Nigerian Churches are Encouraging Corruption.- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo,said that the activities of Church leaders in Nigeria are contributing to the rampart cases o Corruption in our country.

The Ex President was a guest speaker at the convention of Victory life International Bible Church on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo said corruption should be fight by every citizen of Nigeria because if we make it a one-off affairit will bounce back at us with vengeance.
“There is no doubt that all our institutions have been tarnished by the brush of corruption,” Mr. Obasanjo, a retired army general, said in his speech titled ‘The Role of the Church in the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria.”
“If the Church, as an institution, does not take bribe or get involved in other corrupt practice, the behaviour of some of our men of God leaves much to be desired.
“They not only celebrate but venerate those whose sources of wealth are questionable. They accept gifts (offering) from just anybody without asking questions. This gives the impression that anything is acceptable in the house of God.
“But if Jesus can chase out those buying and selling from the temple with the declaration that, ‘My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves,’ then it is time to stand up against corruption.”

Mr. Femi Olajide, who represented th ex head of state at the event advocates that prosperity message be preached with caution and moderation.