Yahoo: Praying Mothers partner EFCC to fight moral decadence among youths  

The chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rev. Pastor Olanipekun Olukoyede, has called on Resurrection Praying Mothers of Nation Association (Praying Mothers) to deploy spiritual energy together with motherhood instinct to help combat moral decadence among youths in the country.

The EFCC chairman made the call recently when Praying Mother paid him a courtesy visit in his office.

He noted that the increasing menace festering financial crimes like internet frauds (yahoo) and the ritual element called yahoo+ was as a result of moral sterility beginning at the family unit.

Pastor Olukoyede, who was represented by Chief of Staff, Pastor Mike Nzekwe, urged the group to continue to pray fervently “so that the fight against corruption will be won.”

He said EFCC would partner with the Praying Mothers to domesticate the message down to the grassroots across Nigeria through advocacy, training programmes, crusades and seminars. 

Earlier, in her address, the National President of the group, Rev. Dr. Lois Angula, said Praying Mothers believe that one way by which the fight against corruption can be won in Nigeria is through behaviour change.

She said, “By this, we would be raising a community of believers and not Yahoo+ or criminals. This is why we are here to collaborate with the EFCC, especially now that one of us in the Lord’s vineyard has been called upon to lead the country’s fight against corruption. As praying mothers, we are also here to pray for him, and give him our blessings.

“Our major aim is to raise a generation of willing souls among women in Nigeria who submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ through the leading of the Holy Spirit, with burning desire for the gift of intercession, at the same time yielding their lives to God’s agenda of kingdom desire.

“We do not only pray, we also take the action by organising summits, seminars, workshops and crusades for our members and observe a National Prayer Day for Nigeria.

“We also reach out to prostitutes, destitute, vulnerable and drug addicts to preach Christ to them and empower them. We identify and bring out their God given talents. We have done this in Adamawa State and other few states in Nigeria.”