South Africa urges Nigerians to pray for Nelson Mandela
Lagos - Amb. Mokgethi Monaisa, Consul-General of the South African High Commission in Nigeria, on Sunday urged Nigerians to join in prayers for former South African President, Dr Nelson Mandela’s quick recovery. Monaisa in Lagos, said that South Africans were “earnestly praying” for their former president’s recovery, and would also need the prayers of the Nigerian people. ``As we all know, our former president is in hospital right now. South Africans are holding special prayer sessions for him, because we cannot afford to miss him. [caption id="attachment_279534" align="alignnone" width="412"] File photo: Nelson Mandela[/caption] ``We are also calling on our Nigerian brothers and sisters, to join us in praying for his quick recovery. We know that Nigerians and the rest of the world also hold him in high esteem. ``We believe that Nigeria and South Africa are close allies. So we need to jointly pray for him to live for many more years,” he said. The envoy s...