Kukah, Oritsejafor applaud transformation in Bayelsa

By Samuel Oyadongha

YENAGOA — Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, and the General Overseer of the Word of Life Bible Church, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, person commended the Bayelsa State Government nether Governor Douye Diri for what they described arsenic transformational enactment that is fostering some spiritual and carnal improvement successful the state.

The clerics gave the commendation during abstracted visits to Government House, Yenagoa, expressing delight astatine the level of advancement recorded successful caller years.

Bishop Kukah, who was successful the authorities to present a memorial lecture successful honour of 1 of its founding fathers, the precocious Dr. Abraham Ambaiowei, said Bayelsa had undergone singular translation and urged the authorities to prolong its improvement efforts.

He besides reaffirmed his optimism astir Nigeria’s future, calling connected citizens not to suffer religion successful the country.

“This is simply a large country. I consciousness atrocious that we sometimes neglect to admit what God has done for us. Anytime you look astatine places similar Gaza and Sudan, you recognize the lessons we indispensable learn. I americium amazed astatine the translation I person seen present successful Bayelsa compared to erstwhile I visited a fewer years ago,” Kukah said. He assured that Bayelsa would proceed to beryllium remembered successful prayers.

Pastor Oritsejafor, connected his part, expressed gratitude to past and contiguous leaders of the authorities for openly identifying Bayelsa arsenic a Christian state. He specifically praised Governor Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, for upholding their faith.

“We are Christians and we should beryllium arrogant of it. I’m gladsome that Bayelsa inactive stands arsenic a Christian state. The information that it proclaims itself arsenic specified volition guarantee God’s backing, and I judge things volition get amended each day,” helium said.

Responding connected behalf of Governor Diri, Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo thanked the 2 clerics for their sojourn and their prayers for Bayelsa. He described Bishop Kukah arsenic a motivation compass and fearless cleric whose dependable inspires Nigerians and radical astir the world.

He urged Christian leaders to stay focused connected guiding believers beyond worldly pursuits.

“Sometimes those who be religion don’t enactment similar Christians adjacent from the gate. Our religion indispensable spell beyond articulator service. We convey you for coming to bless our land, due to the fact that each clip a antheral of God visits Bayelsa, it brings glory to the state,” Ewhrudjakpo said.

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