The Christian Association of Nigeria has fixed January 10 as National Day of Prayers for peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.
The Christian body said the prayer would be held in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory between 11am and 2pm. CAN also declared it as day of freedom for Leah Sharibu and others in the Boko Haram captivity
According to a statement signed on behalf of the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, the programme was to seek God’s intervention in preventing violence, manipulation, intimidation of voters and other electoral crimes in the forthcoming elections.
He said that all Christian politicians, especially those vying for offices, Christian groups or organizations and stakeholders were invited to participate in the programme.
The cleric stated that all Christian candidates for elective offices, or their representatives, were also invited to be prayed for to be good ambassadors of Christ before, during and after the election.
The CAN president directed all bloc chairmen, zonal chairmen, states and local chairmen, and all church leaders, to mobilise their members nationwide for the programme.
He said the participants were to assemble at the National Christian Centre in Abuja for the prayer.
