The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described as thieves people who claim to to receive credit alerts through prayer should be investigated for potential theft.
He said such folks should be arrested.
This is coming after he condemned spending too much time in worship centres, including vigils, saying it is a waste of time meant to work.
In a clip from his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast released on Sunday, Obi emphasised the importance of hard work and productivity, stating that God cannot bless “someone who is sleeping.”
He said, “God can bless hard work; God can bless productivity; God can bless an industry, but God cannot bless someone who is sleeping.
“Anyone who tells you that he got an alert from praying should be arrested. He has stolen someone’s money. Simple!”
Addressing the controversy surrounding tithing, Obi suggested that charitable works are forms of tithing.
“If you go to the hospital, it’s tithing. If you help poor people, it’s tithing,” he said.
