Revered cleric and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said that Nigeria would experience glorious days again when the naira was more valuable than the United States dollar.
Adeboye said this on Sunday while preaching on ‘Uncommon Miracles’ during the September Thanksgiving Service of the church at the RCCG, National Headquarters, Ebute Metta, Lagos.
The cleric was recounting an experience he had in his early days as the G.O. of the church. He was preaching on the topic, ‘Uncommon Miracles’.
He recalled that the Nigerian naira was stronger than the dollar and had more purchasing power than now, and prayed that such glorious days would return.
Adeboye remarked that the congregation did not shout a resounding amen to the prayer probably because they did not believe it would happen.
“When the naira was stronger than the dollar. Don’t worry, those days will return,” Adeboye said.
When the echo of Amen from the congregation was not convincing, he said: “Oh! I know you don’t believe me. If the Lord I serve is still on the throne, those glorious days will return.”
“Maybe when that happens, you will know that there is a God of miracles,” he added.
The congregation said a resounding ‘Amen!’
The naira has been on a slide since the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over.
On June 14, the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the floating of the naira, which effectively converged the official and parallel market rates of exchange.
The naira immediately fell 36% against the dollar on the official market. The Naira has fallen several times more, especially at the parallel market.
However, the naira appreciated against the dollar on Friday as it exchanged at N740.38 at the Investors and Exporters window.
The naira gained by 2.93 per cent compared to the N762.71 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday.
The Naira closed at N775.17 to the dollar on Friday.
