A team known as 70 wise prophets have been sent Jerusalem to pray for Nigeria. The
move came from Rev. Ifeanyichukwu Epunam who assembled 70 prophets of the
Christian faith through private sector sponsorship.
But before they left, they had an encounter with the Executive Secretary of the
Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Mr. John Kennedy-Opara, at the NCPC
Secretariat, Abuja, who admonished them on the essence of their spiritual journey to
the holy land.
According to Sun News, while speaking to Abuja Metro, the initiator of the
programme, Revd Epunam, said the programme is about the 70 wise prophets going on
a national prayer summit to Jerusalem to pray for Nigerians, to pray for the
president and for the peace and security of the nation, especially in 2015.
“So, it is a self-
sponsored programme. The government has no kobo in it.
Captains of industry
sponsored it and they are here with their products to support us. They sponsored the
ministers of the gospel to go and cry for mercy for Nigeria,” Epunam said.
Epunam said the project is borne out of his passion for Nigeria. “I have been a
member of the National Prayer Networkin the Villa Chapel right from the Obasanjo’s
government. So, I have passion for Nigeria. I have had experiences, knowing that the
foundation of Nigeria is faulty, that we have to pray to put it in the right direction
and at the same time, to help men and women of God know where Jesus preached the
gospel: the landmarks and where he was ascendedso that the righteous will take over
the earth,” Epunam stated.
In his remarks, Opara said the sponsors of the
programme were exemplary people, and urged
well-meaning Nigerians to emulate their gesture.
The pioneer executive secretary of the NCPC
added that by so doing, crime rate in the country
would be reduced, noting that an individual who
embarkedon a pilgrimage, would return to the
country and transform others.
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