PRAYER FOR FREE, FAIR AND PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA

God our Father as we stand at the threshold of fresh general elections in Nigeria, we your children come before you, conscious of how we have misused your gifts and blessings in our country since we started our new democratic journey.

We also humbly acknowledge how we all, leaders and followers, have turned away from You and favoured corruption, impunity and violence, We admit that we have allowed greed, hatred and fraud to permeate and mar our
elections up till now.

Merciful Lord, we turn to, You,, pleading for mercy and ‘pardon. Strip us of greed, corruption and. impunity. Cause your Holy Spirit to-expel from us all unjust tendencies and fraudulent practices. Rid us of the evils of vote-selling, vote-buying and election rigging.

All powerful and benevolent God, without You, we cannot succeed, left to to our own‘devices we cannot progress, We therefore fall fall on our knees seeking for your intervention, transformation of our electoral officials into, impartial and incorruptible umpires. Fill them with the spirit of patriotism, justice and fairness so  that they. may conduct free fair and credible elections. Make our votes count transparently that we may have honest, true and just election results.

Oh God of justice and love, inspire us to yote solely for the common good of our nation so that we may elect visionary,honest and competent leaders, with hearts that beat for the welfare of one and all in our nation

Enable us to embrace and usher in a new dawn in Nigeria – through these elections so that our children can look forward

forward with hope to a more bright, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria,

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord- AMEN.

Mother Mary, Queen of Nigeria, Intercede for us.

CREDIT: ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF NIGERIA