GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has tasked Nigerians to demand accountability from elected representatives.
This, he said, will go a long in deepening democratic and participatory governance in Nigeria.
Adeboye gave the charge last Sunday at the Special Prayer and Thanksgiving for Professors, lecturers, teachers, youth Corps, students and their families at the RCCG Headquarters, The Throne of Grace, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
The event tagged rising stars attracted thousands of students, lecturers and academia for different parts of the country
He said Nigeria should be prepared to hold leaders to account.
“The issue of song praising corrupt leaders and given them titles is actually establishing, amplifying and concretising deterioration of the state.
“In the community where I grew up, if anyone is found to be a thief, he or she will be ex-communicated from the community but today people give excuses for corrupt leaders because he or she is from their tribe or culture.”
“It will take goodwill and strong courage for Nigeria to move forward. God will help us, but we should learn from nations where law and order has broken down”.
Adeboye noted that Nigeria was expected to be a rising star but bedeviled by a lot of problems ranging from insincerity, non-challant attitude towards accountability and corruption that have all continued to dwarf the status of the nation as a star in Africa and comity of nations.