Nigerian pilgrims pray for Buhari in Israel

Nigerian pilgrims on Mon­day jointly prayed for the restoration and perfection of President Muhammadu Bu­hari’s health. They also asked God to grant the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo wisdom to handle the af­fairs of the country as Buhari recu­perates.

The prayer session which took place at Mount Zion, Jerusalem in Israel and with the theme: “Build­ing a covenant nation”, attracted pilgrims from Rivers, Benue, Tara­ba, Adamawa, Enugu States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

At the event, the Executive Sec­retary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja, said having an honest man like President Buhari to lead the coun­try is an opportunity Nigerians should not miss.

He said that Nigeria, with all the symbols of greatness, can only be built to last by those who have been established on the enduring virtues of Christ.

Uja, therefore, admonished Christians to live up to their call­ing in Christ and lead by example in being strategic in their reasoning and planning.

The NCPC boss said that Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world that still sponsors pilgrimage and charged the pilgrims to give back by being change agents in the country.

“I feel sad that people come on pilgrimage and when they leave here, their character is even worse,” he lamented.