The numerous challenges bedeviling the Nigerian nation became a heavy burden for the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), that she was compelled to take the issues to God.
Consequently, she engaged her members nationwide in a 3-day fasting and prayer sessions interceding for the healing of the nation.
The Imo branch of the PFN led by Bishop C. D. Jacobs took their turn in the nationwide event which climaxed last Sunday at the Faithworld Cathedral, Egbu, Owerri to protest and pray for the nation.
In the program tagged Pentecost Sunday and Consuming Fire as the theme, it was not only a gathering of big wigs in the Pentecostal churches, but the state chapter officials, local government representatives and other members massed up in good numbers to intercede for Nigeria.
In the presidential address read by the Bishop Jacobs the president of PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, bemoaned the state of the nation insisting that enough is enough.
According to him, "The level of banditry, kidnapping, violence, insecurity and savage killings, all across the Nigerian landscape has risen to an intolerable height such that every Nigerian should cry out against it to God for divine intervention and to our government for immediate and effective action".
He went further to recall the current kidnappings and killing in Oyo State, the Chibok incident in Bornu, the Samuel Debora issue, Leah Shaibu case, as well other numerous killings especially in the Middle Belt where the government have shown lack of capacity to curtail the mayhem.
He challenged the federal government to rise up to its constitutional and moral duty of defending every Nigerian so that we can be fully reckoned as a nation where no one is oppressed.
The president further called on the Church in Nigeria to speak strongly with one voice loudly so that governments at all levels will hear their voices and feel their pains and sorrows to be moved to action.
While the state chairman delivered the presidential speech, members displayed placards in protest of the issues plaguing the nation.
Some of the placards read thus: "Stop the persecution of Christians, Justice for all the oppressed, Enough is enough, We deserve peace, Let Nigeria live".
Earlier, in his own message Bishop Jacobs, also the general overseer of the Faithworld Church, had made declarations on the Lordship of God over Nigeria adding that every evil will be destroyed to restore the lost glory of the nation.
The deputy national president, Bishop Illechukwu, stated that the problems Nigerians are grappling with are heart breaking. He called on Christians to deploy prayers which he described as the greatest weapon that works.
The event was also marked with songs, prayers, messages from various men of God and light entertainment .
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