The Primate of the church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev’d Dr. Henry Ndukuba has asked God Almighty to arise and rescue the remnant of Nigeria as he lamented that Nigeria at 64 years of independence was still crawling as a baby.
Archbishop Ndukuba noted that Nigeria as a Nation is not what it ought to be “Those born 64 years ago are now grand fathers and grand mothers “.
He made this points while delivering his sermon at a special Eucharistic Service to Pray For and Celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day.
The Primate called on Nigerians to vigorously intercede for the country so that her potentials for greatness should be birthed.
Drawing his inspiration from Isaiah 37 reading from verse 1 where King Hezekiah was lamenting the plight of the people of Israel said in verses 2 and 3 thus:
“When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord. 2 He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.”
Primate Ndukuba noted that Nigeria had great wealth but those in charge were holding it to themselves not making any appreciable impact on the welfare of the people.
“At the age of 64 Nigerians should be rejoicing but what is happening now is the people mobilizing to protest against bad governance. ”
Corruption, he noted had mitigated against developmental growth of the country.
This he said should not be so for a country blessed with so much abundance of wealth.
The Primate said Nigerians should pray for visionary leadership like Late General Murtala Muhammed, Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan to mention but a few who made some appreciable impacts while at the helms of affairs.
He said these leaders had great plans for Nigeria but never saw them come to fruition.
The Primate said he was optimistic that tomorrow would be better for Nigeria “as God will not abandon His own..”.
He prayed that God will arise in His mightiness to rescue the remnants of this great nation and deliver them from the claws of the evils.
The service ended with thanksgiving and the recitation of the old National Anthem at independence now adopted as current by the congregation with emotion.
Korede Akintunde
CoN Communication Officer
