…Kwara gov calls for peaceful coexistence

Catholic faithful in Lagos, yesterday, joined others across the world to mark the Palm Sunday with procession and fanfare to rekindle faith in God.

The feast, which is a symbolic reflection of Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marks the beginning of the Holy Week, in anticipation of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The feast, an important one in the celebrations of the Church, reminds the faithful of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the confidence of the faithful in the sonship of Jesus Christ.

At the St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Okokomaiko, the faithful began the feast with a procession, Mass and street evangelism to draw people to Jesus Christ.

Members marched in jubilation within the area to register God’s presence in the place, while some used the medium to reach out to people to turn to Jesus Christ and heed the good news of salvation.

Meanwhile, the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has advocated prayers and peaceful co-existence for progress and development of the state and the nation.

Abdulrazaq, who made the call while addressing a congregation before the commencement of the Palm Sunday procession at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Sabo-Oke, Ilorin, charged the people to embrace peace, love and understanding.

Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Religion Matters (Christian Affairs), Reverend Timothy Akangbe, the governor said that the state government would not relent in meeting the needs of the people.

He admonished the people to continue to support and pray for the government.