Lagos: A youth pastor on Friday expressed worry at increasing sex scandals, including those involving the youth, urging both men and women to control their sexual appetite.
The Pastor, Martins Ezesebor, said in Lagos that lack of self-control would lead to retrogression and hinder the fulfilment of purpose.
He spoke at a quarterly seminar of the Nigeria Youth Council, Ojo, Lagos State Chapter.
The seminar held at Igbede Town Hall in Ojo was themed: “Inward Reform, Better Projection.”
Ezesebor, a Youth Pastor with the Spoken Word Ministry, Ojo, appealed to the youth to avoid premarital sex to position themselves better to fulfill their purpose.
According to him, sexual immorality can hinder prayers and result in sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies and other problems.
“As youths, your abstinence from premarital sex will make your prayers potent and answered by God. It will endear you to Him and project you well in society. Do not get entangled with lust,” he said.
He charged the youth to protect their names and reputation by avoiding all forms of disobedience.
Mr Akin Odumosu, a social worker with the Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, said that lack of self-control could lead to misery, despair, and rejection.
Odumosu said: “As you climb in fame and wealth, you must understand that every woman’s body is not a reward and every woman who looks soft or harmless is not safe.
“You can gain influence, status and wealth but end up in shame because you danced with the wrong woman. History is loud with the groans of great men who lost it all to the wrong women.”
He advised the ladies to be satisfied with what their parents could provide for them to avoid being exploited and abused. Odumosu regretted that many young women had lost their lives in the hands of ritualists who lured them with money.