According to the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Nigeria's current economic crisis has something to do with God.
In a statement he issued through APC's Assistant Director of Publicity, Mr Edegbe Odemwingie in Abuja on Thursday, Odigie-Oyegun.
He said that the economic downturn could be a divine arrangement to prod Nigerians to embrace radical change.
"I think God has a hand in the current economic predicament of the country.
''Imagine the sudden fall in the price of crude oil, the mainstay of the Nigerian economy from its heights in 2014, averaging 112 dollars per barrel down to the current price of 28 dollars per barrel -- lower than the 38 dollars per barrel which the proposed 2016 budget is predicated on.
''It is an object lesson for us. It tells us that we must embrace radical change in our economic model," he said.
He added that the crash in oil prices has adversely affected government revenue, hurting the economy in the process. He urged Nigerians to prepare to adapt to new ways of getting things done.
''As a party, we know and understand it calls for tremendous sacrifice; there is no other way.
"Yes the economy is in a bad shape; but maybe that is the kick we need to be innovative and find ways to drive the economy out of the woods.
"The luck we have is that we have as president a man committed to personal probity and sincerity of purpose to the project of developing Nigeria.''
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