Only Prayer Can Solve Nigeria’s Security Challenges – Gowon

 

Former head of state, Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has identified prayer as the main tool to be used in solving the numerous security challenges confronting the nation.

   Gowon made the declaration on yesterday in Abakaliki when he led the delegation of the Nigeria Prays Movement on a courtesy call on Gov Martin Elechi.   

   Gowon who is the chairman of the movement noted that Nigerians should use prayers to commit the country into God’s hands due to the seriousness of the security problem.

“The power of prayer is stronger than all physical powers we have as when it touches our souls, we become the right instruments God wants us to be.

“In the Bible, Saul was persecuting the Christians but when God’s power touched him, he became the strongest disciple that ever propagated God’s word,” he said.

According to him, the seriousness of the security challenges makes it imperative for Nigerians to seek God’s grace to restore the desired peace in the country.

“I find it difficult to believe that it is the Fulani herdsmen who are predominantly little children that are causing mayhem in some parts of the country.

“These children carry sticks and lead their cattle on pasture across the country but now some people put on Fulani clothes and perpetrate crisis.

“The question is how the transformation from little cattle rearers to criminals took place. We should continue to pray that God touches their hearts to change,” he said.

He called on Ebonyians to turnout en masse at the prayer summit (Nigeria Prays) today, to intercede for the end of the insurgency and other problems confronting the country.

In his response, Gov Elechi thanked him for his fatherly role in the country and for leading the vanguard to salvage the country through prayers.

He advised Nigerians to rally round him in solving the nation’s problems to ensure it develops rapidly and becomes conducive for all to live-in.