The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has narrated how the corruption in Nigeria shocked one of the church members.
The woman was given a N3m contract but was asked to put another ‘3’ behind the figure to make it N33m.
He also told the story of another fellow who was given the contract to tar a road that had already been tarred.
The man of God narrated the stories at the Redemption Camp on Saturday, during his sermon at the Holy Ghost programme.
He said, “We talk about corruption in Nigeria. Why do you think corruption has become so deep? It is because we Christians, who are supposed to be peculiar people, are not making any difference. It’s so difficult to even know who is who.
“You must be as pure as light. People must be able to see you at a distance and know that this is a candidate for heaven. In your behaviour, character, you must be different. If you want to compromise because of promotion, let them take their promotion because you are a peculiar person.
“The world will hate you because of your standard because your standard is that of God.
“One of my daughters got a contract to tar a road in one of the states in Nigeria. She gave a proposal of N3 million, but they asked her to put N33 million. She was surprised, turned down the offer, and said I am a child of God. How will I spend the money?” They looked at her as if she was somebody who dropped from the sky.
“Another child of mine told another story. She applied for a contract. They gave her to go and tar a road. She got to the road and found that the road was already tarred. She came back and told them there must have been a mistake. They said, ‘What is your problem, collect your money and give us our own.’”
