When prayer eclipsed the country’s politics

Ugandan politicians may be separated by their political views, however they were united in seeking divine intervention at the recent National Prayer Breakfast. The day’s motto was Ebenezer Uganda: Towards National Transformation. It was a day of dedicating the future of Uganda into the hands of God.

Then came the guest speaker, Dr Abu Bako, one of the internationally renowned motivational speakers.

His message was also very clear
“Seeking political office should be to have the kind of authority that enables you perform such functions to enhance the general welfare,” Dr Bako, from Ghana, said.

“Jesus, Moses, Joseph were all out to meet needs that were not necessarily theirs . . .they were driven by their desire to see others enjoying what they were already enjoying.”

And the politicians were given some food for thought. “Politics then has to do with, morality, ethics, preservation, safety, peace and prosperity. Is this what we are experiencing in our territories?” Dr Bako asked.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said: “Our Motto: “For God and my Country.” was a clever choice that clearly envisioned a nation in which the Will of God and the betterment of all mankind are at the front of all decisions we make.”

She called on members to heed to the duty and obligation to entrench values and Godliness “in our work and future generations but to ensure that everybody feels and sees a nation of people that truly honour God with their actions.”

As she signed out, Kadaga threw in a challenge to all the members. “Our challenge now as we move forward is to raise a generation of leaders with integrity to fight vices such as corruption that is slowing the pace of service delivery to our people,” she said.

But to go through such challenges, Ms Kadaga said: “Prayer and thanksgiving to God, therefore, remains the key pillar of faith amongst our members.”

The First Lady of Nigeria, through a prepared speech read for her by the wife of the president of Senate Helen Mark, called for political tolerance and reconciliation. While Senator Inhofe of the USA in his letter read to the participants, called leaders to take Jesus’s example of leadership.

As Ugandans celebrate a year of Golden Jubilee, the politicians seem to have opened a new chapter towards good leadership; through prayer.

jtugume@ug.nationmedia.com