Pastor Sam Aweda, a Nigerian-born American Preacher and President for the World Revival Mission, says that only righteousness will bring the nation back to the path of sanity and prosperity.

Aweda, who spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Sunday, said “we have found ourselves a highly religious nation in crises of moral laxity.”

The clergyman, who came into the country to organise a one-day conference tagged: “A Day of Commitment to Godliness and Nation”, said he would reach out to many stakeholders during the religious endeavour.

Reports say that the event is slated for Ilorin, the Kwara capital, on May 5.

Aweda said: “If we remove poverty in the land, those things which people list as problems, for which they sleep nights in places of worship, will disappear.’’

“Poverty is the root cause of many illnesses that afflict many people. How will someone not be sick, when he cannot get balanced diet to eat?.

“When poverty is tackled, many of the accusations levelled against witches and wizards, warranting people to seek deliverance, will disappear instantly.’’

Aweda, a structural engineer who has spent 30 years both in America and Saudi Arabia, said he got the inspiration to intercede for Nigeria in Saudi Arabia in 1992.