6,000 pastors in the Southwest has endorsed Major General Muhammadu
Buhari as president in the forthcoming elections, while rejecting
President Goodluck Jonathan.
PM News reports that the pastors
were acting by divine intervention from God who told them that Buhari
would be the next president of Nigeria, pointing out that they were not
bribed by anybody to support Buhari, .
The pastors under the
aegis of Christians for Governance, Pastors For Change have also
declared seven days praying and fasting for God to grant the All
Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate victory at the poll.
The
pastors, drawn from various churches, such as the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, RCCG, Catholic, Orthodox, among others have openly
endorsed Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, his running mate at a news
conference in Ikeja, Lagos.
Addressing the news conference, Bishop Kayode
Williams, National Coordinator, Christians for Good Governance, said:
“We want to observe seven days of special prayer on the seven mountains
in the Southwest political zones comprising six states to pray for the
victory of Buhari and Osinbajo in the 28 March presidential election.
“We are using this opportunity to call on all pastors who believe
that the time has surely come for change in Nigeria to exhort, mobilise,
instruct and direct all our members from our churches, numbering
186,000 churches in the Southwest zone to adhere to this divine
instruction from God.
“We shall intensify our intercessory
prayers to God so that there will be peace in the nation and that the
election will be free, transparent and peaceful. We are asking our
archbishops, evangelists, elders, deacons and deaconesses to join hands
and make sure that the prayer programme is very successful.”
He noted that the present leadership had failed the nation, adding
that Nigerians had hoped for improvement in various sectors but nothing
has been done and that is why the group is calling for change.
“No one can do the same thing and expect different result. Nigerians
must therefore get a change in baton. It appears that many people at the
top do not feel what an ordinary Nigerian feels: No job, no money, no
light, health problem, sorrow and frustration everyday due to massive
corruption at the top. All these must change. Nigerians deserve good
life in the midst of all the resources that God has endowed us with,” Williams stated.
Speaking on the N7 billion bribery allegation against the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), he denied knowledge of any money
collected, but added that every rumour has an element of truth.
The
movement is being supported by Rev. Moses Iloh, Archbishop Magnus
Atilade, Ayo Opadokun and many other bigwigs in Christendom.
