A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on
Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said God would uproot all the leaders, who
haboured evil intentions, against the country.
He also faulted the prediction that the country
would break up by 2015, saying similar prediction by France was already
failing.
Gowon spoke during his official visit to
the Gethsemane Prayer Ministries Cathedral, Eleyele, Ibadan, presided
over by National Coordinator, Nigeria Prays, Rev. Moses Aransiola.
The former Head of State said, “Nigerians should
stand up as one and intercede on the crises rocking this nation.
“That is when God will uproot all the leaders
that have evil intentions against this country. Nigerians need to desist from
creating problems which they cannot solve and stop blaming God for their
shortcomings.
“We had series of crises in the past and if
Nigerians can pray fervently well, sooner or later, this country will be free
from its challenges; God has heard our cries and will surely answer.
“I don’t believe that the prediction by the
United States of America that Nigeria will break before 2015 will happen.
France said the same thing in the past that we will break up before 2014, but
we still stand as one.
“Every Nigerian should stand against the
prediction. If everyone of us believes that it will not happen, then it will
not. I believe God will not allow such to happen. Nigeria Prays is really
praying against such and that was the reason why this group came into existence.
“Nigerians at home and abroad are very concerned
about the crisis that is rocking this nation and we believe that only prayer
can solve it. If you love Nigeria the way I love Nigeria, and if I love Nigeria
the way you do and we have faith, then we shall overcome.”
On the political activities ahead of the 2015
elections, he said, “The politicians are over-ambitious. They should be
ignored, they spell doom for the nation. Politicians should not be selfish but
should protect the interest of the people to ensure equitable development of
the country.”
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan would
inaugurate the 2013 Christian pilgrimage on October 28, the Executive
Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Mr. John-Kennedy Opara, has
said.
Opara made this known to newsmen after the
signing of the Air Charter Agreement for the 2013 Pilgrimage with Atlas Jet
Nigeria Ltd, in Abuja on Monday
Source: Guardian
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