Senator Adeola urges Christians to renew faith, pray for peaceful elections at Christmas

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola

Damilola Ajibola

The Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun West Senatorial District, Olamilekan Solomon Adeola, has urged Christians to renew their faith in Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the world celebrates his birth.

Adeola, who is the chairman of Senate Committee on Finance and currently the Senator representing Lagos West in the National Assembly, also admonished them to pray for a peaceful and rancor free 2023 general elections.

In a Christmas message signed by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, obtained by News Contact Online, on Saturday, felicitate with his constituents and Nigeria Christendom at the occasion of 2022 Christmas.

The lawmaker  said Christmas symbolizes the celebration of the birth of a new dawn for the salvation of souls for all humanity especially for the Christians stressing that with the birth of Jesus Christ that we are celebration, mankind have a hope for a better future and salvation of souls for eternity. 

“I want to urge all Christian faithful not to use the occasion of 2022 Christmas celebration for merry-making only but use it as a period of reflection and supplication to God Almighty for a better, peaceful and prosperous future. With this year’s celebration coming weeks to a crucial national and states’ election, I urge all Nigerians to see the season as another opportunity for fervent prayers for a new dawn and prosperous future for individuals and the Nigeria nation” the senator stated.

While acknowledging that Nigerians in general are going through a difficult period  of socio-economic downturn occasioned by many historical local and global factors, the senator urged all Nigerians to be patient and look forward to a better future adding that with abiding faith in Jesus Christ all our challenges will be a thing of the past  with a renewed hope for a uplifting national development.