Leadership (Abuja) – Former head of state, Gen Yakubu Gowon has submitted that it is not late to re-define and re-order the country in the face of daunting challenges bedevilling the nation.
He added that current occurrences in the nation called for sober reflections.
He made the submission in his sermon during the first session of the 11th synod of the Anglican Diocese of Owo, held at Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church Uso, in Owo local government area of Ondo State on Sunday. The former head of state and Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko were special guests of honour at the event where both men were honoured for their meritorious service to the work of God.
General Gowon said “what is happening in our country today calls for sober reflections, as we entreat God on behalf of our nation.
“I want to believe that in spite of the gloomy situation made manifest by the escalating security and political challenges in our nation, the church in Nigeria, given its spiritual and human resources, occupies a strategic position to trigger process aimed at re-making and enforcing the blessings of Jubilee. It is not late to re-define and re-order Nigeria,” he said.
