Christian leaders in Nigeria pray, fast against killings
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria seeks peace through prayer and fasting, seeking God for an end of violence and corruption in the country.
bq.. WORRIED by recent killings across the country the president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Bishop Mike Okonwkwo said at the weekend that Christian leaders have commenced fervent prayers and fasting to ward off the spirit of killings which he said had invaded the country in recent times.
Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos on the state of the nation Bishop Okonkwo said we, church leaders, have resolved to take up the challenge squarely because we have a responsibility to ensure lasting peace in the country.
He lamented that whereas religious leaders had joined other democratic forces to enthrone democracy in the country, what was being practiced now was not the type of democracy the people expected pointing out that there is a lot of hunger in the midst of plenty with the majority finding it tough to make ends meet while a few were busy stealing from the national coffers.
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p(small). Source: Daily Times of Nigeria© 2004 Daily Times of Nigeria
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