Pray for God’s Intervention in Nigeria, Gov Okowa Urges Religious Leaders
- Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has canvassed for special prayer sessions in Nigeria for God to deliver the nation
- The Delta governor said Nigeria needs prayers for God to positively turn things around for the overall good and development of the country
- Governor Okowa made the comment while receiving a delegation from the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria
Asaba - Delta governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has called on religious leaders in different denominations in the country to organise special prayer sessions for God to intervene in the affairs of the nation.
Governor Okowa made the call on Tuesday, February 15 while playing host to the president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke at Government House, Asaba.
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He noted that Nigeria as a nation needs prayers for God to positively turn things around for the overall good and development of the country, emphasising that the myriads of problems confronting the nation require prayers for them to be surmounted.
His words:
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“First, we must thank God for today. I want to thank people like you who had spent time praying for the country.
“I want to urge religious leaders in the country to continuously pray for the nation for God to positively turn things around for the country.”
While expressing hope that God will, through the intercession of religious leaders, grant the nation much-needed peace and unity, the governor applauded the church of Christ for praying for the success of his administration in the state.
Okowa who acknowledged the prayerful role PFN played in his re-election as governor of the state, thanked them for truly being very supportive to his return to office for a second term.
He pointed out that his administration struggled to meet up with the challenges of governance in its first two years in office as there was no money at that time, adding that he was quite grateful to God for providing resources after the initial challenges.
He said:
“We were struggling to meet up with the challenges of governance in our first two years in office as there was no money at that time but we thank God for the resources that he had been providing for us since then.”
Earlier, President of PFN, Bishop Wale Oke who was in the state for episcopal mission, lauded Governor Okowa for being a true Christian in politics.
Bishop Oke said he was tremendously impressed with the great accomplishments of the governor in all sectors of the state economy, pointing out that his visit to the state had afforded him a unique opportunity to confirm what he had heard and seen on television about Okowa legacies.
2023: Northern Professionals Forum asks Okowa to contest as president
Meanwhile, a group operating under the aegis of the Northern Professionals Forum (NPF) has called on Governor Okowa to contest for the presidency in 2023.
The forum in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Thursday, February 10 said they have taken cognisance of the Delta governor's track record of infrastructural and socio-economic development of his state, adding that he can replicate same at the national level.
The body which is comprised of professionals from diverse fields noted that governance cannot be left in hands of those who least understand what infrastructural, human capital, and socio-economic development was all about in the guise of politics.
PDP warned against fielding northern presidential candidate in 2023
In a related development, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been warned against fielding a presidential candidate from northern Nigeria in 2023.
A political advocacy group, Reset Nigeria, made the call in a statement issued on Monday, January 14, and sent to Legit.ng.
The group said the PDP risks mass exodus of members and extinction if it fails to field a presidential candidate from southern Nigeria in line with the idea of a rotational presidency between the north and the south.
Source: Legit.ng
