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Gov Alex Otti of Abia connected Tuesday consoled the Christian assemblage and the household of Late Rev. Uma Ukpai, whose decease was announced connected Monday.
The connection is contained successful a connection by the Special Adviser to Otti connected Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, successful Umuahia.
Ukpai, the laminitis of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, passed distant astatine the property of 80.
Ekeoma quoted the politician arsenic praying that God would springiness his household the courageousness to judge his exit and uphold the enduring occurrence of glory helium ignited successful the vineyard of the Lord.
“On behalf of my family, the authorities and radical of Abia State, I nonstop my deepest condolences to the household of Dr Uma Ukpai and the Christian community,” helium said.
Otti eulogised Ukpai arsenic 1 of Abia’s astir impactful and celebrated spiritual ambassadors and a worker of Christ whose decease meant transitioning to beryllium with the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Otti said helium received with sadness the quality of the passing of the revered antheral of God, immoderate hours aft his household announced his passing.
Otti recalled the father-son narration that existed betwixt him and Dr Uma Ukpai implicit the years.
He described his exit arsenic devastating due to the fact that of the monolithic vacuum it had created successful Christendom, the authorities and the country.
The politician said Ukpai was the begetter of all, a worker of Christ and a generational teacher, who yielded himself to Christ and became a potent instrumentality for healing of the sick.
He said Ukpai’s ministerial absorption was the salvation of souls, fulfillment of the scriptures and manifestation of the prophesies of God.
“His decease is devastating due to the fact that of the affirmative power helium wielded; the affirmative impacts helium made, the lives helium touched successful precise peculiar ways, and supra all, the vacuum his exit has created.”
Otti, portion regretting that Papa Uma Ukpai passed connected erstwhile his services to God and humanity were inactive being enjoyed, said his decease was a travel to Higher Glory.
The station Otti consoles family, Christian assemblage connected Ukpai’s death appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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