The
Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the construction of Youth Avenue,
Mbiabong Etoi, to further enhance traffic for goods and services in the
metropolis of the state capital city.
Governor
Udom Emmanuel announced this on Monday, October 2, during the thanksgiving
service in honour of the Accountant-General of the State, at Living Faith
Church (Winners Chapel), at Mbiabong Etoi, Uyo.
The
Governor stated that the construction of the Avenue would add to the series of
road projects approved by his administration to aid access to social
institutions, adding that it would also serve as a commemoration of the event
with direct impact on the Christian community in the area.
Describing
the celebrator as a trust - worthy person, Emmanuel said that his
administration would continue to consider trust as a yardstick for
appointments, noting that trust is a virtue that should be cultivated from an
early age.
He
appreciated the Accountant - General for organizing the event to thank God,
adding, "thanksgiving must come from the heart, not for showmanship and if
you do it for applause, you have already received your reward".
Emmanuel
tasked the celebrator to use his elevation to assist others, pointing out that
God had a reason for enabling his exaltation and admonished everyone, "you
have to be very careful how you live your lives because the destinies of many
people are tied to your own destiny".
He
urged the congregation to be appreciative to fellow humans, saying that someone
who does not appreciate another person who offered assistant or support, cannot
appreciate God, stressing that there are dangers to ingratitude.
While
expressing appreciation to the Christian Congregation for their support through
prayers, the State Chief Executive solicited for continuous prayers for his
administration, maintaining that "anybody who does not pray for people in
government is working against God because the Bible says you must pray for a
leader continually".
The Accountant-General of the State, Pastor Uwem Andrew-Essien, in company of
his wife, Deaconess Imaobong and children, appreciated God for the gift of life
and for using the Governor as a vessel to bestow blessings on his family.
Andrew-Essien
thanked the Governor for finding him worthy of the position, describing it as
"Divine Connection" and pledged his unalloyed support to the present
administration.
He presented to the Governor, a souvenir symbolizing the unity of the three
ethnic groups in the state, explaining that it was tthe inclusive governance of
the Governor Emmanuel-led administration that consolidated the unity.
In his homily, the State Pastor of the Living Faith Church, Akwa Ibom State,
Pastor Samuel Olasupo, reading from Malachi 2 : 2, said that God requires
appreciation for the numerous blessings people enjoy through his undeserved
kindness.
Pastor
Olasupo enjoined Christians to always give thanks to God, stressing that
thanksgiving is an indirect way of asking God for more blessings and reminded
that ingratitude breeds supernatural detriment.
The
event had in attendance the Wife of the Governor, Martha, the State Deputy
Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo, the State Chief Judge, Justice Godwin Abraham, former
Deputy Governor of the State, Mrs. Valerie Ebe, Secretary to the State
Government, Sir Etekamba Umoren, Head of the State Civil Service, Mrs.
Ekereobong Akpan, members of the State Executive Council, Legislators, State
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Obong Paul Ekpo, State Chairman
of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Reverend Ndueso Ekwere, clerics and
socio-cultural groups among others.
Evelyn-A.
Ibanga
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