Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has urged Nigerian Catholics who began their 40 days Lenten observance with Ash Wednesday adoring black attires as a sign of mourning for those killed in various violence in the country to let the mood reflect in their hearts as they pray to God this season.
Obi, who also wore black clothes in compliance with the directives from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, made the call after the early morning Ash Wednesday mass in Abuja.
He urged the faithful who all wore black too that this subtle protest should reflect in their hearts.
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Obi, a papal knight of the Catholic Church and the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last elections said that the prayers should go to all those going through hardship in the country as a result of poor and inadequate security.
He also called for prayers for the teeming unemployed youths in the country whose future is being jeopardized by the situation in the land.
Obi’s message was contained in a statement issued by his Media Director, Valentine Obienyem.
