Nigerian Community News Point Magazine, a platform that
believes that monumental national development starts from the community
recently in Lagos held an award ceremony to appreciate people for their positive
contributions and roles in the society. Among those honoured was Pastor (Lolo)
Tessy Nwokedi who received an award as a Virtuous Woman. In this interview with
SUCCESS DAMIAN, Pastor Nwokedi spoke on the award and other national issues.
Excerpts:
You are being honoured today, how do you feel?
I feel great, I feel honoured.
It is not easy for somebody to be called to be honoured, so I feel great.
You are being hnoured as the Virtuous Woman 2019, what do
you think was the reason for this particular award?
You know they say, behind
every successful man there is a woman, and my husband has been on the
limelight, awards have been coming in, and people are seeing the good work, and
there is no way such good work would be coming without the woman giving
assistance to the husband. And again people who know him too well from the day
one of our marriage till now always give God glory. So when they see good
marital, successful aspect of it, all the things someone went through, at the
end of the day you are still standing out, I think that is what prompted the
award.
Don’t you think the award was conferred on you because of
your good Christian life and ministry?
Yes, you know, the bible says
in Proverbs 31, the last verb of Proverbs, it talks about the virtuous woman,
in all both physical, material, spiritual, all round, she was there, she
provides for the home front, for the office where she works, and the rest of
them, even she takes care of the husband, the family and all that, everything
that makes a virtuous woman, both home, ministry, your work outside and what
people are seeing, the one you are doing under God’s directions and all that,
not just the ministry, because even before the ministry, something has come, a
lot has come and gone and when the ministry now came up, people now compare
what has been before and present one and say yes, she merited it.
Using yourself as an example, what are you going to tell
other women out there on how to be a virtuous woman?
Like I said to the other media
Houses, the key word is patience, no matter whatever you are seeing in life, no
matter what comes and goes in your life, the major word there is patience. My Mom
would always say, my daughter, be patient. In Igbo adage, we say, nkita
nwere obi ndidi na eri okpukp buruibu (the patient dog eats the fattest
bone) So when you have patience, no matter the situation, at the end, God will
lift you up, the bible said, those that humble themselves, He will lift them
up. When you have patience and humble yourself, by the time God will start to
elevate you, people will start to marvel.
So I am telling them all to have
patience, and be humble, it might not be good today, tomorrow, it will be good,
because for me coming for this award, even my husband is here also, to collect
this award, I knew it is the will of God. When all these things were happening
we had nothing then, we managed what we had, even people give us, dash us, we
managed, but today we are giving people, because when the left hand washes the
right hand and the right hand does the same, the two hands will be clean. So it
is all about God it is all about patience, being focused, have faith in God,
believe in Him and you will see everything working out for you.
People say when you are giving it is a call for more work,
how much encouragement has this award brought to you?
Yes to whom more is giving,
more is expected. In all round, because someone asked me a question that all
this that your husband is doing does it mean you are not angry, you are not
fighting, and these women around and the rest of them? I said no, because I will
never stop someone God has not stopped to bless. God has destined that person
to be blessed through my husband, why should I be an obstacle to it? So I am
being expected by the award to do more, not only my husband, my ministry, we
did thanksgiving which was two Sundays ago, everything that entered for the thanksgiving
did not go home with us, all the widows, the less-privileged ones were there,
and they collected it all, so it is more that we are giving out, that is why when
you give, the other way round, He will be blessing you while you give out. So for the award, they are telling us to do
more, that they are seeing, God is seeing, people are seeing also, so we will
do more.
Nigeria is passing a phase, crises everywhere,
politically, economically, your message to Nigerians.
Well, one thing I will say
concerning the problem all over, especially the closing of the border, people
have been complaining and the rest of it. All I know is, the bible said, when
they are casting down, my people will say, there is a lifting up. Those who
think they are on top to make the poor masses to suffer, they should remember
one thing, God watches them. They should have the fear of God, if they have the
fear of God there are things they are not supposed to be doing. And all I know
that I do tell people is that, no matter the situation, be confident, God will
still bless his people, those that are faithful, all I know is that just have
that patient and faith, one day He will bring someone who will be a leader that
will lead his own people to the promised land of this Nigeria.
So I just ask that God in His
infinite mercy would have mercy on Nigeria, and touch the heart of those
leaders who have vowed to themselves that it is only their pockets they will be
feeding and the poor masses will be going hungry. Someone who is on top that does
not care about those he leads, who is he leading? Who is he governing? He has to think about them, because they are
the people that voted him. He needs to give them food, to have strength so that
by next one, they will be able to stand and say yes, you did well so we are
following you. When you don’t do well, next time if you come out or your party,
everyone will relax because they know that your party did not give them food.
Now they will look for
somebody who will promise them food. I know so many people make promises and
fail, but there are people who make promises and kept them. So they should have
faith in God.
Your word for the organizers of this award
To the publishers of Nigerian
Community News Point, I really appreciate what they have done, dignitaries that graced the
occasion, governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Dr Jackie, and the rest of them,
High Chief CC Nwokedi was there, they really organized it well, God will bless
them. And for them counting me worthy of the award, I say the lord will keep
lifting them up, this their news will enter into the market and people will
begin to buy their paper and read it and the lord will continue to bless them
in the name of Jesus, amen.
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