President Muhammadu Buhari is seemingly slow because of the grave liabilities he inherited, the spiritual father of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church worldwide Rev Samuel Abidoye has stated.
He urged Nigerians to exercise patient and give the President some more time to deliver.
Abidoye said this while addressing reporters in Orile-Igbon along Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway as part of activities to commemorate the 10th years anniversary/thanksgiving service of his elevation as spiritual head of the church.
He said: “Personally, I do not believe that it is too late for the President to change this country. It is not easy to handle a very bad situation.
“If he should rush as people expect him to do he will fail, but slow and steady is what I think he is doing.
“Don’t forget that he is a human being; don’t forget that some of the people around him were around former President Goodluck Jonathan in those days especially some of the people in the Senate.
“My advice to Nigerians is to give him some more time. I have that belief that he will bring something out.”
In the same vein, the Founder of Royal Covenant Church, Ilorin, Pastor Biola Paimo said the current administration is operating with a measure of sincerity of purpose and fear of God.
Addressing reporters at the weekend in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital ahead of the church’s annual convention, Paimo said the theme of the convention is ‘settled in heaven.’
According to him: “My present position is that we should let the leaders be sure that they are not lying to the people.
“The Bible says that it is a nation that is accursed that the rulers lie. In a situation where our leaders are not telling us lies, then what is required of us is patient.
“In any circumstance if the person you are dealing with does not tell you lies, then your patience will work. But when God sees that the rulers are liars the next thing is revolution. History has proved over and again.”
He added: “I think the Nigerian populace has been working with that measure of patience. Just a couple of days ago we were told that pump price of petrol is now this amount. If Nigerians had not been patient by now people would have taken to the streets.
“There is a sign that leaders are telling a measure of truth in the polity and the populace is following with a measure of patience. Our prayer is that it will continue that way.”