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Oyedepo Reveals Greatest Problem Of The Black Man
Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Dr. David Oyedepo has declared that the greatest challenge facing the black man today is not intellectual bankruptcy, but laziness and inability to task his thinking faculty towards realising assets that will benefit his immediate environment.
Oyedepo who is also the Chancellor of Covenant University (CU) Ota, Ogun State, challenged academicians to ‘stop being merely bookish and start grooming thinkers’.
Delivering the keynote address at the 54th meeting of the Committee of Deans of Post Graduate Schools (CDPGS) in Nigerian Universities at CU premises, the cleric said his experiences with those in the academia shows that many of them are simply so proud of having become authority in their chosen fields.
He however noted that that is not enough as they need to go a step further by indoctrinating in young scholars the art of thinking out ideas which would address some of the challenges plaguing the black continent.
The four-day event which began on Monday, would end today, The Nation reports.
Oyedepo said global solution providers such as Albert Einsten, Isaac Newton, and The Wright Brothers among others, once had a brainwave in their time which led to great revolutions in their respective fields.
He warned Nigerians that repeated complaints would not work; but that they should battle their challenges headlong.
He said: “Everywhere I go in Nigeria today, everybody continues to complain that things are not working; but who will start how things will work and when? That person is you and that time is now; and post graduate education should serve as a platform for inciting our students into thinking solutions. Today, it is thinkers that rule the world and we should be development-oriented in things we do.”
To make that difference, Oyedepo challenged the deans to start thinking out of the box, saying that is what would propel them to imbibe same culture into their students.
“Leadership is not being in the driver seat, but adding values. As a dean, you must start thinking what difference you are going to make in that position; what contributions in terms of innovations and feat. You have no business being in that position if you cannot make that difference that will be a reference point to your successors years after you have left.”
Further, Oyedepo suggested the ‘read thinking’; concept which according to him, combines research alongside critical thinking of solutions. Man’s biological configuration remains the same regardless of colour or height, Oyedepo argued.
He said Africa has a lot to tap from Covenant University which was birthed through indigenous thinking and currently ranks as the second best university in Nigeria just within 15 years of existence.
Earlier, Chairman of the association, Professor Bamidele Sanni, said the theme of the event: Repositioning postgraduate education for sustainable national development: the leadership dimension’ threw a challenge in their path as academic leaders who must groom better successors.
“As deans of post graduate school, our colleagues often refer to us as ‘deans of deans’. We are leaders in our capacity who are also training tomorrow’s leaders. We therefore have a responsibility to lead others aright before handing over so they can sustain standard.
“Those who groomed and made us who we are today are proud of us; so we also want to be proud of others by saying ‘that man or lady graduated from this university and I supervised his research.”
Eric Antia
October 19, 2017 at 6:49 am
Actually he’s right.its religion.that includes church and mosque.oyedepos church included.
Fide Obi
October 19, 2017 at 5:14 am
The same thing that Trump said that made black people to hate him, i don’t like this man but this time i agree with him we should not pretend
Uscar David
October 19, 2017 at 5:07 am
if you are really man of God please can you talk about Nigeria Government , foolani herdsmen killings and preach freedom then i will know you are really man of God
Godwin Azodo
October 19, 2017 at 4:10 am
He is a liar
Chibuke Ositer
October 19, 2017 at 12:43 am
His among the problems of black peoples fools
Victor Agams
October 19, 2017 at 12:07 am
…then what’s the solution to the greatest problem? … private Jetssssss?
Chibuke Ositer
October 19, 2017 at 12:43 am
He is the biggest problem of black peoples. He make reasons as fools
Vaughan Enyiogu
October 18, 2017 at 11:27 pm
This isn’t the greatest problem of the black man. In fact, the black man is a very hard working creature. I think that’s his opinion, not the fact.
Vincent Arinzechukwu Muojekwu
October 18, 2017 at 6:56 pm
You won’t complain because you always get paid every Sunday when it’s good you ask the congregation for thanks giving and when it’s bad you ask them to sow seed and challenge God.. it’s working well for you sir. We no deh the same level abeg.
Icecandy Akuma
October 18, 2017 at 6:54 pm
I wanted to go jogging this morning but proverbs 28:1 says the wicked run when no man is chasing them
So I stopped
Too much sense wee not kee me aswear
Abraham Anyanwu
October 18, 2017 at 5:43 pm
You are the number one problem of black people
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October 18, 2017 at 3:17 pm
Hmmmmmmm it’s written in the….#Bible, the book of revelation i think…#End time tynz fall on we!
Okey Onyigbou
October 18, 2017 at 1:58 pm
But when men like Nnamdi Kanu,the supreme leader of IPOB tasks his thinking faculty and that of a multitude of the down trodden,some say he is promoting hate speech.My lord bishop,please preach it on the pulpit that when a man rattles his mental faculty and is asking for freedom based on truth,that cannot be a call for war
Christopher Ochini
October 18, 2017 at 1:16 pm
Ok
Sam Udoh
October 18, 2017 at 12:58 pm
He has a very big problem too
Afunwa Stephen Stephen
October 18, 2017 at 12:44 pm
The Problem Of The Black Man is what? but you’re enjoying there offerings and tithe..God will judge you all fake pastors
Prince Kelvin Little
October 18, 2017 at 12:39 pm
Yoruba criminal bishop Oyedepo is one ☝ of the biggest problems humanity has
Enobong Udoh
October 18, 2017 at 12:38 pm
private jet is nigeria problem
Onyee Kachi
October 18, 2017 at 12:36 pm
Don’t talk about black talk about Nigerian government
Peter Sunday
October 18, 2017 at 12:26 pm
It is so easy to scam a whiteman and it is extreme easy to brainwash a Blackman.
Chibuzo Amadi
October 18, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Fraudsters talking.
Thunder Wire
October 18, 2017 at 11:58 am
u’re one of the problem of black man.u people rob innocent and poor people in the name of given to invisible God.after all u ride on ur private jet,build school only rich men children will attend from the money u take from poor people. i believe in God but not in the way u African pastors behaves
Ikechukwu Paul Jesomba
October 18, 2017 at 11:50 am
Decivers…
Ikechukwu Paul Jesomba
October 18, 2017 at 11:49 am
One the problems of black man is greedy and lack of love . Those your expensive school fees need to be lower to government schools if is truly a missionary and Christian school .
E King Eze
October 18, 2017 at 11:42 am
Oyedekpo you are one of the problems, release those you are holding captive and deceiving them with the name of God,
Okwuoma Obiora Michael
October 18, 2017 at 11:27 am
Including himself
Azubuike Franklin Chibuzo
October 18, 2017 at 11:18 am
You are doing 419 to your church members who don’t even believed up till now that you are trick star
You are not God
you just brainwashed people in the name of your own idle god
Ebere Ebere Kenneth Joseph
October 18, 2017 at 11:10 am
FAKE PASTOR DEVIL AGENT ALMIGHTY GOD WE JUDGE YOU FAKE PASTOR ONE BY ONE DISEVERS
Peter Okoronkwo
October 18, 2017 at 11:02 am
GREEDINESS AND SELFISHNESS FROM THE LEADERS OF WHICH HE IS A PART AND PARCEL OF IT.
Anthony Kenule Chukwuemeka
October 18, 2017 at 10:56 am
blacks are not lazy the problem with blacks are there leaders and the colonial masters