- Obasanjo spoke on Tuesday at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun State 5th thanksgiving service of his conferment as the Asiwaju Onigbagbo, Ogun State.
Former Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo, says he’s optimistic that the bleak and uninspiring socio-economic realities of the country could change in the near future.
Obasanjo spoke on Tuesday at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun State 5th thanksgiving service of his conferment as the Asiwaju Onigbagbo, Ogun State.
Speaking at the event held the at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Obasanjo stated that the country’s troubling situation could witness a positive turnaround in another four years or thereabout with fervent prayers and thanksgiving.
He underscored the importance of thanking God in whatever situation one might find himself.
The former President said that it was a clear indication that the socio-economic situations of the country were not in terrible shape, “but, mercy has been with us and if that is so, why should we not thank God.”
“Think about it. If you have breathed the free air of God, you should have cause to thank God. So, things are bad, they may be good in a space of what…four years? and who knows for Nigeria, things that are bad today, may be good tomorrow.
“That is our prayer and that is why we must never stop thanking God. In all situations, give thanks to God”, Obasanjo told the congregation.
The former President thanked brothers and sisters in the vineyard of God for their continuous and persistent prayers for the country..
He added, “It is such a difficult time. And when they are talking of being in fellow of mercy, mine is more than a Fellow of Mercy, mine is Fellow of Grace and Mercy of God, any one that is not enjoying this should put up his hand. If that is so, why should we not thank God?”