Why Nigeria is in recession: Cleric speaks up and gives the presidency solutions.

- Ken Esekhaigbe said with God's help, Nigri can overcome the current economic recession

- According to him, the recession was not a curse from God but man's greed and corruption

- He advised President Buhari to appoint men with integrity and competence needed to bring about the needed change

The general overseer of the Divine Fortune Assembly in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, Ken Esekhaigbe, has said the current economic recession is man made and not a curse from God.

Speaking to news men on Sunday, January 1, the cleric said it was caused by man out of mismanagement and greediness, corruption and inefficient implementation of policies by leaders, Vanguard reports.

He said: “The economic hardship in the country is not punishment from God, because if God is punishing us; then why did he bless us with so much natural resources? I think our problems are human based problems.

“My advice to the present administration is to be steadfast in policies and pray for God divine intervention and guidance.

“Nigeria can overcome the fight against corruption, overcome economic recession if policies made can be properly implemented. “We must do away with the issue of political parties and dependence on money politics because, I believe the only being that cannot fail is God.”

Expressing hop that Nigeria could be emerge as prosperous nation, Esekhaigbe said the current economic hardship was surmountable by God’s intervention.

The man of God advised President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint men with proven integrity and competence needed to drive the needed change, irrespective of the party‎ they belong to.

Nigeria officially slid into economic recession in August 2016 and things have been tough fro the nation ever since.

Last year, Nigeria's stock market investors lost N604 billion and it was attributed to the economic recession, tight macro-economic policies, falling crude oil prices and exit of foreign investors.

It looks like there may be hope and the recession might be coming to an end as

An end might finally be in sight for the Nigeria economic recession as OPEC commenced production cut.