As Nigerians look forward to the
2019 general elections, Vice President Pastor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called on
Christians to remain steadfast nothing that “their prayers will make the
difference for Nigeria.”
The Vice President stated this
Thursday in Jos at a one-day special prayer forum for a peaceful 2019 elections
in Plateau and Nigeria in general. It was organized by the Plateau State
Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
According to him, “The devil
cannot interfere in the plans and purposes of God in our lives or in the life
of our nation, it is impossible. There is no way the gates of hell can ever
prevail against the church because the church represents God’s plans and
purposes on earth”.
Prof. Osinbajo added that the
role of the church in the development of any society is for Christians to support
their members in leadership positions through prayers and fasting.
“The role of the church in order
to bring about the plans and purposes of God to pass in our nation is to fast
and pray for those that are in government. God’s plans and purposes for this
nation rest on the shoulders of the Children of God,” the Vice President noted.
Continuing, he stated that “it is
your prayers that will make the difference for our nation. I want to say to you
again that please continue to pray and to fast for those of us who are in
government because we are there as the seeds that God has planted in this
nation; we are the salt, we may not be plenty but salt does not have to be a
lot to make a difference.”
The Vice President, who
admonished Christians to look inward for solutions to the problems of the
nation, said: “If we look elsewhere we will make a very big mistake.”
“We are the ones that can
individually solve the problems of Nigeria and we must not look elsewhere. If
we do the right thing, we will get the right result and if we do what is not
right we will not get the right result,” the Vice President declared.
On his part, Gov. Simon Lalong of
Plateau State said the Vice President’s visit in the state, for prayers, a few
days to the elections, was a sign of a peaceful outcome.
He thanked God for sparing the
life of the Vice President from the helicopter crash in Kogi State recently.
Rev Fr Polycarp Lubo, Plateau CAN
Secretary said that the desire of the body was to have peaceful, free, fair and
credible.
He appreciated Osinbajo for
honouring the invitation and prayed God to be with him during and after the
elections.
The programme featured special
prayers for the political leadership in Nigeria and for peaceful elections.
There were also praise and worship sessions, amongst others at the
well-attended prayer forum.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com