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After several
minutes of recounting Nigeria’s political and economic travails, the
president of the Senate, David Mark, on his birthday, said he is
confident that “God will intervene in a positive way.”

Mr. Mark, who
turned 62 on Thursday, spoke in an early-morning prayer session at St.
Mulumba Catholic Chapel, Apo, Abuja. He said that regardless of the
challenges and difficulties Nigeria faces presently, “I am hopeful that
God will see us through”.

Prayer for leaders

Mr. Mark called on Nigerians to continue to pray for the nation and its leaders in order to overcome its challenges.

“There is no gift
that is bigger than the gift of prayers,” Mr. Mark said. “Politicians
go through a lot of temptations, countless in number, it is only
through our support, fasting and prayers that they can survive and
triumph.

“I am certain that
our prayers for the country and our leaders during the Easter
celebration will not go in vain to seeing Nigeria through.

“All we need as a nation is prayers that God in His infinite mercy should help our land”.

The Senate
president noted the temptations leaders in Nigeria face by the day and
concluded that only supplication to God could see them through.

Mr. Mark has often,
at most public religious events, requested for prayers from Nigerians
for either ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua or the unsettled
political balance in Nigeria.

Guests pray

Scores of
politicians including Maurice Iwu, chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) and the newly-appointed ministers attended
the early-morning prayer session.

In the homily, Rev.
Jerome Bello urged Nigerians to have faith and believe in the country
as a way to invoke God’s intervention on every aspect of the nation’s
plight.

“God wants us to
demonstrate our faith for our miracles to happen,” said Mr. Bello. “We
should also believe in ourselves to overcome any obstacles on our ways.
Miracles are not automatic, it happens when we play our own part of
faith.”

Mr. Bello and guests offered prayers for a democratic stability in the country and for wisdom for leaders.