Nigerians Going Through Tough Time – Governor’s Wife

• Ogun State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, expresses concern over rising petrol prices and falling naira value
• Speaking at a church event, she emphasizes the challenges Nigerians are facing and calls for faith and trust in God

Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, the wife of Ogun State Governor, says the recurring rise in petrol prices and the naira’s free fall has put Nigerians on edge.

She stated that Nigerians were going through a difficult time, which she described as very frightening.

Mrs. Abiodun spoke at the Women Wing Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) South West Zone’s 9th annual convention, titled “Abounding Grace.”

The convention, which included dignitary investiture, empowerment, and award presentations, was held at the Apostolic Church, Abeokuta Area Headquarters in Ijemo Agbadu, Abeokuta.

The governor’s wife, in her remarks shortly after her investiture as the patroness of the body, said:

We are going through a period now in our country that is very very trying. It is very very scary. As one of the pastors has said, even to the wealthy, they are afraid how much more to the people that don’t have?

We all know how much we were buying petrol three or four months ago, we all know how much petrol is today and we also know that it is not even steady yet, it may still be going up and we know the cost of fuel once it goes up, it affects every aspect of our life, the cost of food goes up, the cost of everything goes up.

Not only petrol, look at our naira, free falling everyday, free falling at a rapid rate every day, these are really tough times, but let us hold on, hold on to our faith, hold on to God, He is the only one that can make the impossible possible, He is the one that in the face of adversity, when things are tough, things will not be tough for us, if we trust in Him, Abiodun said.

Earlier in her welcome address, WOWICAN Southwest zonal chairperson Odunola Raji-Adebesin charged Christian women to take their rightful place in the country’s leadership space.

Raji-Adebesin also urged women across the country to continue seeking God’s face in prayer for Nigeria’s success.

She said;

It is high time we take up our position and rulership of our great nation.

We must unleash our talent positively for the benefit of the body of Christ and the entire nation. Remember, Christian women especially WOWICAN members at all levels are greatly endowed with intellectual greatness and Godly ambition. We should all rise up and possess our possessions.