Less than 16 days to the general elections, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has called on the Church to pray for the emergence of a President that will use public funds for public good.
Obi also asked the Church to pray for a President that will respect the religious rights of the people as this is necessary for a multi religious nation like Nigeria.
Obi who spoke at the 17th Biennial Conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, said Nigeria has gone through a lot, adding that it is the prayers of the Church that has kept the country together.
He said: ” I want to ask for your prayers for Nigeria as we gather here, I will ask for prayer points and the prayer points are as we go for election ,may God Almighty ensure that nigeria elects somebody with character , somebody who is competent , somebody who will respect our religion rights.
” May God continue to touch as politicians, so that we use public money for public good.
” I do not think without prayers Nigeria will be where it is today ,Nigeria has gone through no country has ever gone through and is still standing and only your prayers can save us.
” Please do remember your country in your prayers”, Obi concluded.
The 17th National Biennial Conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has in attendance renowned clergymen like Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Rev. (Dr) Felix Omobude and the National President of PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke.
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