The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says its yearly Inter-denominational Divine Service (IDDS), billed to take place on Saturday, at the LAWNA Headquarters, Ketu, Lagos, would focus on prayer for a successful forthcoming general elections.
The state CAN Chairman, Rev. Stephen Adegbite, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that the prayer session has become imperative going by the level of anxieties attached to the transition period.
The Bishop, who expressed dismay on the subsisting naira and fuel scarcity in the country, said that prayers have the power to change things for good and that God is in the business of answering prayers of His people made in good fate.
NAN reports that as Nigerians go to the polls by Feb. 25 to elect their next president and representatives at the National Assembly, the expectations are high as the look forward to enthrone leaders that can change the nation’s fortune.
Adegbite, who described election devoid of violence as a forerunner to national development, said that everyone should contribute his or her quota to ensure that the transition becomes seamless.
He said that the session that would attract great men of God that would intercede for the nation alongside parishes, would atone for the nation and pave the way for a successful election.
According to him, “the event is for Christians of every denomination and Muslims too because the important thing is the goal behind the prayer.
“Since its inception 20 years ago, it has been attended by state governors. We are expecting Gov. Sanwo-Olu to be there, just as we are inviting everyone to attend.
“It is a session where as a people we present our supplication to God for His prompt intervention. In this regard, the nation’s general election takes pre-eminence.
“For Lagos to have continued to have peace over the years can be attributed to the IDDS prayers and we are extending the prayer to the nation for the common good,” he said.
He blamed the Federal Government for the fuel and naira scarcity, pleaded that more time be given for people to transit from the old naira notes to the new ones in order to lessen the hardship.
He regretted that people are going through hard times few days to the general election, adding that Federal Government should not because of a few individuals, decide to kill a fly with a big hammer. (NAN)
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