Day 21 - The Civil Service and Local Governments

These two areas of government are fraught with embezzlement, corruption, indolence, occultism, immorality, inefficiency. Therefore, there is the need for a divine visitation.

• Pray God to move through these arms of government to shake out all those who are unrepentant, corrupt, indolent, occultic and immoral. Let their sins be no more hidden. Pray God to judge them so that they may fear Him.

• The Local Governments were set up to be grassroots governments. Pray for people-oriented leaders who are able, hate covetousness, love the truth and fear God to be LG chairmen and vice chairmen and not crooks and political thugs, (Ex 18:21).

• Pray that appropriate internal controls and checks be set up to make it difficult for dishonest officials to embezzle public funds.

• Pray also that these attributes be manifest in our civil servants and Local Government officials-discipline, integrity, productivity, dedication, diligence, patriotism, loyalty, commitment to excellence, wisdom and the fear of God.

• Bind the spirit that causes officers to use their positions to oppress rather than to serve, (Matt. 20:25-28).

• Pray God to give this administration the wisdom, passion and political will to provide Nigerians with the following dividends of good governance; transport services, good roads, portable water, low cost housing, health care, rehabilitation centers for destitutes, old peoples' home, orphanages, constant electricity, employment for the jobless, mechanic villages in cities, security for the citizens, etc.