The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has said that God would grant President Muhammad Buhari the solution to the numerous challenges facing the country.
Kumuyi who spoke to news men today, Sunday, when he played host to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, who led some members of the Assembly on a courtesy visit to the church’s December Convention said: “we talk of the hours of recession, difficulty, distress and all that, but God is granting us His promises.
“We are not going to carry over our problems. We pray and believe that the Lord will answer.
“As you will see, as we get to the New Year, there is no carryover of our problems.
“God will give solutions to the problems of our lives, families, communities, the state and our nation.”
The pastor said that with prayer and faith in God, the country would get out of all its challenges, including the economic recession.
The founder of the church said that God created “us and wants everything to be sufficient for everybody.”
While, addressing the congregation of thousands of worshippers, Speaker Obasa urged all Christians to show love to their neighbours, and that the state is committed to fight unemployment among the youth.
He said that the newly created Employment Trust Fund would help reduce joblessness by providing soft loan with little interest for enterprising people of Lagos state.
“We must go beyond religious demarcation and show ourselves that we are brothers and sisters.
“Let us love one another. We should extend hands of fellowship to our neighbours.”
Obasa, who urged churches to pray for the state and nation, said the state was passionate to give good governance and improve the economy of the state for the benefit of all.
He expressed delight over the warmth reception accorded his team by the leadership of the church.
The speaker; the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Muyiwa Jimoh; and the Chairman, House Committee on the Environment, Dayo Saka-Fafunmi, were among the team.
Funmilayo Tejuosho, the Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Petitions and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, among others government functionaries also made the list.
The four-day nationwide convention, which started on December 23 and expected to end on December 26, is tagged: “Power for the Present Hour.”
It is taking place at the Deeper Life Conference Centre Km 42, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. [myad]
