The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Gombe State chapter, has initiated a five-day prayer session to address the low rainfall being experienced in the region.
The prayers commenced on Wednesday and will continue through Sunday.
Pastor Solomon Ayanwole, the state’s CAN secretary, announced this in an audio message distributed to churches and monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe.
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Ayanwole emphasized the urgent need for divine intervention due to the potential negative impact of the insufficient rainfall on agriculture and food security in the state.
In the message, Ayanwole stated, “We wish to call on all denominations and churches in Gombe State to assemble and pray for God’s intervention over the shortage of rainfall in the state. The prayer is scheduled to take place from Wednesday to Sunday in our various denominations and church services.”
He further urged CAN leadership at the local government levels to mobilize Christians within their councils to participate in the prayer sessions. “We pray that God shall answer our prayers through Jesus Christ, Amen,” he added.
This call to prayer follows a statement from Mr. Banyula Hala, the chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Gombe State chapter.
On June 24, Hala expressed concern over the low rainfall, attributing the situation to the adverse effects of climate change. He warned that the insufficient rainfall could severely impact productivity during this year’s wet cropping season and appealed to farmers to seek divine intervention.
“The low rainfall will affect wet farming this year, but since rains are from God, farmers should turn to God and be optimistic that in a week or thereabouts, there will be more rainfall,” Hala said. He noted that some farmers, including both Christian and Muslim faithful, had already begun organizing special prayer sessions to seek improved rainfall.
Hala also mentioned that the lack of adequate rainfall had forced many farmers in Gombe State to migrate to Taraba State, where the weather conditions are more favorable for farming.
