At the ongoing Shiloh programme of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Dr. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, shared the story of how Bishop David Oyedepo prayed for her ministerial appointment.
Dr. Edu, a medical doctor, recounted the experience during the Friday morning session, revealing that she approached Bishop Oyedepo at Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, in 2022 to seek his prayers for her aspiration to become a minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Praise the Lord! My name is Dr. Betta Edu. I came to thank God last year at Shiloh 2022. I prayed and told God that by the next time I come to Shiloh in 2023, I want to be a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. On the last day of Shiloh, I saw Papa, Bishop David Oyedepo, and I went to greet him as usual. I whispered to him, ‘Papa, I need you to pray for me. I just have one prayer request. I want to come back to Shiloh in 2023 as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.’ He put his hands on my head and said, ‘It is done.'”
Dr. Edu expressed her gratitude, stating, “Today, despite all odds, I am a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, one of the youngest in the Fourth Republic. I can boldly say that God did it. I came to return all glory to God.”
The 37-year-old minister was inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu on August 21, making her one of the youngest ministers in the Fourth Republic. Prior to her ministerial appointment, she served as the National Women Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and held key positions in the Cross River State government.
Dr. Edu’s inspiring journey includes her role as the Commissioner for Health in Cross River State and her tenure as the national chairperson of the Nigerian Health Commissioners Forum during her service as health commissioner.
