Founder of Mount Jieaworrar All Saints Church of Christ, Primate Samuel Bisi Ademosu, has criticised Nigerian politicians for what he described as their selfish governance style.
The cleric spoke at the just-concluded 2026 Convention and 22nd Anniversary Thanksgiving Service held at the Celestial Church of Christ, CCC, Agidingbi Cathedral in Ikeja, Lagos.
With the 2027 general elections approaching, Primate Ademosu cautioned the political elite to stop disregarding the hardship ordinary citizens face and critical issues affecting them.
"Politicians should look at the masses and do something to alleviate their suffering. They are self-centered; they don't have the fear of God in them.
"Their children study abroad, yet they cannot maintain proper standards for our local youths here at home," he added, citing the surge of young people becoming homeless and resorting to hard drug use.
Ademosu told politicians to change their administrative attitudes, reminding them that the nation's natural resources and wealth belong to all Nigerians and should be preserved for younger generations.
President of the United Aladura Churches, UAC, Most Rev. Araloyin Isaiah Oyeyemi, urged the populace to be spiritually alert ahead of political transitions, as divine alignment and prayers strengthen national stability.
Speaking on the sociopolitical and economic problems, Oyeyemi, fondly called Baba Aladura, insisted "only righteous leaders who possess the fear of God can rescue the citizenry from prevailing hardships."
He noted that the UAC, which comprises the CCC, Cherubim and Seraphim, C&S, the Fellowship of Christ Disciple Ministry, and the Church of the Lord Aladura Worldwide, will continue to pray for Nigeria.
The immediate past president of UAC, Most Sup. Evang. Samson Banjo, emphasised that Nigeria's union and resilience have been maintained with intercessory supplications over time.
"This country's unity and existence are sustained up till today by the prayers of the people of God, particularly of white-garment churches," the CCC Doyen declared.
Nigerian politicians' children study abroad while youths suffer - Ademosu