Date Published: 03/13/10

Sir,

Call for National Prayer against Corruption - Treasury looters, kidnappers, assassins, etc

It was recorded in the Holy Book wherein King Saul in his evil deeds, called Prophet Samuel “you frustrated old man”, when he (Samuel) gave him (Saul) prophecy which inferred that God was angry the evil in the land and with the way the Kingdom was being ruled. It was written that Saul called for consulted sooth-sayers implying that he requested for payers to curse those supposedly perpetrating those evils. It turned out that Saul was the major recipient of the curse.

Here in Nigeria, during Abacha’s rule there were lots of outcry and outburst by the citizenry. Abacha while trying to prove his innocence called for national prayers by the Christians, the Moslems as well as the Pagans; for God to remove from Nigeria anything or anybody that may be causing the evils in the land. Not quite long after such prayers were carried out, Abacha started having problems; we all know what happened thereafter.

In Nigeria we are witnessing so much evils and retardations now. Had President Yar’Adua’s government sincerely called for prayers for our President, may be God would have heard and done the correct wish of Nigerians; probably healing Yar’Adua and moving Nigeria forward. Recently, Governor Akpabio of Akwa Ibom called out Akwa Ibom mothers to prayer, against the evil called ‘kidnapping’ which has unleashed mayhem on the people of that State. The wife of the recently kidnapped but released former NYSC Director-General, retired General Edet Akpan, it was reported refused to participate. The prayer was for three day period which Governor Akabio, his wife and some cabinet members in attendance at the closing session.

It could be true that the sponsors of some of the kidnappings that had taken place in that State were in attendance at the prayer session. My sincere prayer is that God Almighty should visit His wrath on anyone who might be there and pretending holier than thou, Amen.

Kenneth Abimbola, Esq.,

Plot 15, Road 23 Agip Estate

Port Harcourt, Rivers State