Most Reverend Okoh gave the advice while speaking
with journalists on Wednesday at the diocese of Osun
Northeast of Anglican Communion in Otan Ayegbaju,
Osun State.
He says progress of Nigeria depends largely on unity.
The primate further emphasised the need for all
Nigerians to work towards national development.

Prerequisite For Development

The clergyman, who noted that peace was a major
prerequisite for development, urged political leaders
and others to do away with the idea of supremacy.
“Nigerians should believe the President. They have no
choice. He knows better than everybody, so what he
is saying to them that recession will be short-lived,
they should believe and look forward with hope.
“Unless we have unity, we will not make progress. It
is a prerequisite for development, both the east, the
West and the north and south must all learn to
respect one another.
“There should be no idea of anybody trying to
dominate one another, we must all cooperate and
work as one in order to enhance national progress,”
he emphasised.
On the economic situation of the country, Most
Reverend Okoh stressed that recession was not
peculiar to Nigeria alone and should not be allowed
to destroy the country.
“Recession is not only a phenomenon in Nigeria. It
happened in different countries depending on the
state of the economy but it’s not enough to destroy
the nation.
“All the people need to do is to stretch their
imagination beyond the recession and make
progress,” he advised.
He, therefore, urged Nigerians to see beyond
economic recession in order to make progress.