AHEAD of the 2015 general elections in the country, over 1000 Bishops
and Pastors from the Pentecostal fold on Sunday stormed the Ecumenical
Center Abuja to reconcile President Goodluck Jonathan and former
President Olusegun Obasajo.
THE Clerics who came from different parts of the country arrived late
on Saturday while some of them from Imo State arrived early hours of
Sunday and slept at the park as there were no officials of the
organizers of the program.
But it was gathered that because of the absence of President Goodluck
Jonathan who was away to Germany on a national official duty and that
of the former President Obasanjo who was said to have been represented
by his pastor the reconciliation prayer meeting could not precede.
There were divergent views on the invitation sent to the two leaders
as some of the pastors claimed both President Jonathan and former
President Obasanjo were formerly invited, some other members said that
the President was not given formal invitation to attend but that he
was aware of the meeting.
Some of the clerics told Vanguard that President Jonathan was
represented at the prayer meeting by Venerable Obioma Onwuzurumba but
that the members had wanted the two personalities to be present so
that the reconciliation could be effective
In the absence of the main objective of the meeting which was the
reconciliation, the Ministers of God had intensive prayers against the
recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the insurgency
in the North East occasioned by the Boko Haram sect and the abduction
of Chibok girls in Borno State.
A Pastor who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity said that
there was also indiscriminate installation of Bishops and ordination
of pastors at the occasion.
In an interview, one of the 100 pastors from Imo State that were
stranded on arrival early hours of Sunday and founder and General
Overseer of Light of God Mission, Mbaise, Imo State, Rev. Udechukwu
Matthew Uka explained that the prayer meeting was to ensure a total
reconciliation between President Jonathan and former President
Obasanjo.
Rev. Uka said that the reconciliation of the two would bring a
peaceful election in 2015 as well as unity to the country, stressing
that the Men of God were concerned over the suspected strained
relationship between two great leaders of the country.
According to him, "We came to Abuja to pray for the peace and unity of
this nation and to make sure that the leaders of this nation are
working in unison, especially we want to pray that God will unite the
former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo with the present
President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
"We know that they are leaders and when two of them are united, many
souls, many part of the nation will be united, they are the head. The
former President is aware of our coming, he is the grand patron of
this network which is Master Seed Pentecostal and College of Bishops
and Ministers network.
"We are almost 1000 in number organized by our national President
Bishop David Emma Okoroafor Agu. The 1000 ministers are from different
states of the federation. Many are from Rivers State, some from Akwa
Ibom, Cross River, Abia State, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Lagos , Edo, Delta
and many other parts of the country.
He also said that President Jonathan was aware of their and coming for
the reconciliation meeting.
On why some of them slept at the park on arrival about 12 am on
Sunday, he said, "The reason is that we came very late, our vehicle
couldn't meet up with time. Before we came in, our national organizers
who should direct us where to pass the night have gone to their
various homes, we came almost midnight that is why we were stranded."
Also speaking Pastor Modestus Kelechi the General Overseer of Holy
Ghost Intercessory Ministry with its headquarters in Mbutu, Aboh
Mbaise in Imo State said that it was imperative that President
Jonathan and former President Obasanjo should unite to give the nation
direction.
Pastor Kelechi who is a notable prayer warrior said that God would not
be happy to see the two men going across purposes, adding that
animosity among the two could spell doom to the nation.
He said, "'They have to come together for the sake of this country."
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