Peter Obi, the previous Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, launched into a pilgrimage to Rome, looking for divine intervention in Nigeria.
Taking to his verified X deal with on Sunday, in an announcement titled, “My Go to to the USA, Rome: Taking Nigeria’s State of affairs to God”, Obi referred to as on Nigerians to stay steadfast because the nation grapples with political, social, and financial challenges.
In line with the financial skilled, he used his current journey to Rome to “Take Nigeria’s scenario to God,” providing prayers for unity, peace, and accountable management.
Sunday Telegraph studies that throughout the pilgrimage, Obi and his spouse visited the 4 main Papal Basilicas in Rome, St. Mary Main, St. Paul Outdoors the Partitions, St. John Lateran, and St. Peter’s Basilica, the place they met with different Nigerian pilgrims.
The assertion reads, “After my 2-day journey to the USA – the place I addressed the Friendship Membership on Saturday, 4 October, and spoke on the 1st Ubuntu African Youth Meeting in Washington on Sunday, 5 October – I departed that very same evening for Rome, arriving on sixth October to hitch my dearest spouse, who was already in Rome ready for me.
“This 12 months marks a Jubilee Yr, an occasion celebrated each twenty-five years, and my dearest spouse and I selected to dedicate our prayers to Nigeria. With hearts filled with gratitude, we thanked God that, regardless of our variations and the various challenges confronted over sixty-five years of independence,
“He has saved us collectively as one nation – a uncommon and profound blessing for which we stay deeply grateful.
“We additionally sought forgiveness for our nationwide transgressions and implored God to intervene within the struggling of the Nigerian folks. We prayed for the injection into our political panorama selfless and compassionate leaders whose hearts He God would contact—leaders who could be truthful in phrase and deed, altruistic in service, and dedicated to utilizing public sources for the widespread good.
“Leaders whose choices would replicate competence, capability, character, and dedication to the welfare of all. Leaders who perceive that they weren’t created to dwell in isolation however in group with others, and should make sure that actions are for the advantage of the group.
“On Tuesday, the seventh of October, as a part of our pilgrimage, we handed via three Holy Doorways of the 4 main Papal Basilicas in Rome, praying at every that God would open the door of His mercy to Nigeria. At St. Mary Main, we prayed, handed via the Holy Door, and mirrored on the grave of the late Pope Francis.
“From there, we journeyed to the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outdoors the Partitions, the place Cardinal James Harvey warmly obtained us, led us via the Holy Door, and shared the basilica’s wealthy historical past and the deep significance of the Jubilee Yr.
“Our third cease was the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, devoted to Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the place, along with different pilgrims, we handed via the Holy Door and joined in prayer.
“We then proceeded to the Scala Sancta – the Holy Steps which Jesus ascended earlier than Pontius Pilate – the place we prayed with profound reverence, finishing a day of deep non secular reflection at a few of Rome’s most sacred websites.
“On Wednesday, the eighth of October, we rose early for the Papal Basic Viewers at St. Peter’s Basilica, the place we had been blessed to listen to the Catechesis of His Holiness on hope, perseverance, and steadfast religion in occasions of hardship.
“Afterwards, we handed via the ultimate Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, praying and reflecting deeply on God’s mercy, thus finishing our pilgrimage via the 4 doorways with hearts crammed with gratitude and renewed religion.
At St. Peter’s, we had been privileged to be obtained in viewers by His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex, to whom we humbly appealed for prayers for our beloved nation, Nigeria.
Alongside the way in which, we met a number of Nigerian pilgrims: women and men of religion whose faces shone with quiet hope. Collectively, we renewed our belief in God’s divine mercy and within the promise of a renewed and higher Nigeria.
I consider fervently within the energy and windfall of God. But, as we elevate our nation earlier than Him in prayer, we should not give up to fatalism. Religion doesn’t absolve us of duty; somewhat, it calls us to motion.
“As Nigerians, we should every proceed to do our half – with honesty, diligence, and love – for the therapeutic and progress of our nation.
“A brand new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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