{"id":81729,"date":"2021-06-06T07:36:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81729"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:36:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:36:37","slug":"cry-to-god-obasanjo-tells-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/cry-to-god-obasanjo-tells-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry to God \u2013 Obasanjo tells Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1701797899706246040\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigerians to take the current security and economic challenges besetting the country to God.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to Obasanjo, the situation is now beyond what an ordinary man can solve, adding that everyone is overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo, a two term President and also a former military Head of State, noted that leaders at all levels were overwhelmed by the current challenges in the land.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday during the 16th edition of Prayer Breakfast held virtually and organised in his honour by the Christians Association of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo emphasised the need for prayers to battle difficult situations in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe seem to have been overwhelmed with the crises in our land, that is why we are here,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have some challenges. These are beyond what we can handle we have to cry to God.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cOur land needs to be healed. We have been overwhelmed, those in government, executive, legislators, public servant, civil servant, private sector, we are overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod cannot be overwhelmed. He is omnipotent, Omnipresent, I believe God will heal our land. That is the reason we are here.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/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>Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigerians to take the current security and economic challenges besetting the country to God. 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