RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – A WAKE UP CALL! by Jose Richards

In the words of Mahatma Ghandi, “Just as the body cannot exist without blood, so the soul needs matchless and pure strength of faith…”

If ten Nigerians were randomly asked if they belonged to a religious body, all ten would respond in the affirmative.

In an average Lagos community, you only need to walk a distance of 50 Metres before you find either a church or a mosque. Just imagine how organized and grandiose our communities would be if every worship centre could rise up collectively with the government, with a purpose of making life worth living. Imagine the schools that would be built, the roads that would have repaired, or the young men and women who would have received free or low-cost vocational trainings. Imagine how much impact would have been made in the lives of a cross-section of Nigerians. Every grass-root Nigerian would feel the impact of the…

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