‘Sports betting won’t lead you to financial fortune’ - Oyedepo tells young Nigerians

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has strongly advised young Nigerians to abandon sports betting as a path to financial prosperity. During a sermon on Sunday, he characterized betting as a detrimental distraction that jeopardizes the future of young people. Oyedepo emphasized that true and lasting success is achieved through diligence and hard work, not gambling.

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Young people, naija bet is not the way to financial fortune. Stop wasting your destiny, stop wasting your time. I have never been once deceived. Stop!

"Young people, naija bet is not the way to financial fortune. Stop wasting your destiny, stop wasting your time. I have never been once deceived. Stop!" he declared. While acknowledging that progress might be slow, the cleric asserted that genuine achievement is guaranteed for those who persevere on the right path. "Things may be slow, but it is sure," he added.

Oyedepo also shared a personal anecdote, recounting how he gifted a car to the woman who led him to Christ decades prior. "My mother of faith led me to Christ at 15. When I turned 60, I got her a car that they took to her place in the U.S, she wept. You had better wake up," he stated, drawing a parallel between gratitude and dedication.

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Things may be slow, but it is sure

This sermon comes at a time when religious leaders and social commentators in Nigeria are increasingly vocal about the rising prevalence of sports betting, warning of its potential financial and social repercussions for the youth.

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My mother of faith led me to Christ at 15. When I turned 60, I got her a car that they took to her place in the U.S, she wept. You had better wake up