COVID-19: Stay at home if you love yourself - Adeboye
Afnews Editor
Apr 26, 2020
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 curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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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.
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He gave the advice while preaching on a topic tagged 'Power' with texts taken from Acts 1:4-8.
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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.
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"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.ÔÇØ
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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of Saturday night, over 1000 cases of the novel virus have been reported in the country including over 30 fatalities and above 200 recoveries.
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