Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare has organised a prayer session for a peaceful State.

 

The prayer session which was held at Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka, was tagged “Festival of Miracle, and “Anambra Lets Pray”.

 

The Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue together with the Presidents General of Women wings of all the communities in the state, led by their National President, Lady Franca Nwigbo and other women groups of churches joined hands in fellowship to seek God’s intervention in all the challenges facing the state and pray for peaceful election in Anambra state.

In his message, the Pastor, Christ Living Hope Miracle Church, Isuanaocha, Reverend Ugochukwu Ekwem said that obedience to God’s instructions and open mindedness are the principles of salvation and asked the women to make prayers their watch words.

 

On her part, Lady Ndidi  said the prayer session was to seek God’s face on things bordering women and to have hope that God is the only solution as well as their last resort.

 

In their separate speeches, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Re-orientation, Mrs Mitchelle Onugbolu and the National President of Anambra State Association of Town Union, Lady Franca Nwigbo, said that women played important roles  in the ministry of Jesus Christ and made it clear that women should redouble their efforts in prayers and sanitize the society of immoralities as well as maintain good family values.

Also present at the event were, a gospel artist, Mr Chinedu Nwadike, women from the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA led by their state Woman Leader, Mrs Gloria Udevi, among others.