Living Faith Church founder Bishop David Oyedepo has issued a passionate warning to Nigerian youths during a live service, urging them to immediately stop sports betting and describing it as a waste of destiny that offers no path to genuine financial fortune.
Bishop David Oyedepo has had enough of watching Nigerian youths chase quick riches through sports betting — and he said so with unmistakable urgency.
Addressing his congregation in a viral video, the founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, delivered a blunt, repeated warning to young Nigerians who have increasingly turned to betting platforms in search of financial breakthrough.
“Young people, naija bet is not the way to financial fortune. Stop wasting your destiny, stop wasting your destiny, stop wasting your destiny. I have never been once deceived. Stop! Things may be slow but it’s sure,” Oyedepo declared during the live service.
As reported by Daily Post, the bishop’s remarks come amid widespread concern over growing sports betting addiction among Nigerian youths. Economists have offered competing explanations for the trend — with some pointing to rising unemployment rates as a key driver, while others argue that the allure of instant wealth is actively discouraging young people from building businesses or creating jobs for themselves.
Oyedepo sought to counter the mindset fuelling the betting culture by encouraging youths not to despair at slow progress. He maintained that genuine, lasting success built on the right foundation may take time but remains certain — a direct contrast to the volatile, unpredictable nature of sports betting outcomes.
The clergyman offered no specific policy prescriptions but was unambiguous in his pastoral directive to the youth: walk away from the betting platforms entirely.
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