 As Nigerians ushered in the New Year, plus TV Africa visited some Christian denomination churches across Nigeria. Faithfuls expressed the aspirations for 2022 in crossover services. Our correspondent Paul George has more. Amid insecurity, Christian Faithfuls trooped out to celebrate the traditional crossover service with prayers and thanks-givens to God. If not for anything else, but seeing the New Year and prayers are offered. The senior pastor of U-City Gospel Center, Barnowa pastor Ishaia Sampson, is optimistic the New Year marks a new beginning of hope for Nigeria. I've never seen strength displayed in Nigeria like the way it was displayed in 2021. And whatever has been lost, I see a replenishment. So the food is beyond individuality. No three beers food for yourself. Every three beers food for others. So when you're talking about Nigeria, if you are here, you will enjoy the food of people's labor. So we're putting that everybody's food full. What I put will enjoy the food. So you enjoy my food, I enjoy your food. And then we'll become a better people and a better nation. Some worshipers also for better things to come. A year that, you know, God will show himself strong because as a people, as a country, the truth is that our help can only come from God. That's the truth. A lot of things have failed. Security have failed. People have failed. Government has even failed. So if we will be able to resort back to God, God will be our stability in this year. Our year that my life is counted. Our year that God is changing my status. He's changing the status of Nigeria. He's changing the status of Nigeria. He's making Nigeria to count in the kingdom of God and in the society. Cross over to 2022 to the glory of God. God has been awesome to us. He has been merciful. I am part of, I have enjoyed his mercy. He has shown me mercy. I am my family. 2021, such a wonderful year. But we thank God for everything that happened. You know, God will always give reasons for us to still say thank you Jesus. God will always give us reasons to thank Him. Not minding the situation of the economy. Not minding the security situation. Not minding how hungry people were in 2021. God still gave us reasons to celebrate, to sing and to dance and to praise His Holy Name. Few churches in Cardinal States celebrated the cross over service despite the insecurity. In Ogun State, Christian faith will stoop out en masse to attend the cross over service. The mood is joyous with singing and dancing. By February or March, the electioneering campaign will commence. They should increase our security. They should boost our security. And the only way they can do that is by employing more people and giving them sophisticated equipment to combat crime. I just want to be like this. Based on education, I like myself. I'm an artist, more or less like a fashionista. So when there is balance in electricity, the problem is solved. I feel excited, it's another year. And we are with new achievements. So, we have new greatness in different dimensions. I feel good. Christian leaders tried the federal government to brace up in securing the lives and property of citizens in the new year. I just want to advise them to take care of the less privileged. Many people are so few. They are the one that will tell them that you look for any system that will leave them at least a little bit. It's too hard that you want to encourage them that they should at least look at the less privileged. Bring out some innovations or programs that is going to reduce their shape in the nation. Like in Ogun State, Beno Christian Faith was marked the beginning of 2022 with joy. Many expressed optimism that the country will be free from challenges while praying for a better nation. For the year 2022, I believe so much that God is going to bring a turnaround in the federation. God is going to change the situation of Nigeria. Whatsoever has been the bad record and whatsoever that have been going wrong in the country. I bet that first of all, God will take religious grievance away from us and then God will restore the taking of every bad leader so that it can work this country into a better place and a better environment for us and for the kids yet on board. This is the outlook on the streets of Potakot as the new year is welcomed. Some gather to play games and dance. At the Kopus Christi Cathedral Church, prayers are made to Oshawa in 2022. This is a be fruitful, multiply. Let the birds on the land multiply. If we can have the mindset to be fruitful in Nigeria, then depending on the government that doesn't work, we'll be a tin of the past. If we can be fruitful in Nigeria, then we can desire and aspire to a political stability, social stability, economic stability and religious stability that we desire and need and deserve in Nigeria. It is a big celebration at the Trinity House on Victoria Island as the Oshawa in the new year. For me, I would describe crossover as Thanksgiving. Thanking God for keeping us through the year 2021, making it possible for us to be alive, giving us the grace to see this day. There are some people who can't even complain because they are six feet below. So the fact that we are alive is more than enough to give God thanks and to be grateful to Him. The founder of Trinity House, Pastor Ito Aigodalu encourages Nigerians to serve God. He also advises them to get their permanent voters card for the coming elections in 2023. A new year is a new beginning and a lot of us want to spend the beginning of the year in the presence of God. So everybody needs to really keep themselves very well in this 2022. My advice also, get your PVC so that you can vote and you can vote right in 2023 and also be extremely prayerful so that the things we cannot do, God will do for us. At the RCCG temple of God Parish, the celebration is no different. Life is in time and seasons and there are days, there are weeks, there are months and there are years. So the most significant part of a year is the beginning. The transition from the preceding year to the new year which is what we just celebrated. So no matter how optimistic we are, we must brace up to know that challenges are ahead and it is only those who know God, only those who have understanding that will be able to overcome the storms and the trials. So we pray that government will follow godliness and righteousness. That's the only way for people to rejoice. As long as they are pursuing personal goals, selfish goals, political or tribal goals, people will always mourn.