Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Tuesday urged Nigerians to keep fasting and praying ahead of the 2015
elections, saying that only God has power to appoint leaders. Obasanjo said this when the National
President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr. Felix Omobude,
paid him a courtesy visit in his Abeokuta, Ogun State, home.
According to him, Nigeria is God’s
project and as such the nation will overcome all its challenges no
matter how insurmountable they can be.
Obasanjo said, “If there is anything
that I would ask of you, it is that you should never stop fasting and
praying for Nigeria. I always say that I’m an incurable optimist about
this country.
“In my short span of life, I have seen a
few unexpected things in this country when we thought that the end
would just happen, but God made us to scale through.
“I personally never thought we would
have a leader like (late Gen. Sani) Abacha in this country, I was a
victim of his despotism but God saw us through that situation.
“There iss no situation we see or worry
about that God will not see us through. That is my belief and that is
what gives me confidence, it gives me courage, it gives me the ability
to work for the country’s unity.
“No matter what is happening, to me and
the country, all will be well. And those of you who believe all will be
well for Nigeria should continue to shout Hallelujah. God has done it
for us.”
The former President, while alluding to
his years in the military, expressed optimism that Nigeria would remain
united and indivisible.
Earlier in his remarks, Omobude had
described Obasanjo as a special treasure to the country, adding that the
former President should not stop at playing pivotal role for the good
of the country.
Omobude, who led the leadership of the
PFN to Obasanjo, said that the fellowship would continue to pray for the
peace, unity and progress of the country.
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