The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised Nigerians to obey the lockdown order of President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Recall that Flavision reported that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as well as Lagos and Ogun States have been on lockdown since 11:00 pm, March 30th, 2020 following the President’s directive that residents of the state, excluding essential service providers, stay at home and observe social distancing.

Subsequently, some governors of the 28 states affected by the pandemic have also ordered lockdowns in their territories.

The 78-year-old cleric during a sermon broadcasted online on Sunday urged residents in the country to stay at home and not endanger their lives.

He gave the advice while preaching on a topic tagged ‘Power’ with texts taken from Acts 1:4-8.

He said,

There are categories of power. There is political power. Ecclesiastes 8:4 says where the word of a king is, there is power. You put it in the modern language, where the word of the President is, there is power.

If you don’t believe that, just check what is happening now. The President sits in his house and makes a decree or pronouncement, everybody stay at home, and if you love yourself, stay at home.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of Saturday night, there are 1082 confirmed coronavirus cases reported in Nigeria, including 35 fatalities and above 200 recoveries.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.