Friday 14 August 2015

CAN YOU PRAY? THE ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT BUDGETS N200MILLION FOR PRAYER WARRIORS AND VIGILANTE

CAN YOU PRAY? There may just be a job for you .  The Adamawa State Government on Friday announced that it had earmarked. N200 million to engage prayer warriors to seek divine intervention toward ending the state's
lingering security challenges. Abdurahman Jimeta, the Chief of Staff to the Adamawa governor disclosed this in a media chat aired on theAdamawa State Television, which was monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria inYola. Mr. Jimeta explained that the money was sourced from the state and local governmentsjoint account. "We have earmarked N200 million for prayers to seek for Allah's intervention in
tackling the Boko Haram menace and other insecurity challenges threatening the stability of the state," Mr.Jimeta said. He said that part of thatmoney, which would be spent as security votes, would go into assisting local vigilance teams and security
operatives. How ever  a security Analyst  in Abuja , Jide Oluyemi stated that the states initiative was a poor one. He said that prayers were neccessary but will not resolve the Boko Haram  insurgency .