COVID-19: We must all work, pray, Keyamo tells recalcitrant Pastors

Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria former Mintier of State, Niger-Delta Affairs, now Ministe. of State, Labour and Employment Mr. Festus Keyamo has said that God allowed the deadly Coronavirus that has killed over 21,000 people all over the world because man has ‘so distorted God’s Word to suit his/her own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed ‘

Keyamo also warned that aside the spiritual angle to deadly Coronavirus scourge, Nigerians ‘must all work and pray; God can only help those who help themselves.’

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Recalled that Rivers State has recorded its first case of Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 51, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, made this known in an interview, on Thursday in Abuja, while giving an update on the COVID-19 infections. 

God has allowed COVID-19 to afflict the human race only to redirect our steps back to Him. We have so distorted God’s Word to suit our own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed, even in supposed Holy Places. We should collectively ask for forgiveness & it will all end in praise

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 25, 2020

Ihekweazu said NCDC on Wednesday reported five new cases of coronavirus, with two cases each in Abuja and Lagos, and one in Rivers.

The NCDC said out of the five new cases, three are returning travellers into Nigeria and two are close contacts of a confirmed case.

“As at 11:25 pm March 25, there are, 51 confirmed cases, two discharge and one death,” he said.

He classified the cases as 48 active cases, two recovered and discharged and one death.

Keyamo said: God has allowed COVID-19 to afflict the human race only to redirect our steps back to Him. We have so distorted God’s Word to suit our own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed, even in supposed Holy Places. We should collectively ask for forgiveness & it will all end in praise,

Aside the spiritual angle to this scourge, we must all work and pray; God can only help those who help themselves. Those our recalcitrant Pastors must realise this. All the directives of @NCDCgov must be followed to the letter by all and sundry before it can quickly end in praise