The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke; and the National Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Supo Ayokunle, have both expressed serious concerns over the state of affairs in Nigeria.
Wale Oke, who is also the presiding Bishop of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries Ibadan, and Ayokunle, lamented that corruption, insecurity and economic hardship have taken a toll on Nigeria and its people.
Both clerics spoke separately on Sunday evening at the commencement of the 39th Annual Holy Ghost Convention of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries, themed ‘Abundant Rain’.
The convention is holding at the Precious Cornerstone University campus, Garden of Victory, Ibadan.
The duo, however, assured that despite the current challenges besetting it, Nigeria would bounce back to reckoning, and the nation would once again enjoy the peace it used to be known for.
Quoting copiously from the book of 1kings 18:1, Oke said: “There’s drought because of iniquity in the land. But when rain comes, it takes care of the negative. It ushers in the positive. The weather is cold, the grass is green and there’s fruitfulness. The positive begins to break forth, leading to the abundance of everything that’s good.”
He then prayed for an end to the problems currently affecting the nation.
“We terminate corruption in Nigeria. We terminate Boko Haram insurgents; we terminate kidnapping and all manner of crimes in the land. There shall be peace in Nigeria,” he prayed.
The CAN president lamented that ungodliness and corruption had become ways of life in the country.
He called for repentance, adding that the prevailing situation in the country was caused by people’s neglect of God’s words.
Ayokunle expressed pains that corruption had become a way of life in Nigeria, and Christians have joined the people engaging in corrupt practices in holding the country down.
“We have allowed our glory to be trampled upon, by doing all sorts of things that are not acceptable and the Lord has left us to our foolishness.
“Now, we are reaping, both the led and the leaders, the reward of ungodliness and unrighteousness,” he decried.
“But because the Lord is merciful, because of prayers offered, the Lord has decided to retain some righteous people in this nation. Because of these remnants, the Lord has decided to stand up for his people, so that His name might not be blasphemed among the gentiles.”
He prophesied to Nigeria and Nigerians, that there would henceforth be showers of rain, “and the showers will bring freshness to the body.
“Let there be peace in Nigeria. The Lord will fight the beast of bandits, Boko Haram, religious terrorists, kidnappers, and other criminals operating in Nigeria and caused them to be wiped away in Jesus name.”
He continued: “Violence will become a thing of the past in Nigeria, in Jesus name. All Nigerians, from the youngest to the oldest, shall dwell in safety in Jesus name.
“I prophesy unto you Nigeria and Nigerians that our economy is going to bounce back and Nigeria will flourish. Nigerians will flourish and people in the diaspora will rush back home and possess their possessions.
“Nigerians, henceforth, you will not be fugitives anywhere anymore. The name Nigeria shall be respected everywhere. The lost glory shall be restored in full. Nigeria is not going to become Afghanistan; no Taliban is going to take over here. We tear every false prophecy apart, concerning Nigeria in Jesus name.
“The Lord spoke to me overnight on Friday to Saturday concerning Nigeria from the Book of Ezekiel 34:25-30. In Nigeria we shall dwell safely. No more terrorists, no more insurgents attacks, no more herdsmen attack and kidnappings. There will be abundant employment.”
The opening day of the convention, which also had in attendance the National Deputy President of PFN, Archbishop Daniel John Praise, was attended by thousands of people from different walks of life.
The convention will be rounded off on Sunday,5th September.