The aspiration of the PDP Gubernatorial Hopeful in the 2015 elections Mr Udom Emmanuel, on Sunday received Divine blessings, following the formal dedication of the project into God’s hands.
The event which took place at the Qua Iboe Church, 112 Ikot Ekpene Road, Uyo attracted a large crowd of PDP faithful, the business and political class, various political and socio-cultural groups who came to show solidarity to the governorship candidate.
Addressing the Church, Deacon Udom Emmanuel said he did not come to the church to campaign, but led his team to consult and seek divine blessings in view of the assignments before him.
“We did not come to campaign because we know that God is with us, and as Christians we must always invite Him to guide us in our aspirations”, Udom said.
Drawing inspiration from Psalm 37:5 which says; “‘Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass,” the governorship candidate admonished everyone to always seek the consent of God in their affairs.
He assured that as a firm believer in God’s precepts, he was of the belief that without the Divine backing, one’s aspiration is in vain.
The Governorship Candidate who used the occasion to urge all Christians in the State to support God-fearing leaders through the PDP, noting that the party was the only one that placed God at the center of its activities.
He acknowledged the prayers of Christians in the State through their various leaders and dismissed the denominational barriers among Christians, saying that all Christians who put their trusts solely in God’s are one through Jesus Christ.
Earlier the Director General of the Campaign Council Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, had advised the Christian faithful to support the emergence of Mr Udom Emmanuel, as a God-fearing leader with needed managerial and intellectual capacity to lead the State.
Nkanga who traced good leadership to godly men from biblical times, called on all Akwa Ibom people to unite to elect Udom whom he described as a man after God’s heart.
Highlight of the occasion was the prayer of dedication on all PDP candidates by the Rev Ime Usoroh and Elder Okokon Nkan.
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