Please let us all pray for Buhari – Catholic bishop
- Bishop Martins Uzoukwu applauded President Buhari for the fight against Boko Haram
- He called on all Nigerians to pray for the president
Bishop Martins Uzoukwu who is the catholic bishop of Minna Diocese in Niger state has called on Nigerians to pray for the recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The president had gone on a 10-day working vacation in the UK and was supposed to return on Monday, February 6.
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Vanguard reports that Uzoukwu spoke on Sunday, February 5 where he called on Nigerians to pay for the president in the face of problems the country was going through.
“I specifically pray for our President to return back home safely to administer the affairs of our great country, we should all seek divine intervention in our nation’s socio-economic and political activities.”
The bishop said the irrespective of religion or tribe, it was necessary to support the government to move forward and that prayer was one of the ways to achieve that.
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He said Nigerians must always wish their leaders well in order for them to be able to implement their plans for the country.
Uzoukwu applauded President Buhari for tackling insurgency in the north east and urged citizens to provide useful information to security agencies.