Akwa Ibom Governor-elect Emmanuel Urges Prayers For Leaders

Akwa Ibom State Governor-elect Udom Emmanuel has urged Christians to continue to pray for God’s constant blessing on leaders. Emmanuel said since the divine charge on people is that they should always pray for leaders, Christians should not relent in praying for peace, progress and the Lord's blessings on the land. Addressing the crusade of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church held in Uyo yesterday, the in-coming governor claimed that it was in response to prayers by the people of the state, that God brought him as his own instrument to bring about more development in the state. Commending the zeal and prayerful spirit of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Church, he said: “You sacrifice your pleasure and time, praying for God to do his will in the state, and lo and behold, his will has been done and I urge you to keep the fire burning.” He hailed the General Overseer of the Church, Rev Lazarus Muoka, and the church leadership for organising the convention with the theme, “The Master Has Arrived”. He added that although God has always been with Akwa Ibom State, the convention meant that God had new plans and prospects for the betterment of the people. Emmanuel said: “Having stood on several Christian platforms and churches to seek for support in the elections, it would not be fair for me to ignore a convention of this magnitude by Christians, and I want to use this opportunity to again thank the church and indeed all Christian faithful for standing by me, and I promise that I will allow God to use me to create wealth for the state.” He announced a donation of two buses for evangelism to the church, maintaining that the everyone's supreme responsibility is to be focused on God in order to make Heaven, which is the ultimate destination of all Christians. Rev Muoka prayed for the Governor–elect and for the state.