Former President of the Senate,
Dr. David Mark, has urged Nigerians to use this period of the yuletide to pray
for the peace and unity of the nation in order to overcome the myriads of
socio-economic and political problems confronting the country.
Senator Mark believed that with
prayers, commitment and honesty of purpose, Nigeria could surmount the
challenges, even as he submitted that the problems were useful lessons for
greater future if Nigerians learnt from them.
Mark made this call in Abuja on
Sunday, while addressing Nigerian pilgrims to Jerusalem, before their departure
to the Holy land.
Senator Mark told them to put
Nigeria first, saying “the nation needs divine intervention to conquer her
problems”.
The former Senate President,
however, reminded those in authorities to ensure justice and fairness in all
their dealings, “because justice and equity promotes peace and unity”.
He counseled the Pilgrims to be
good Ambassadors of Nigeria in the Holy land by obeying the laws of the host
nation.
Senator Mark reminded the
Pilgrims that, going to Jerusalem was primarily a religious obligation and not
an opportunity to engage in commerce or buying and selling.
He warned against absconding from
the Holy land, saying, the consequences of such action would be unimaginable.
Earlier in his homily, Chaplain
of St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Innocent Jooji, told the
Pilgrims to be guided by rules of pilgrimage, reiterating that, “it is purely a
religious experience to strengthen our faith in God”.
Jooji advised them to take
experience seriously so that they would be the needed change agents that would
facilitate positive development in Nigeria.
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See who is talking. This man called David Mark doesn’t have shame. Posterity will judge you and your fellow evil men.
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