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A coalition of concerned residents in Ogun State has announced plans to hold a one-day, non-partisan prayer summit aimed at addressing hardship and governance challenges in the state.

The organisers, in a statement on Monday, said the event, themed “Make Ogun State Great Again,” would serve as a platform for citizens, religious leaders, and community stakeholders to seek divine intervention over what they described as pressing socio-economic and leadership concerns.

The lead convener, Kayode Olawoye, said the gathering was “a clarion call” to residents across the state to seek God’s intervention over the challenges facing the state.

Olawoye stressed that the programme was not affiliated with any political party.


Olawoye stated, “The event is a clarion call to all residents, especially religious and community leaders, to seek divine intervention for the state’s pressing challenges and future direction.

“The gathering is not affiliated with any political party and is focused entirely on the welfare and future of Ogun State.”

He noted that the prayer summit would focus on four primary goals, including seeking relief from hardship, equitable governance, spiritual renewal, and divine intervention.

On hardship, he said, “We will pray for an end to the untold suffering of our people, who have been subjected to hardship and pain due to bad governance. We seek God’s intervention to bring comfort and relief to those affected.”

The group also said prayers would be offered for the equitable distribution of resources.

“We will pray for the willingness of our political leaders to share the dividends of democracy evenly among all citizens.

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We ask God to guide our leaders to prioritise the needs of the people and ensure that everyone benefits from the state’s resources,” the statement read.

On spiritual renewal, the group said, “We will ask God for forgiveness of our sins, both individually and collectively, and seek spiritual renewal for our state. We recognise that our actions have consequences and that we must seek God’s mercy and pardon.”

He further stated that prayers would be offered for what they described as divine justice.

While encouraging participation, the group expressed optimism that collective prayers could bring positive change to the many challenges facing the state.

“We will pray for divine judgment on political leaders who are bent on making life unbearable for grassroots people. We ask God to bring them to justice and to protect the vulnerable from their evil plans.

“We believe that with fervent prayers and a united front, we can birth a new era of prosperity, peace, and progress in our state. We encourage all citizens to participate in this call for a greater Ogun State,” the statement concluded.

The summit is scheduled to be held at 2 pm on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at St Saviour Anglican School field, Ogba Iyo, Ijoko.

Olawoye, an Ogun State-based cleric and good governance advocate, became an internet sensation following his exposé on the poor condition of several roads in Ogun State, which he had repeatedly brought to the attention of the state government.

His advocacy drew the government’s attention, and he was recently grilled by the Department of State Services over his campaign for improved roads.

CodeTemplar:
APC will not like such a gathering that highlights their negative indices. All they want to hear is iti-s-well and all-is-well.

yesloaded:
Nigerians should stop fooling themselves, prayers will never bring good economy. China is an example of a country that doesn't pray but enjoying good economy because they have a working law

Nigerians have been brainwashed by these so called religious leaders to the extent that they believed prayers does it all

The earlier everybody begins to demand for good governance the better

Ofunaofu:
Especially now that prices of goods and services are not just crashing but have crashed completely, inflation rate is 15.10%, lowest in history and fuel pump price fallen from over #1000 per liter to between 830-870 naira per liter, cheaper than below #200 per liter when Tinubu took over

SmartPolician:
Oga, there's no place in the world that people don't believe in something, including the Chinese. There's a place for our agency and there's a place for spirituality.