Nigeria-based tele-evangelist Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue,
Church of All Nations on Sunday carried on with his message for job
creation with a call to include the youth in decision-making positions
or risk mass unrest.
The pastor, speaking during a live service broadcast on his Emmanuel TV, said: “I
am seeing a revolution. I am seeing people take to the street. At the
beginning of that protest, it might be stopped. Eventually, it will
become so big that it cannot be stopped.”
In the message entitled
‘Carry Your Youth Along’ the prophet, however, said there was a way out
and cited job creation for the youth and the creation of a new social
value system.
This, he said, was because 90 percent of the youth
have come to believe that it was by becoming political thugs that they
could be successful, especially because those in the political offices
do not want to retire and become statesmen.
He also said the
youth should be considered for inclusion in all sectors of the economy
as they seem to be more educated than their elders because they are
exposed to modern technology.
“The youth, no matter the education
they have, feel they have no place in politics and there is no job to
keep them busy. There must be new orientation,” said T.B Joshua who has
in recent weeks taken job creation as a pilot project of his ministry.
In
an indirect chastisement of political leaders who cling to power, the
Lagos-based cleric said it was time the youth were considered for
important positions such as assistants to the elders.
Said he:
“While the elders are ministers, the youth could be junior ministers.
This little example of being junior ministers can change the situation
of things. Tell your presidents – in every department of government or
politics, the youth should be junior assistants to the heads of such
departments.”
By doing this, he said, the youth would be groomed to take over tomorrow because they are leaders of tomorrow.
“This
is a message to the whole world. This is because revolution is a weapon
of change that is coming. This is the vision I saw. Revolution is
coming when people will take to the street because life has no value
anymore to the people out there.
“Any nation that will start it
now, will avert the coming revolution. Carry your youth along in your
politics and administration especially in ruling your country. I have
said it; none of these will go without being fulfilled,” said the pastor
who lamented that his messages right from the beginning of his ministry
were never believed until they came to pass.
Among some of his
predictions that came true were the revolution in Egypt, death of former
Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika and recently, the derailing of the
train in a french-speaking country, just to name a few.
According
to the prophet, if the youth are carried along, whenever there is a
revolt or situation they will be available to readily speak to their
colleagues and peace will be maintained.
“The youth want to see themselves represented in every area of life,” he said.
The
pastor who has often been accused of being a prophet of doom for his
hard-to-swallow predictions, was quick to warn his world viewers, saying
he only speaks what God tells him.
“Those who cry peace to us,
prophesy nothing but smooth things. Those who cry peace to you, victory
be to you, all is well, unlimited favour, prophesy nothing but smooth
things. As surely as God lives, I [T.B. Joshua] will tell you only what
God says. If I am hated, persecuted and intimidated because of my
accurate prophetic utterances – Blessed be to God who gives the
prophecy!”
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