Tanzania High Commission, Diplomatic Corps, Tanzanian Diaspora in Abuja, retired Nigerian Government leaders, as well as Friends of Tanzania congregates to pray for Tanzania during interfaith prayers

Tanzania High Commission, Diplomatic Corps, Tanzanian Diaspora in Abuja, retired Nigerian Government leaders, as well as Friends of Tanzania congregates to pray for Tanzania during interfaith prayers for commemoration of Tanzania’s 60th Independence

The interfaith prayer was held on 5th December 2021 for thanks-giving as one of the events scheduled to take place during a week of commemoration of Tanzania’s 60th independence anniversary.

While welcoming guest to the occasion, the Tanzanian High commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Benson Alfred Bana said that the Tanzanian sixtieth independence anniversary was unique because the country has enjoyed sixty years of uninterrupted unity.

“nation building is not an easy task, particularly on the African continent. Tanzania is a nation state which has so far not experienced inter-nation conflict, no interrupted civilian rule or constitutional order. We are here today to thank the almighty Allah for enabling Tanzania preserve its core values of freedom, unity, peace, security, development, and the common language, Kiswahili”.

The Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dame Pauline Tallen, was the Guest of Honor and in her address, commended the situation in Tanzania including having the only sitting female president in all of Africa. She stressed that, women should be given opportunity to hold higher positions in decision making authorities and not to be segregated because of their gender.

“It is clear that her coming into power as President of Tanzania is by divine providence and I call on all well-meaning Africans to take this as a divine arrangement to show case Tanzania, being one of the peaceful African countries. Since independence they have not experienced any coup and as they clocked sixty, God decided to give them a mother”.

Reverend Father Robert Ochega enjoined Tanzanians to uphold their country’s unity and not derail from the part of greatness as Tanzania commemorates 60th independence anniversary.  Reverend Father Robert also called on Tanzanians to be steadfast in the sustenance of Tanzania’s unity.

“for sixty years of independence, you have shown yourself to be immune to the coup epidemic that has ravaged most African countries. Do not take such state of affairs for granted and never that God made it all possible. For it doesn’t take much time for all of that to go away, for one bad leader might just be enough”.

While giving word of exultation and Islamic prayer, Ustaz (Dr.) Abdulfattah Adeyemi, commended the High commission to commemorate Independence anniversary by thanking God as without God’s will human being cannot stand on their own.

The Interfaith Prayers also featured prayers for the past and present leaders of both Tanzania and Nigeria, as well as the armed forces who have given their lives in defense of their countries.

His Excellency Dr Benson Alfred Bana presents the portrait of the father of the nation of Tanzania to Dame Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development