The wife of the Nasarawa State Governor, Hajiya Salifat Sule, has organized a one-day special peace prayer session for God’s intervention over the security challenges in Nigeria.
Speaking at the one-day prayer tagged “Peace Prayer for the Nation” in Lafia the state’s capital, Sule said that it complied with the directive by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for women to pray.
Mrs Sule led the Muslim session of the prayer at the State Secretariat of Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), while the wife of the Deputy Governor Mrs Sheila Tosan-Akabe, led the Christian session at the St Williams Catholic Cathedral Lafia.
The Governor’s wife explained that the wives of the 36 States governors had in a recent meeting agreed to organize women to pray for the nation.
“It was aimed to supporting our husbands for God to help them surmount the security challenges bedevilling the country.
“Without prayer, we cannot achieve anything as a nation, hence the need for consistent prayer,” she said.
She added that the prayer was also going on in all the 13 Local Government Areas of the state.
Similarly, Sheila Tosan-Akabe commended their husbands for working tirelessly every day towards addressing the security and other challenges confronting the nation.
She said as Christian women, the least they could do was to support them through prayer and called on all and sundry to turn to God for a lasting solution.
Meanwhile, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lafia David Ajang, said leaders at all levels should intensify efforts towards addressing youth unemployment as a first step to tackle insecurity
He noted that peace would not just happen on its own but would only be achieved when leaders and followers work to make it happen.
“Government must do something for the young people, by generating employment that would make them unavailable for crime and would take them off the streets
“The unemployed youths roaming the streets of all communities across the 36 states of the country is a time bomb waiting to explode,” the Bishop added.
He, therefore, called on the government at all levels to do something urgently towards addressing the challenges especially of the youths before the situation gets out of control
The Bishop commended Mrs Sule and the wife of the Deputy Governor for organizing the peace prayer for peace and unity in the state.
He said that more prayer was needed especially at this time for God to intervene in the numerous challenges bedevilling the country.
Muslim and Christian prayer sessions featured prayers from different women groups for peace, unity, and development of the country.
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