Nigerian Residents Go Spiritual Ahead Appeal Court Judgement
As the people of Nasarsawa State await the appeal court governorship election judgement, religious faithful in the state Monday commenced a seven-day joint prayer session for the peaceful and God-fearing verdict.
Residents of the state said the prayer session is to ensure that the mandate given to the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), David Emmanuel Ombugadu, is peacefully delivered with the fear of God.
The prayer session, which drew participants from across the Muslim, Christian, and other worshippers, commenced Monday with joint prayers, irrespective of religious belief, said to be conducted to draw the hand of God closer to the judges and protect them from any evil affluence.
A resident, Ustars Suleiman Abdullahi, maintained that Allah is a listening being, Almighty, and creator of the universe who neither discriminates nor fails in his promises; hence, the move to change the wishes of the people against the overwhelming mandate given to who they want.
“We genuinely gave our mandate to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate on March 18 for a positive change in Nasarawa State, and a few people are trying to steal our mandate. We will continue to pray to Allah, who will listen to our supplications and do his will in Nasarawa State.”.
On his part, Rev. Emmanuel Bako said they will continue to seek the face of God in prayers, saying that prayer remains the key and adding that God Almighty is the giver of power, as according to him, “who is that man to say a thing when God has not spoken?”
“Our God Almighty is always ahead of every principality. The will of God shall prevail and put to shame those insisting on taking the people’s mandate given to David Emmanuel Ombugadu in Nasarawa.
Some participants who spoke on account of anonymity in Lafia, the state capital, revealed that over 95 per cent of the residents, both Christians, Muslims, and other religious worshippers, are seeking God’s presence even in their private places to ensure that the right judgement is given to the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election in the state.
While expressing their optimism that the mandate genuinely given for a positive change in Nasarawa would be delivered by the Appeal Court in the interest of justice, equity, and fair play.
It would be recalled that the governorship election appeal court has reserved judgement in the case filed by the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Engr. Abdullahi Sule, challenging the declaration of Emmanuel Ombugadu as the duly elected governor in the March 18 election in Nasarawa state by the tribunal.
