The Vice President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, and former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon(Rtd), on Sunday in Abuja
thanked God for his goodness to Nigeria and also prayed for a more prosperous
nation.
Osinbajo and Gowon were at the
State House Chapel for the annual End of Year Thanksgiving Service.
Speaking with State House
correspondents after the service, Osinbajo said that Nigerians had every reason
to be extremely thankful to God.
“It has been a year where God has
shown his faithfulness in some many ways; I think what God is also telling is
that the coming months and the coming years will be even better.
“Our country is going forward;
our country is getting better and better; our country will prosper; our country
will be a place of abundance; all of us will enjoy the fruit of this land.
“So my message is that we should
continually thank God because God has helped us a great deal and he is set to
help us even more,’’ he said.
The Vice President had earlier
during the service offered a special thanksgiving prayer to God for His mercy,
grace and kindness to Nigeria.
On his part, Gowon said that his
message for Nigeria was to pray ceaselessly.
He prayed God to accept the
genuine prayers offered by Nigerians.
“Let God answer all the good
prayers for Nigeria; what he thinks is best for Nigeria.
“That is my message and prayer;
so that we contribute to the peace of Nigeria,’’ he said.
Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, Assistant
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, who delivered the sermo
said, that Nigeria was still a country was a good reason to thank God.
He said that Nigeria had passed
through quite a lot as there were lots of signs and signals pointing towards
disintegration but Nigerians still remained together.
“`That one is more than enough to
thank God for,’’ he said.
The Chaplain, State House Chapel,
Pastor Seyi Malomo, said that thanksgiving was something Nigerians should do
continuously.
“Thanksgiving is something that
is expected on a continuous basis; in fact, that is one of the requirements of
God from us.
“ We thank God; God will make us
whole; in every relationship, you do not see perfection; even in your life but
when you thank God, that imperfection will be perfected.
“So, I see a perfection for
Nigeria; I see a wholeness for every one of us,’’ he said.
The Deputy Governor of Nasarawa
State, Mr Silas Agara, on his part, thanked God for guiding President Muhammadu
Buhari and Osinbajo in the last three years.
He said that Nigerians should be
thankful to God for giving the nation God-fearing leaders, unlike other
nations, Nigeria was not at war.
Agara also prayed God to give the
president and vice president another opportunity to lead Nigeria for another
four years, so that the nation could witness more blessings from God.
The thanksgiving service was also
attended by the Head of Service, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Minister of Niger-Delta
Affairs, Pastor Sani Uguru, representatives of the Chief of Naval Staff and
Chief of Army Staff.
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