Emmanuel Adigwe
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Samson Ayokunle alongside the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar Mohammadu III have called for a three-day fasting and prayer which we begin from July 3 to 5 throughout the country.
The fasting and prayer which is tagged, NINEVEH, aim at ending the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) and it enjoined Christians and Muslims to take part in the national weekly prayer conducted online every Thursday in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (OSGF) and other stakeholders.
A statement issued yesterday by the General Secretary of CAN, Mr. Joseph Daramola: “The NIREC leadership appreciates the efforts of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 who have done all that is humanly possible to animate and create awareness on how to keep safe from infection of the coronavirus.
“In furtherance of this effort, NIREC calls for three days fasting and prayers (July 3 to 5,2020) for every Nigerian. The Muslims will begin on Friday, July 3, 2020 by praying in the Abuja National Mosque while we Christians will end the prayer on Sunday, July 5, 2020 in the National Christian Centre, Abuja at 3:00pm. Selected Christian leaders have been invited to participate in this all-important programme.
“These prayers will respect social distancing. NIREC has asked everybody to seek the face of God in fasting and prayers for God to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and we must all take part in our different homes.
We commit you and all yours under the shelter of the wings of our Almighty God, who is able to keep you from falling, and present you faultless before His seat of Glory with exceeding joy in Jesus’ name!”
