Christian Pilgrimage: In Jerusalem, President Prayed For God’s Intervention In The Challenges Nigeria Is Facing With

President Goodluck Jonathan on
Thursday led other Nigerian pilgrims to Jerusalem, Israel for a special prayer for the numerous challenges facing Nigeria.
Other pilgrims who led in different prayer points included
Governor Jonah Gang of Plateau;
Minister of Agriculture, Akin Adesina; Abuja Christian leader, Israel Akanji; and a lawmaker, Ndudi Elumelu.
Leading an intercessory prayer session at the Chapel of Dominous Flevit (where Jesus wept), the Jonathan particularly prayed for God's intervention in the current political and security challenges
in Nigeria.
Prior to that, the President had visited Mount Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Bascillica of Agony and Mount Zion where he also prayed alongside other pilgrims at the Upper Room (where Jesus
had the last supper with His disciples).
Besides, he visited David City, The
Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the last place where Jesus was kept a night before he was crucified.
Jonathan is expected to visit the
Jerusalem Old City, The Wailing Wall, Golgotha, Pool of Bethesda and other holy sites in the second day of his pilgrimage.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that President is accompanied by eight governors, seven ministers and three members of the National Assembly. The governors are Theodore
Orji of Abia; Peter Obi of Anambra;
Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom; Martin Elechi of Ebonyi; and Emanuel Uduaghan of Delta; Gabriel Suswam of
Benue; Jonah Jang of Plateau, and Lyiel Imoke of Cross River.
The ministers included the supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri; FCT Minister of State, Olajumoke Akinjide; Mnister of Infromation, Labran Maku; and the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah.
Oduah, it will be recalled, has left for Israel right after she found herself in the center of a corruption scandal.
Members of the National Assembly in the presidential pilgrimage are Senate Committee Chairman on Power, Philip Aduda, and Paul Paulka.
This is the first time a sitting Nigerian president will embark on pilgrimage to, Israel and this year recorded the highest number of Nigerian participants.
However, the president is in Israel on dual purpose: undergoing pilgrimage, and
state visit where Nigeria would sign a number of agreements with the state of Israel, including the Bilateral Air Service
Agreement, BASA.

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