{"id":61530,"date":"2018-04-06T23:33:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T22:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=61530"},"modified":"2018-04-06T23:33:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T22:33:54","slug":"presidency-says-nigeria-needs-respectable-clergies-for-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/presidency-says-nigeria-needs-respectable-clergies-for-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency Says Nigeria Needs Respectable Clergies For Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidency has said Nigeria at this time is in need of spiritual<br \/>\nsupport of respectable clergy<\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_156806950\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span>, when pastors of the Gospel Faith Mission International<br \/>\nled by the Deputy General Overseer of the Mission, Pastor Emmanuel<br \/>\nOluwayemi paid him a courtesy call in his office, Mr Femi Adesina, the<br \/>\nSpecial Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, called on<br \/>\nreligious leaders in the country to continue to pray for the unity, peace<br \/>\nand prosperity of Nigeria especially as we approach 2019 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we approach the election year, please continue to pray that all will<br \/>\nbe well with our country. People are getting desperate to ensure that<br \/>\ntheir desires, often ill-motivated, are actualised. But by the prayers of<br \/>\nspiritual fathers like you, it will be well with the country,\u201d Adesina<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He added that God is the ultimate solution to all challenges and that no<br \/>\nman has the solution to happenings around him. Mr Adesina expressed<br \/>\nhappiness that the Gospel Faith Mission International which is a highly<br \/>\nrespected organisation, known for its open and broad mindedness, had<br \/>\nchosen to offer spiritual support to the government. He reiterated<br \/>\nPresident Muhammadu\u2019s assertion that he is not a religious bigot and can<br \/>\nnever be one.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Emmanuel Oluwayemi had earlier told the Special Adviser that the<br \/>\nchurch and the nation have a lot to do together especially at this time<br \/>\nwhen there is tension in the land.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the role of the church is to advise and pray for leaders of<br \/>\nthe country as commanded by God in the scriptures. He acknowledged their<br \/>\nrole as co-builders in Nigeria to ensure that there is fairness and<br \/>\njustice in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy General Overseer assured that the Gospel Faith Mission<br \/>\nInternational will continue to provide back-up support for the government<br \/>\nrather than heat up the polity.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed that God\u2019s hands will continue to be on President Muhammadu<br \/>\nBuhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other elected people in the<br \/>\ncountry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidency has said Nigeria at this time is in need of spiritual support of respectable clergy Speaking\u00a0Friday, when pastors of the Gospel Faith Mission International led by the Deputy&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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