The planter of CAC Adamimogo, Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain World-wide, Prophet Sam Olu-Alo has appealed to government to scale up financial and other support to small and medium scale business owners.
He said giving more resources to the small and medium scale owners will enhance and boost the country’s economy.
The cleric also advised Nigerians and the government to return to agriculture, saying the no amount approved as new minimum wage for workers would ever be enough for them.
The founder of Adamimogo FM Nigeria spoke at Jesus City, Lekki, Lagos during the “Sure Mercy of David” programme where about 1,500 people were trained on different skills/vocations and empowered with several millions.
Some of the skills learned were security doors installation with equipment, catering, snacks making, craft, cloth dyeing, adire and weaving among others.
A physically challenged was got a wheelchair from a man, who also gave the wife N500,000 to start a business. The man also offered to sponsor return of four persons to Europe.
Speaking further on the empowerment of small and medium scale businesses owners to boost the economy, he said: “They can help in many ways. It is not government that is producing the goods being imported into our country from China, government is the one producing goods coming from India and even in Turkey. I have been to all these countries.
“These individuals are getting contracts from their very small shops and produce stuff according to the the resources at their disposal. Instead of importing goods from abroad , if these small scale business owners are encouraged, what they are producing here can be useful for our country Nigeria which will bring comfort.
“For instance, looking at the kind of clock made by our people here, one will think there were imported from overseas. If they are doing it and the politicians are buying and promoting them as a way of encouraging them, it will be acceptable to the people.
“They should be buying them and present them as gifts to the people. The youths producing them will be encouraged to do more and will serve as good source of livelihood for them. Others that are trained will also have something to do and all of these will have great impact on our economy”.
Olu-Alo who posited that such will go a long way to reduce crimes, said: “Like in Turkey, the government and big successful companies there, will gather young people, train them on different vocation and skills acquisition and whatever they produce, government will subsidize it, buy from them and sell.
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“And there are laws on what they termed ‘hand made’ that is what is made with hands, it is always more expensive than what it made through machines and other technology. They do this to get them engaged and encourage them to continue in the trade. They will also be the one giving them part of what they use to produce the goods
“Here we also trained people and give them machines to make foreign doors which is in vogue now. We are doing this to add value to their life and to make money. Ipf they are doing these and the government is supporting the with other tools they can use for their businesses, it will help our country and our nation will have rest .
“Like this time we are having terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminalities in our country, it was partly as a result of unemployment and jobless that most of our youths and people are into these criminal acts.Some have already acquired skill but don’t have equipment and tools to work with, that is why we have thief’s, armed robbers, fraudsters and kidnappers all around us.
“Some will farm, there will be no buyers for their farm produce. In most developed countries, it is the government that buy such from the farmers and store it . It serve as encouragement for them, that is why those nation are enjoying peace and rest.
“But there is hunger in the land, as we are saying there is famine in our country some food items from the farmers are wasting away. In the farms where there is road to access them, no train to reach there. Plantains, yams and other farm produce are getting spoilt because of this.
“It means they are running their businesses at lost, when this continues, there is no way it can bring growth and development to our country. All good countries do have storage facilities for their farm produce.”
He counselled government to partner to export farm produce and other good made in Nigeria in to encourage young producers to have good returns for what they have produced.
On the N70, 000 new minimum wage, he urged Nigerians to return to agriculture, saying it will make them self reliant and not waiting for monthly salary that can’t take them home.
“But before doing that , government has to do some things to stimulate and encourage the people. State government should be buying what the people produce from their farms and also give financial assistance to the farmers.
“If each workers is given N200,000 as minimum, it won’t be enough for them to eat and feed their families.
“This is because the actual area where our government needs to intervene they have not attend to it . It is until they intervene in the area of farming and agriculture that they will get it right.
“Also, the youths should be ready to take up farming and embrace agriculture.
They should be given caterpillars, fertilizers, seedlings, farmlands and other farm implements and inputs needed by the farmers.
“We have been calling on the people and the government to provide expanse of land for us farming, nobody has come out to give such to us. We want to use it to help them and the people. Where we signified interest, they asked us to bring money, it is not for us but we want to do it for our people and our society to grow.
“So, people with such vision should be given enough land and the tools to work with. Things like this will bring rest to government and they should not give us palliative,” he argued.
The renowned man of God, who lamented the hike in the pump price of petrol, urged the Federal Government to expedite actions on making all refineries in the country work.
“It is unfortunate that we are an oil producing country and our people are groaning under high price of fuel. There is urgent need for all our refineries to be fixed. That will end a situation whereby we take our crude oil to other countries to refine and brought back to the country with highest.
“I want to commend the government for the planned move to be exporting the gas, that will make more funds available to the government and give source of income to Nigerian,” he said.
He also advised the government to dialogue with youths and ensure that reasonable demands of those bent on staging another round of protests across the country are met to ensure peace and avoid breakdown of law and other.
Commenting on the empowerment programme, a trainer who is also a pharmacy technician, Mrs Temitope Mary Michael said: “We thank God for the life of Prophet Sam Olu Alo, a devoted man of God and a philanthropist. He facilitate” the training of these youths on resin hat. We made use of resin chemical and hardener as well as silicon mould to do this. The students were able to mould different items like, pen, key holders and a fashionable wall clock”.
She encouraged jobless youths to learn trades and acquire skills to earn a living .
A gospel singer, Sara Praise described Olu-Alo as a great, prayerful committed man of God who is passionate about the ensuring that people are happy and living well, advised all Nigerians to emulate his prayer and giving life .
She said: “He is a giver, a philanthropist who has been assisting and helping people in diverse way. How I wish that many men of God will emulate this beautiful character, to give. So , I’m imploring every Nigerian to be prayerful, be a giver , give to the poor and that is how they will never lack in life.”
Pastor Niyi Olanrewaju said he joined the shoemaking section to learn how to make shoe and he was successfully trained.
He described Prophet Olu Alo as a very generous person, a selfless man of God who always look for a way of empowering people and better their life.
“If everybody in Nigeria, especially our politicians can emulate what Prophet Olu Alo is doing, I believe in a very short while , Nigeria will become a grace place to live in. It will become a Nigeria of our dream”.
He enjoined all the unemployed people to come for empowerment programmes at Jesus City and take advantage of such opportunities to empower themselves as I have under this Sure Mercy of David 2024.
One of the trainees, Mr Mathew Ayodele said he thanked God and Prophet Olu Alo for the empowerment and the opportunity to be trained on foreign/security door installation.
“I was giving equipment to work. I have been coming to the church programmes and when to called people out form skill acquisition, I came for door installation , because I had once learned welding before now. We were over 90. I have been travelling to various parts of Nigeria to do the work and thank God, I has been helping me to raise money to take of my family”.
He is true man of God, who God is using to lift the youths and the downtrodden in our society. I pray that God will continue to bless and lift him higher.
“There is something about MERCY, it does not look at your pedigree neither does it consider age.
“By MERCY the beloved ones that were brought down by witchcraft was restored by God of Prophet Olu Alo, and were also offered working Visa, accommodation and tickets to travel abroad.”
Another beneficiaries of the empowerment programme said, “We are thrilled to commend the philanthropic efforts of Prophet Sam Olu Alo, whose selfless contributions have positively impacted numerous lives. His generosity and kindness towards those in need are a testament to his compassionate heart.
“Prophet Alo’s philanthropic gestures have brought hope and relief to many, demonstrating his commitment to making a difference in the world. His unwavering dedication to helping others is a shining example of humanitarianism.
“Through his philanthropic work, Prophet Alo has shown that he is a true servant of the people, always willing to lend a helping hand. His charitable efforts have touched the lives of countless individuals, leaving a lasting impact on their well-being.
“We applaud Prophet Alo’s tireless efforts to uplift those around him, and we are grateful for his presence in our community. His philanthropic spirit is a beacon of light, inspiring others to follow in his footsteps.
“Your philanthropic endeavors have made a significant difference, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact of your generosity. May your kindness be repaid tenfold, and may your legacy continue to inspire future generations.”
