Sinatu Ojikutu, Nigeria’s first elected female deputy governor, has declared October 23, the day she turns 80, as a day of fasting, prayers, and sobriety to seek divine intervention against global hardship.
In a statement on Sunday, Ojikutu said she received a “strong revelation” urging the world to humble itself through fasting and prayers to reduce the economic hardship affecting some nations.
She said the situation has become dire, with “acute hardship biting harder”, and called on leaders to act selflessly while citizens seek God’s guidance.
“The message from God is coming to me very strong that there’s need to humble ourselves through fasting and prayers to ameliorate the suffering in the land,” Ojikutu said.
“It’s not only in Nigeria, it’s across the world. See what’s happening in America now.”
Ojikutu, who served as Lagos deputy governor between 1992 and 1993, said she will be in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on her birthday to offer prayers for mercy and peace.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
