The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has called for the intervention of God in the affairs of the country.
The governor who spoke against the backdrop of the prevalent killings in the country in recent time, called for divine intervention during a national prayer conference organised by Nigeria Prays.
The conference was held at the Ecumenical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa.
The governor, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Agbo, said the spate of killings was an obvious sign of a failed nation.
He therefore called on Nigerians to pray hard.
His words: “In this country, God’s children, human beings irrespective of the God they worship are being slaughtered mercilessly, remorselessly in many parts of the country.
“Our nation is bleeding, we must unite in prayers and resolve to do what is right and fair. Our nation should be a nation of fairness, justice, equity, equal citizenship and united by common ideals of being the greatest black nation.
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“We are united by our common shared humanity and nationality, so injustice and unfairness anywhere should be a concern to anyone and everyone in our nation. I join you in praying that the bloodletting, unnecessary killings in our nation under any shape or guise ends in Jesus name.
“God should intervene so that people will feel the need to do the right thing, be fair and just to one another.
“Anyone who denies his fellow man justice is less human than his victim because what qualifies us humans created in the image of God is our belief in doing what is right and just.
“So I call for a just, egalitarian, fair Nigeria where everyone is proud to call his or her country. No one should play the ostrich.”
