The Provost of the Cathedral of Saint Peter, Reverend Adewale Adebiyi challenged leaders in the country to rule with absolute fear of God.

He gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday during a special thanksgiving service to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, held at the Cathedral in Ibadan Oyo state.

The cleric, who admonished the nation’s leaders to uphold justice and fairness on all issues, charged them to continue leading in accordance with God’s injunctions. He however, implored citizens of the country to be patriotic and courageous in their day to day activities.

On her part,  the Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, who represented Governor Seyi Makinde, called on residents of the state to continue to support and pray for government to succeed in its avowed determination to uplift the state.

She added that all hope was not lost despite the myriad of challenges facing the country.

Adeosun however vowed promised that the Makinde administration would continue to thrive to address all the challenges facing the state, noting that there is an improvement in the area of adequate security across the state.