According to retired Major-Gen. Pat Akem-Vingir, a pastor of the RCCG, the intervention church in Nigeria helps to alleviate the effects of hardship in the country. The preacher made this known during the dedication ceremony of the new RCCG branch called ‘Jesus House’ in Abuja. It was presided over by Pastor Enoch Adeboye and attended by thousands of RCCG members and dignitaries.
Akem-Vingir stated that the church plays an important role in Nigeria’s social and economic fabric. He emphasized that religion, especially the church, provides hope, direction, and purpose for the majority youth population in the country. The pastor went further to say that Nigeria would collapse if the church is removed, highlighting the church’s unique and special place in society. “If you remove the church from Nigeria, the country will collapse. People may deny it, but I am saying it unapologetically. “If the church were not in Nigeria doing what it is doing; serving as the light of the world and as the salt of the earth, the degradation would have been more than we can imagine. “70% of the country is youthful. You can’t allow that kind of generation to be wasted. The church is a place where they can find hope, direction and purpose,” he said. The new RCCG branch in the Durumi area of Abuja is a magnificent 5-storey facility that can accommodate up to 3,000 worshippers at once. Pastor Adeboye, however, in his own speech expressed gratitude to God for the successful completion of the project. In his words; “We thank God for this great day, and for the successful completion of this wonderful edifice. We pray that this building will be a beacon of hope for the afflicted and a place of worship for generations to come.” “We pray that this church building will be a source of blessing to all who enter it and that it will continue to serve as a beacon of hope for the afflicted and a place of worship for generations to come.”
The Athletic reported that while the Ligue 1 side appeared to have it all wrapped up with the player agreeing to the move and having already flown to Paris to complete a medical, Chelsea failed to file the necessary paperwork before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, with a source from PSG labelling the situation a “Class A circus”. Multiple reports from France say that Chelsea sent the incorrect documents over to PSG on THREE occasions, holding up the deal. ‼️🚨 Chelsea sent the wrong documents for the Hakim Ziyech deal 3 times! PSG will appeal this tomorrow morning in view of the attitude from the English club, reports @bruno_salomon. — EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 31, 2023 It was gathered that the right document was sent at midnight local time (23:00 English time), far too late for a deal to go through. PSG are now set to lodge an appeal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), although given their ruthlessness in similar cases in the past, it is thought to be unlikely that the situation will be resolved. If PSG wins their appeal, the Morocco international will join the capital club and fill the role left behind by Pablo Sarabia, who exited for Wolverhampton Wanderers last month. However, if the commission denies the appeal, Ziyech will return to Chelsea with an uncertain future as the English club moves in a different direction that doesn’t include the winger. 
The gaffe evoked memories of David de Gea’s mooted dream move to Real Madrid allegedly being scuppered due to a faulty fax machine in 2015. Ziyech, a £33 million signing in 2020, is now left in limbo and will be anxiously waiting for the transfer to get the green light. 
