President Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined all Nigerians to continue to pray against forces determined to disrupt the union of Nigeria.
The President, speaking at the 2014 Democracy Day Interdenominational Church Service in Abuja said there were evil forces determined to crash his government.
He said despite the distractions organized to slow his government down, he was dedicated to ensuring Nigeria continued to move forward.
He said, “You can imagine if this government had not been facing these distractions within this period, definitely, we would have moved farther than this.
“All these distractions are planned to bring this government down and since they failed, terror will also fail.
“We have been witnessing terror attacks for two years plus, but the Chibok incident has added a major dent on the security of the country. There is nothing God cannot do. With your prayers, our girls will be seen by our security personnel, “he said.
“Terror will not stop this country from progressing. We know that these terrorists are human and they are evil men. Definitely, they are among those we categorise as evil forces.
“Forces of evil will never prevail. Forces of darkness will never prevail. I call on all Nigerians, Christians and non-Christians who pray, to continue to pray and I believe that God is on our side. Forces of evil and darkness will never prevail.”
“After today, the next Democracy Day will witness a new government.
“I remember when I was in my village to collect my permanent voter card , a pressman asked me if there would be elections in Nigeria and I told him ‘yes.’
“This country will continue to move on in spite of some of the setbacks we are witnessing.“
He added, “In human history, either individuals or societies, they are always confronted with two forces- the forces of development and forces of retrogression. They call the later evil forces.
“Our country is facing the challenges of some of these forces, the evil forces. I really do not want to celebrate them because surely,we will get over them.
“You will agree with me that within these three years of this government, our agenda for transformation is coming out.
“We have not reached where we want to go but there are certain signs that people will use to know whether government is committed or is deceiving.”
In his sermon, Pastor Goodheart Ekwueme said, “The present situation in the country is just an indication of birth pains, we will go through the storms and a new Nigeria of our dreams and aspiration will soon be born.
“A Nigeria where there will be justice and equity will evolve. A new Nigeria where corruption will become exemption rather than the rule will evolve; a county where every citizen will have a sense of belonging will evolve.
“When a child is born, the mother forgets the birth pains. So shall it be in Nigeria soon.
“Such a new Nigeria is about to emerge. It will emerge in spite of the chaos and violence that is presently ravaging our streets, in spite of the naked image of the nation at the global stage, I believe the new Nigeria will emerge.
“The noise will come to an end. Let the new Nigeria evolve.”