The Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), Matthew Ashimolowo, has called on churches to prioritise their vision by establishing technical schools and not just running universities.

The Senior Pastor of KICC disclosed this yesterday in response to a question during his visit to Rutam House, the corporate office of The Guardian on Apapa/Oshodi Expressway, Isolo, Lagos.

Ashimolowo, who came into the newsroom of the The Guardian unaccompanied, was received by the management team of the organisation comprising the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Mr. Martins Oloja; Weekend Editor, Dr. Kabir Alabi Garba; Weekend Deputy Editor, Mr. Gregory-Page Nwakunor; Editorial Page Editor, Mr. Kunle Sanyaolu; Chief Financial/Operation Officer, Mrs. Patience Ilesanmi and Executive Consultant, Business Development, Mr. Kazeem Oladoyin.

He said churches should invest in small and medium scale enterprises that would help Nigerians. He said: “Part of what churches should do is to look into technical education, not just universities. They should start small scale industries so that people will be hired.”

He also urged the government to always tell Nigerians the truth to avoid living in illusion. Speaking on why he visited the newspaper, Ashimolowo said his church had concluded plans to hold a crusade at the Igbogbo Stadium, Ikorodu, Lagos, from November 6 to 11, 2023, that would touch the lives of Nigerians.

The crusade, according to him, will feature medical outreach and distribution of relief materials such as rice, beans, clothes and money, among others.

“In my opinion, it is the way to touch our people, not just to come and shout, but to do something that brings relief to people and show them a true compassionate heart,” he said.

Speaking further Ashimolowo said: “One of the five things we are going to do is surgery; the doctors and nurses will be there in batches to do the operation and we will carry out about 200-300 surgeries in six days.

“The phase two is our own crusade; in the night, we are going to hold the Holy Ghost revival where people from all over will come to know Christ. We believe in miracles, we believe in Christ.

“There will be power revivals every night at Igbogbo Stadium and we believe God for spiritual healing. “And the third phase starts from Tuesday to Friday morning. We have 50,000 sachets of rice, beans and garri; 10, 000 bottles of oil; 24, 000 notebooks for children; 75, 000 of clothes to give our women; 30,000 bars of soap, 10,000 packets of salt to distribute in Ikorodu every morning from Tuesday to Friday 8.00am to 2.00pm.

“On Saturday, the whole of the Igbogbo Stadium will become a medical hospital, where about 100 doctors, 100 nurses and other medical personnel will attend to patients with different ailments.

“We will give the community cards to go for check ups such as, malaria, diabetes and all kinds of ailments and doctors will prescribe drugs for them through the pharmacists. We are doing this to show the love of Christ and his compassion. I have asked God to give me the opportunity and privilege to help people on a large scale.”

He also disclosed that over 200 delegates from England, France, Togo and other places will be attending the programme, which will feature a two-day seminar for pastors and gifts will be given to them.