All Africa report: To seek divine intervention to the many vices ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, insecurity and bad leadership in parts of the South east, the Catholics of the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, comprising of the Dioceses of Owerri, Orlu, Okigwe, Ahiara, Aba and Umuahia trooped out in their thousands to protest the hardship hoodlums and bad leadership had inflicted on the people of the area on Friday.
The programme which took place in all the dioceses of the Province simultaneously, started in Owerri at about 8.00 am at Villa Mariae, through Wetheral Road via Bank Road and terminated at Maria Assumpta Cathedral at about 12.30pm. The procession was led by Archbishop Anthony Obinna with other clergies and Christian faithfuls in attendance.
The faithfuls wore black all-through depicting signs that evil has enveloped the South East as a result of kidnapping, armed robbery, injustice and bad leadership. During the prayer procession, the Catholic faithfuls prayed and called on Almighty God to intervene to free the people from all the vices. They also prayed to God to lead the oppressed people into peace, justice, fair-play, and good leadership which they deserve.
In a brief Penitential rite with the theme: God saw their Good effort to renounce their Evil ways and Relented taken from Jona 3:1-10 by Rev. Fr. Kingsley Njoku, he reminded Christians the effort of the people of Nineveh in calling upon God to forgive their sins, and God answered them because they showed proof of repentance.
Archbishop Obinna lamented the state of insecurity in the South East and the level of anxiety among the people in the face of various evils. He said it was the situation that informed the demonstration which was called (Provincial Day).
"The recent acts of kidnapping between Imo and Abia states have only confirmed our directive. Besides, another set of elections is coming up soon with all its uncertainties. That is why we are resuming the prayer for upright voting", the cleric said. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009130779.html
The programme which took place in all the dioceses of the Province simultaneously, started in Owerri at about 8.00 am at Villa Mariae, through Wetheral Road via Bank Road and terminated at Maria Assumpta Cathedral at about 12.30pm. The procession was led by Archbishop Anthony Obinna with other clergies and Christian faithfuls in attendance.
The faithfuls wore black all-through depicting signs that evil has enveloped the South East as a result of kidnapping, armed robbery, injustice and bad leadership. During the prayer procession, the Catholic faithfuls prayed and called on Almighty God to intervene to free the people from all the vices. They also prayed to God to lead the oppressed people into peace, justice, fair-play, and good leadership which they deserve.
In a brief Penitential rite with the theme: God saw their Good effort to renounce their Evil ways and Relented taken from Jona 3:1-10 by Rev. Fr. Kingsley Njoku, he reminded Christians the effort of the people of Nineveh in calling upon God to forgive their sins, and God answered them because they showed proof of repentance.
Archbishop Obinna lamented the state of insecurity in the South East and the level of anxiety among the people in the face of various evils. He said it was the situation that informed the demonstration which was called (Provincial Day).
"The recent acts of kidnapping between Imo and Abia states have only confirmed our directive. Besides, another set of elections is coming up soon with all its uncertainties. That is why we are resuming the prayer for upright voting", the cleric said. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009130779.html
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