Osun Governor’s wife, Other Women Seek God’s Face Over Insecurity In Nigeria

By Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo

Perturbed by the spate of insecurity across the country, the wife of the Osun State Governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola and thousands of other women gathered to seek the face of God.

At the inter-religious prayer session which held on Wednesday, at the State Government House, Osogbo, women from two religious circles raised their voices in prayer for God’s intervention over incessant killings, kidnappings, banditry among other challenges currently bedevilling the country.

Speaking, the Osun first lady said Nigeria needed divine intervention in all aspect of life.

Mrs Oyetola who noted that security challenges have affected all facet of life in Nigeria stated that no part of the country that can afford to ignore the situation.

She said: “The challenge of insecurity has continued to assume various dimensions. They are dimensions which affect every aspect of our daily living.

“This development has raised concern for every Nigerian. This is the reason why we, (the Nigerian Governors Wives Forum (NGWF) have resolved to have this country-wide program of prayer.

“I am happy that our women in Osun have responded to this call. I thank you for this. There is no part of this country that can afford to ignore the situation of insecurity in the country today. We all need to approach the Almighty God to urgently change the direction of events in our nation and make us healthy again.

“It is also pertinent at this juncture to call on each one of us to begin to change our approach to issues of nationhood.

“We must start a cause of behavior change. Let us change our attitude in relation to one another, in relation to community affairs, in relation to our state affairs and in relation to our national affairs.

“Yes, Nigeria is a nation with large number of churches, mosques, and homes of traditional religions. It is also a fact that Nigeria is one of the nations that seriously need healing in all aspects of life. This healing can come only through divine intervention of God.

“However, the intervention will require that we work. We must start from our homes. Let’s change the culture that places money as the ultimate value of relationship. Let us enthrone virtue, let us enthrone love, let us bring back the virtue of humanity that our great grandparents handed down to us.

“Mothers should begin to teach our children these abandoned virtues. They were virtues that made our society greater than many of those that our children run to today. We can still reclaim our land. Time is ticking for this individual and collective intervention.

“I therefore plead with our mothers, the teachers in our schools, our religious leaders, our trade-unions to make this a key assignment. We should make messages and teachings of these virtues to be at the forefront. We should de-emphasize the love of money as the ultimate value. We should begin to imbue our children with sense of dignity, love, and service to the community. This will generate significant wealth to our communities and our homes. It would generate peace of mind and safety. It happened before in our nation. We can make it happen again.

“I thank the organizers of this program for a well-coordinated event. I also thank everyone present here. Thank you. May God hear and answer our prayers.

In a lecture delivered by a former Commissioner of Information and State Director of National Orientation Agency, Mr. Oluremi Wilson, Nigerians were enjoined to be wary of sharing messages with divisive tendencies to ensure peace and tranquility in the country.

She maintained that unity of the country would be better for Nigerians calling on secessionists to have a rethink.

Also speaking, Mrs. Latifat Kolawole urged political leaders to always find out where to improve on the lives of those they govern, saying this would assist in building their trust and have a peaceful society.

Highlights of the event were prayer sessions in both Islamic and Christian ways for lasting solution to insecurity in the country.

CityMirrorNews reports that the interreligious prayer session was at the instance of the resolve of Nigerian Governors Wives Forum (NGWF) with a view to seeking God’s intervention in finding lasting solution to insecurity in the country.