as he spoke with government officials on the need for hardwork.
“No matter how much you pray and fast, our country cannot grow without some of us deciding to do the hard work that makes nations work,” Osinbajo had said.
But Okupe took to Twitter to disagree with Osinbajo saying that though there is no substitute for hard work, that alone cannot make a nation great.
“I beg to disagree with VP. Yes there is no substitute for hard work but that alone can’t make a nation great. But God, fasting and prayer certainly will,” he wrote @doyinokupe.
“We can neither limit the extent of God’s power nor can we compartmentalise his area of influence. God is sovereign.
“Jehoshaphats army did not have to fight. They did not lift a finger. God fought their battles. They did not have to lift a finger yet had victory.
“For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled at water.”
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