Nigeria Was Built For British Purse, Not God’s Will – Pastor Adefarasin
Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has stirred debate with a sermon declaring that Nigeria is not a divine creation but a colonial construct designed for British economic gain.
According to him, Obafemi Awolowo, Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, and Nnamdi Azikiwe cannot be regarded as Nigeria’s founding fathers.
Speaking during his Sunday service, Adefarasin dismissed the notion that God ordained Nigeria’s existence, insisting it was the result of historical deals and colonial motives.
He said, “Nigeria, I do not believe it was created by God. I don’t believe it. I believe that Elizabeth the first got into a deal with the Ottoman Empire… It’s written by a fellow called, the name of the book is The Martyrdom of Man.
“As far as Africa was concerned, two empires got together and decided that this land will go to the sons of Ishmael. It is self-evident, but let’s not go there. This is not a political forum. This is a church and the church has responsibilities to get right what man got wrong. She’s the light of the world and the salt of the earth.”
The cleric further argued that Nigeria lacks a true foundation because its constitution was not made by the people.
He added, “I have no problem with people of any faith being in charge, but they must adhere to the constitution of we the people. And when a constitution proposed to be of we the people and it is not, it’s some soldiers who wrote it, you have to question why we obey that constitution.
“Nigeria cannot be a solid nation that is properly grounded going towards her destiny… If the foundation is corrupted, if it is destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Adefarasin likened Nigeria’s weak structures to poorly constructed roads, contrasting them with properly engineered projects like the Lagos airport road.
He continued, “There was a colonial conquest coming from the Maghreb, the Sahel, and it was interrupted by another colonial conquest of the British. Awolowo, Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, and Azikiwe, they are not the founding fathers of Nigeria in my opinion.
“The founding fathers of Nigeria are some men from Whitehall and a fellow called Tob Goldman, his girlfriend, she named the country, and also Lugard. This nation was created for the business of the British purse so they wouldn’t have to bear the bill for the not as prosperous and wealthy part of the country.”
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