Amidst myriad of challenges confronting the nation,
former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, has chided critics of the present
administration, insisting that the country was not a failed state.
Gowon expressed this optimism in Abakaliki, the
Ebonyi State capital, at the weekend, when he led a team of conveners of
Nigeria Prays, on the occasion of one-day national prayer rally for the
South-East zone, held at the Women Development Center, in the capital city.
According to him, “prayer can solve problems better
and faster than generals and soldiers can do with the physical weapons of war.”
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“No country in the world is free from challenges. I
have no doubt in my mind that God will honour our collective prayers and
intercession for our dear nation and heal our dear nation of insecurity,” he
reiterated.
He said the essence of the prayer rally, tagged
‘Plea for mercy’, was to mobilise all Nigerians toward regular and
result-oriented prayers, for the healing and transformation of the nation. He
added that the programme would promote patriotism, transparency,
incorruptibility in leadership, governance and in the lives of Nigerians.
The former head of state condemned the
politicisation of security challenges in the country as well as the activities
of criminal elements in the society, maintaining that the Federal Government
was committed to implementing measures geared towards enthroning sanity in the
system.
Earlier in his remarks, Governor Martin Elechi
commended Gowon for the initiative, enjoining the citizenry of the country to
continue to embrace peace.
The governor urged the citizenry to turn to God,
insisting that God endowed the country with lots of resources.
The prayer rally had in attendance the leadership
of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ebonyi State chapter; Church
leaders across the South-East geo-political zone, and the entire body of Christ
in the zone, the political class, youth organisations, members of the national
and state assemblies, among others.
Culled: www.tribune.com.ng
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