Insecurity: Closeness to God, Prayer will turn the tides in favour of Nigeria – Bishop Ajakaye says

Gloria Ogbu



The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Reverend Felix Ajakaiye, on Wednesday declared that all forms of criminalities in the country can be conquered if Leaders are prayerful and closer to God.

Bishop Ajakaye said that a return to God and fervent prayers can swing the tide in favour of Nigeria.

The Bishop urged Nigerians to call on God for help at this critical point of insecurity and economic backdrop.

Bishop Ajakaye said this, on Wednesday, during a burial mass held in honour of the late reverend Father Raphael Olabode Aborisade at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Ado-Ekiti.

Father Aborisade, who was consecrated in 1987 as a priest, died on August 18, 2022, at the age of 63.

In his words: “We have no other nation than Nigeria, we must continually pray for the peace of this land.”

“Nigeria needs prayers at this most critical and dangerous time and we must do that relentlessly.”

On his part, the Diocese’s Vicar General, Reverend Father Felix Odesanmi, urged Nigerians to stop being materialistic, describing this as the best way to pilot the country to the right path.

He said: “On daily basis, we think of this world than heaven. Some of us are getting academic degrees, getting chieftaincy titles, stashing monies in banks, buying vehicles and houses, but refused to think about death.”

“We are consoled by the fact that father Aborisade served God well. The man started the race, finished the race and ended well”.

Father Odesanmi praised the departed priest for his unwavering commitment to the ideals of catholicism, saying his 35 years of service in Catholic vineyard would remain indelible forever.

“He was a man with passion for human development . He was till the end of his life a man with unflinching disposition to build people’s faiths in God.”

“This death showed the temporality of human existence and we must learn from it. There is no certain age to die. God will take you when he is ready take you.”

“Let me say this unequivocally, it is only when you live a holy life that you can say you are old. So, his life was rewarding, fulfilling and full of accomplishments”, he stated.