[Mhiz Rebecca]

The leader of the Northern Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations
for Peace, Bishop Musa Fomson has predicted that 2017 would be
a year of victory and realization for Nigerians even as he urged
President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow a few citizens of the
country hold the larger population hostage.
He said Nigerians must declare a week of national fast and
prayers.
In his personal New Year message made available to journalists,
Bishop Fomson revealed that he saw President Buhari surpassing
his previous achievements in 2017 with measures that were earlier
misinterpreted as mistakes or errors yielding fruits that would
compel Nigerians to reconsider their assessment of him.
The clergyman said, “Nigerians complained about what they
thought was the reversal in their economic fortunes but 2017 is the
year they would realize that the words of Ecclesiastic 3:3 (A time to
kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.)
are true and would not pass away without fulfillment.
“Mr President had spent the past time killing corruption that had
threatened to kill Nigerians and 2017 is the year in which he shall
fulfill his divine mandate to heal Nigeria from the ravages of the
cancer of corruption. He has disrupted and torn down the reign of
impunity and all the faulty foundations holding this country back;
this year is the year in which he would build enduring institutions
and systems that would establish a regime of fairness and equity
for all Nigerians,” he noted.
Bishop Fomson further declared that the Nigerian Army will capture
the elusive leader of the Boko Haram terror group, Abubakar
Shekau alive in the year and would bring him to Abuja for all
Nigerians to see.
According to him, “The Nigerian Army will take Shekau captive the
same way the terrorist leader had taken Nigerians captive.
Shekau’s shame will be great as he would be brought to Abuja for
Nigerians to come and see for themselves that the last of the
bearers of the title of ‘Shekau’ has met his end because he mocked
God and the peace he has ordained for Nigeria.”
“Those who secretly support the terrorists while pretending to be
patriotic citizens would finally be exposed except they find ways of
cutting support to Boko Haram and turn to the path of repentance.
Their gang up against the peace of Nigeria is not pleasing to God
and the cries of Nigerians to their maker would not go unanswered
in the year.”
“Even as God liberates Nigerians from terrorists on one hand they
will also be emancipated economically as the Almighty would
restore what the people think they have lost multiple folds like he
did to Job in the Bible.”
“The upheaval within dominant political parties would however
prove impossible to resolve. Top politicians will abandon the APC
to make way for new entrants that will show unparralled eagerness
to take over the position of those that would leave.”
“My counsel is that even in the midst of these visions of
abundance, Nigerians must declare a week of national fast and
prayers seek the face of God so that the good things can come to
pass while any untowards possibilities are averted. We must also
repent of all our sins,” he charged.