The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three days of prayers ahead of the 2019 elections in the country.
In a statement over the weekend, CAN said the three-day session of praise and worship is also to serve as a form of prayer for Divine Intervention against possible attempts to manipulate the outcome of the elections.
Although the statement was signed by Adebayo Oladeji, the special assistant to the CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, the statement said the directive was given by its acting general secretary, Joseph Daramola.
The statement reads: “The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared 18-20 November, 2018 as days of Non-Stop Praise of God for the much-awaited Divine Intervention over the next year general election and other problems facing the country.
“The ’72 hours Praise and Worship’ is to be organized in all churches nationwide between 18th November, 2018 – 20th November, 2018 as from 7:00 am on the 18th – 6:00 pm 20th November, 2018.
“The Programme is to celebrate the envisaged victory Nigeria is going to experience over economic, security challenges, social, religious and political problems we are facing as a Nation.
“CAN, through the Acting General Secretary, Barrister Joseph Daramola, has asked all bloc leaders and their Secretaries, all Zonal chairmen, all State Chairmen and all denominational leaders to organize their church members in non-stop praise of God’s majesty over the victory he has given us in Nigeria on all our challenges, especially His intervention over the coming general election.
“All churches in the country are urged to participate in the programme to usher the country into a new era of peace, unity, safety and all round prosperity.”
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