Amid insecurity ravaging Nigeria, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has revealed that rising incidents of kidnapping, militancy and killings during his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom State prompted him to introduce monthly prayers session as part of efforts to confront the security challenges.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Akpabio made the disclosure on Sunday during an Inter-Denominational Church Service held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration.
Reflecting on his years as governor, the Senate President said he often wondered how much worse the situation could have been without sustained prayers, urging Nigerians not to lose hope despite the country’s current security concerns.
“When I had the opportunity to serve as governor about 19 years ago, I started monthly prayers. I used to ask myself a question whenever there was militancy, kidnapping and killing. I would say, what if we were not praying?” he
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