A’Ibom at 32: We’ve reasons to celebrate, says Gov Udom vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Thousands of Christians in Akwa Ibom State, last Sunday, converged at the Banquet Hall grounds, Government House to thank God for ushering them into September, the anniversary month of the State. The event which was preceded by a one-day fast declared by the government, signalled the commencement of activities to mark the State’s anniversary celebration. In his remarks during the event, Governor Udom Emmanuel expressed appreciation to God for his benevolence to the state and its people.
” The anniversary will feature the commissioning of Digital Electrical sub-station, a first of its kind in the country, the king’s flour mill and the plywood industries as well as inspection of some secondary health centres equipped with high definition digital facilities”. These reasons, he maintained, justifies the thanksgiving and noted that the theme, ‘For I believe God’, taken from Acts 27 verses 25 is very apt because God has lifted the state from economic doldrums to an economic hub and with the coming on stream of the Deep seaport the youths would be gainfully employed and the businessmen and women would have what to do to earn a living.
Earlier, during a Special Leadership Summit held at Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, the Governor remarked that initiative for the development of the state to its enviable height is not the responsibility of the government alone and called on all critical stakeholders to collaborate to change the narrative and make Akwa Ibom a state with distinction.
According to him, everybody has a part to play ranging from the family, the society, the schools and the churches in the orientation of the people to embrace positive values with the fear of God. He also took a swipe on those who abet theft of hospital equipment in some of the remodelled hospitals, describing the perpetrators as enemies of the state who for greed and selfishness mortgage their conscience for ill-gotten wealth and stressed that the full weight of the law shall be meted on the culprits.
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