Nigeria Is a Colonial Creation, Not Divine Will - Pastor Adefarasin

 

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Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, stirred fresh debate on Sunday after declaring that he does not believe God created Nigeria.

Speaking during a sermon at his Lagos church, Adefarasin said Nigeria’s existence was never a product of divine will but the outcome of colonial politics and foreign financial interests. He argued that the British, alongside other imperial powers, engineered the country’s foundation for their own gain rather than for the good of its people.

“Nigeria, I do not believe it was created by God. I don’t believe it,” Adefarasin told the congregation on August 24, 2025. “I believe that Queen Elizabeth got into a deal with the Ottoman Empire and they had a deal concerning Sudan – those who care to buy the book, buy the book. It’s called The Martyrdom of Man.”

The cleric further stressed that Africa’s borders were drawn by competing empires without regard for ethnic or cultural unity.

 “As far as Africa was concerned, two empires got together and decided that this land would go to the sons of Ishmael. It is self-evident, but let’s not go there.

 This is not a political forum. This is a church and the church has responsibilities to get right what man got wrong. She’s the light of the world and the salt of the earth. That’s important,” he said.

He also faulted Nigeria’s constitution, describing it as illegitimate because it was drafted by the military and not through the collective will of the people. 

Drawing from Psalm 11:3, Adefarasin compared Nigeria to a building resting on faulty foundations, stressing that the country’s present struggles are a result of the errors at its origin.

The pastor went further to criticise leadership failures, highlighting corruption, insecurity, and infrastructural decay as glaring signs of dysfunction. He cited poor road construction as symbolic of the rot in Nigeria’s governance system, lamenting that public officials often enrich themselves at the expense of national development.

According to him, the role of the church is to confront such realities and provide moral guidance in fixing what history distorted. He urged Christians to embrace their responsibility as “light of the world and salt of the earth” in order to rebuild a nation trapped in crisis.

Adefarasin’s remarks add to his history of controversial but thought-provoking comments on Nigeria’s political and social problems. Over the years, he has criticised the structure of the Nigerian state, warned against bad governance, and called for urgent reforms.

While some Nigerians may interpret his statement as radical, others see it as an honest reflection of the country’s colonial origins and persistent systemic failures. His message is likely to fuel further conversations about the legitimacy of Nigeria’s foundation, its constitutional structure, and the moral role of the church in addressing national decay.

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