Veteran Nollywood actor Chiewtalu Agu, has sent a message to religious individuals.

The movie star, via a video message on the popular microblogging platform, X formerly known as Twitter, emphasized that as much as prayer connects one to divine wisdom and favour, work is crucial for blessings to show.

According to him, prayers cannot kill poverty, stating that only hardwork can. He urged the public to put in more work in order to defeat whatever situation they're going through, stressing that God loathes idleness.

He wrote:
"Yes, prayer connects you to divine wisdom and favour, but work is the channel through which blessings manifest

“Poverty does not die by fire. I repeat, poverty cannot die by fire, pray from now to tomorrow if you don’t work hard, poverty will deal with you.

“Yes, prayer is powerful, it connects you to divine wisdom and favor, but work is a channel through which blessings manifest. You can pray all day for success, but if you refuse to walk plan or act, you will still remain poor. God blesses effort, not idleness."