Zenith Bank - Explore Endless Possibilities
ADVERTISEMENT
The Sun Nigeria
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
The Sun Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
Home National

Prayer only potent weapon to rescue Nigeria- Gowon

23rd April 2018
in National
2
CIVIL WAR: KILLING IGBO IN NORTH, UNGODLY– GOWON
0
SHARES
26
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa

A former Nigeria Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has declared that prayer remained the only potent weapon to stop the myriad of killings in the country.

Gen. Gowon, who is Chairman and Convener of Nigeria Prays, stated this, at the weekend, in his opening remarks to open the National Prayer Conference with the theme ‘Lord Rend the Heavens’ at the Ecumenical Centre, Igbogene, Bayelsa State.

According to him, prayers can solve Nigeria’s problems better and faster than military generals and soldiers can do with physical weapons of war.

He assured Nigerians that God will honour the collective prayers and intercession for the nation, and advised the people to shun violence and retaliation.

Gowon stated that Governor Dickson has demonstrated his faith in God by building the Ecumenical Centre and urged other state governors to emulate his noble and progressive initiative to provoke God’s blessings.

Governor Dickson who also spoke at the event lamented what he called the continued wanton killing which is said is symptomatic of a failed state, called for prayers for the country to surmount all the challenges facing it.

While calling on Nigerians to unite in prayers and resolve to work together to ensure fairness, justice, equity and equal citizenship, he challenged the leaders across the Nation to take the responsibility to stop the bloodletting.

His words “In this country, God’s children, human beings irrespective of the God they worship are being slaughtered mercilessly, remorselessly in many parts of the country.

“Our nation is bleeding; we must unite in prayers and resolve to do what is right and fair. Our nation should be a nation of fairness, justice, equity, equal citizenship and United by common ideals of being the greatest black nation.

“We are united by our common shared humanity and nationality, so injustice and unfairness anywhere should be a concern to anyone and everyone in our nation.

“I join you in praying that the bloodletting, unnecessary killings in our nation under any shape or guise ends in Jesus name. God should intervene so that people will feel the need to do the right thing, be fair and just to one another.

“Anyone who denies his fellow man justice is less human than his victim because what qualifies us humans created in the image of God is our belief in doing what is right and just. So I call for a just, egalitarian, fair Nigeria where everyone is proud to call his or her country. No one should play the ostrich”.

Tags: Gen. Yakubu Gowoninjustice and unfairnessNigerians to unite in prayerspotent weaponprayerstop the myriad of killings in the country
Segun Adio

Segun Adio

Related Posts

Excitement as Saraki unveils Ibom Air, commends Udom for visionary leadership
Cover

Excitement as Saraki unveils Ibom Air, commends Udom for visionary leadership

20th February 2019
We’re not fighting INEC - Tinubu
National

We’re not fighting INEC – Tinubu

20th February 2019
My govt ‘ll not be run by cabal, Atiku declares
Cover

My govt ‘ll not be run by cabal, Atiku declares

20th February 2019
Next Post
We’ve managed herdsmen issue tactfully – Delta CP

We've managed herdsmen issue tactfully - Delta CP

UDUAGHAN

Strategic lobbying necessary for constituency's devt. - Uduaghan

SYNDROME

Ihenacho vows to help APGA to victory in 2019

Comments 2

  1. Ambrose Ukwuegbu says:
    10 months ago

    Gowon did not call for prayers in 1966 to stop the massacre of Ndigbo in the then Northern Nigeria and the eventual war of genocide against the same Ndigbo between 1967-70.

    Why after these atrocities against the defenceless Ibos that Gowon “formed the Nigeria Prayer Group”? Literally seeking God’s forgiveness whilst he superintended the onslaught and massacre of Ndigbo from June, 1966-January, 1970. There is no way God will answer the prayers of Gowon with the “blood of innocent Ibos on his damned hands”. General Yakubu Gowon has not repented of his bloody grievous sins and never pleaded for God’s forgiveness of same. So how can he be praying to God to answer his prayers? That’s not God’s way to paradise. Gowon’s “Nigeria Prayers Group” is a wasted effort of sinners and pretenders. The prayers of sinners are abomination to God. Gowon must first repent and apologize to Ndigbo for the massacres.

    Reply
  2. Ezekiel Okeke says:
    10 months ago

    Gowon has admitted the enemy’s defeats with the Sword in this climax of the ongoing Revolution War of the natives under the natives Disintegrated Republics which secures the natives existence and future in 21st century world. The enemy enemy thought they have control of the brainwashed terrorism mercenaries nickname military, police etc., by so doing, victory is theirs. The enemy did not know God is the father of war and know the best way to punish illiterate animals like the fulani fraudulent criminal sultanate political government with its emirates under the dead fraudulent political name Nigeria with their brainwashed terrorism mercenaries nickname military, police etc., and their local and international complicit and collaborators- British bandits etc. The enemy did not know God given Victory is the natives’ under the natives Disintegrated Republics which must be defended with the Sword in this climax of the ongoing Revolution War of the natives which secures the natives existence and future in 21st century world. Only the Sword decides. It is over for the dead fulani fraudulent criminal sultanate political government with its emirates in this natives territory. It is over for the dead fraudulent political name Nigeria in this natives territory. It is over for the enemy’s brainwashed terrorism mercenaries nickname military, police etc. in this natives territory. It is God given Victory, it is God given Liberation, it is God given Freedom which must be defended with the Sword in this climax of the ongoing Revolution War of the natives under the natives Disintegrated Republics which secures the natives existence and future in 21st century world. God Is With Us!!!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

No Result
View All Result

Highlights

My govt ‘ll not be run by cabal, Atiku declares

Harvest of accusations in Imo as Izunaso campaign group accuses Okorocha of thumb printing ballot papers

CCT trial: Appeal Court shifts Onnoghen’s appeals to Feb 27

As governor, I ‘ll lead Kogi to prosperity – Mustapha Audu

One feared killed, several injured as APC, PDP supporters clash in Kwara

Group raises alarm over alleged fake soldiers deployment to Taraba

Trending

Elections: INEC declares stand on Supreme Court ruling on Rivers APC
Cover

Elections: INEC declares stand on Supreme Court ruling on Rivers APC

20th February 2019
0

 Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emphasised that it will uphold the Supreme Court ruling...

Excitement as Saraki unveils Ibom Air, commends Udom for visionary leadership

Excitement as Saraki unveils Ibom Air, commends Udom for visionary leadership

20th February 2019
We’re not fighting INEC - Tinubu

We’re not fighting INEC – Tinubu

20th February 2019
My govt ‘ll not be run by cabal, Atiku declares

My govt ‘ll not be run by cabal, Atiku declares

20th February 2019
Harvest of accusations in Imo as Izunaso campaign group accuses Okorocha of thumb printing ballot papers

Harvest of accusations in Imo as Izunaso campaign group accuses Okorocha of thumb printing ballot papers

20th February 2019
The Sun Nigeria

Follow us on social media:

Categories

  • Abuja Metro (576)
  • Arts (11)
  • Broken Tongues (123)
  • Business (8,191)
  • Business Week (61)
  • Columns (5,553)
  • Cover (18,913)
  • Culture (25)
  • Duro Onabule (110)
  • Editorial (1,126)
  • Education Review (654)
  • Effect (159)
  • Elections (1,168)
  • Entertainment (1,532)
  • Events (30)
  • Features (2,313)
  • Femi Adesina (4)
  • Food & Drinks (82)
  • Frank Talk (99)
  • Funke Egbemode (106)
  • Gallery (5)
  • Health (877)
  • Insights (120)
  • Kalu Leadership Series (47)
  • Kunle Solaja (3)
  • Kunle Solaja (23)
  • Letters (80)
  • Lifeline (1,296)
  • Lifestyle (80)
  • Literary Review (418)
  • Marketing Matters (46)
  • National (38,816)
  • News (729)
  • Offside Musings (46)
  • Opinion (3,190)
  • oriental news (576)
  • Politics (6,249)
  • PressClips (144)
  • Public Sphere (104)
  • Ralph Egbu (129)
  • Shola Oshunkeye (18)
  • Sideview (1)
  • South-west Magazine (593)
  • Sporting Sun (2,600)
  • Sports (7,325)
  • Sun Girl (893)
  • Tea Time (27)
  • The Flipside – Eric Osagie (69)
  • The Sun Awards Live (67)
  • The Sun TV (71)
  • Thoughts & Talks (30)
  • Time Out (101)
  • Today's cover (14)
  • Tola Adeniyi (63)
  • Travel (15)
  • Travel & Tourism (75)
  • Trending (79)
  • TSWeekend (921)
  • Turf Game (110)
  • Uncategorized (9)
  • Updates (106)
  • Views from Abroad (56)
  • Voices (116)
  • World (14)
  • World News (4,052)
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Paper Ad Rate
  • Online Ad Rate
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2018 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun

© 2018 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.