Amid commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general elections, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II has called on the religious leaders across the country to intensify their prayers in order to have a hitch free poll.
Oba Balogun, who spoke at his palace during the episcopal visit of the Archbishop of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Abiodun Olaoye, said next year’s election, being a transitional one “holds a very strategic place in the life of the country, considering the present state of the nation”.
The monarch said, “The situation of the country seems to have defied human capacity and capability and in that wise, the only alternative is to intensify our prayers which is why I am calling on you, our fathers in the Lord not to relent on your sacred duty of praying for the country and you will surely pray through by the special grace of God”.
Responding to the charge by the clergyman that the monarch should use his position to talk to the politicians on the need to address the myriad of problems confronting the country, Oba Balogun promised to do his best as the politicians come around during this campaign period for campaigns in his domain.
