During a regional session at the recently concluded World Prayer Assembly, which held at Jakarta, Indonesia, from the 14th to the 18th of May, 2012, at which Pastor E.A. Adeboye was one of the International speakers, the over 25 delegates from Nigeria, after an exhaustive discussion about the situation in our country, resolved to call the Church in Nigeria to a one year transformational prayer campaign commencing from 1st August, 2012 to 1 July 2013. This urgent call to prayer is necessitated by the myriad and intractable problems facing our nation, some of which are underlisted below:

1.    The high rate of insecurity, especially the bombing of the Boko Haram sect and the attempt to destabilize the nation.
2.    The looming prediction by the CIA and other western organisations that Nigeria would be a failed state by 2015.
3.    The feverish pitch and inflammatory comments which the 2015 national elections is already generating and what it portends for our democratic system.
4.    The ever-increasing rate of unemployment in the country without any solutions in sight.
5.    The cancerous problem of corruption in our society, the hypocritical and cosmetic treatment which successive leadership give as panacea to the problem.
6.    The fallen standards of education and mass failure during WAEC and NECO exams by our students.
7.    The total neglect and marginalization of the less privileged, the poor and those with physical challenges in our society.
8.    The absence of any assuring engagement and rehabilitating plans for our youths and children.
9.    Inter-ethnic and inter-religious religious conflicts in Jos, Ebonyi and Adamawa states.
10.    Political thuggery, arson and assassination of opponents.
11.    Erratic power supply despite the colossal amount spent on the Independent Power Projects.
12.    The fuel subsidy, pension scam, and billions of naira fraud they have unearthed.
13.    A self-centered National Assembly whose actions are so unpatriotic and uninspiring.
14.    An inefficient judiciary that is allegedly ridden with corruption, where justice is most times delayed or denied.
15.    The prevalence of ritual killings and occultism in politics and governance in the land.
16.    The kidnapping of people has fast turned to a profession and the raping of women and teenage girls.
17.    Our roads and highways are littered with carnage; we lack maintenance culture on virtually all our infrastructure.

We are not unmindful of the fact that this call to National repentance and prayer is a huge prayer task. Critics of prayer would ask what impact prayer has made on our national life. Others would say, have our problems not increased and worsened because we simply pray when we should be working or thinking strategically about how to solve our problems. Suffice it to say, that without prayer, Nigeria would not be where she is now. Prayer does not negate real hardwork as a means of solving societal problems. At all times, the Church has the mandate to pray for all men, and for those on authority, no matter how good or bad the times may be. We have a divine responsibility to pray for the peace of our nationa, our leaders and the Church.

Daily and weekly prayers should be held in groups, churches, cities and should cover such areas as:

1.    The Nation – the economy, families, the youth and children.
2.    The Seven Mountains (spheres of the society) which comprises politics and governance, the Church, Arts, Media and Entertainment, Business and Commerce, the Family, etc.
3.    Global Institutions and Events – the global economy, wars, victims of natural disasters, terrorism, environmental challenges, etc.
4.    The Church – the leaders, unity in the Church, revival in the church, the persecuted church, missionaries, etc.
5.    Africa – regional organisations like ECOWAS, natural disasters like famine, wars, coups, poverty, diseases, etc.
6.    The Unreached People Groups and the 10/40 Window.

For us to make success of this prayer project, we call on all Churches and Christians to commit themselves to a one-day fast once a week. We also implore church leaders, ministry leaders and intercessors to introduce creativity, varying patterns of prayer, from time to time so as to enliven the prayers during this one-year period. Men, women, youths and children should be sensitized and made to be involved in this prayer.

For more information, please contact Austen Ukachi (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)