The President also extends heartfelt condolences to the Mbang family in particular, the government and people of Akwa Ibom State, and the entire body of Christ in Nigeria and worldwide, noting that the late Mbang “was indeed a spiritual colossus beyond the shores of his fatherland.”
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He said the prayers and counsel of the religious leaders are most needed at this crucial time especially as the country prepares for the general elections slated for February 25 and March 11.
The outgoing Prelate, Samuel Kanu-Uche, made this known during a media briefing on Monday in Abuja.
The Police spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the release of the clergymen in Umuahia on Monday.
He was kidnapped alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, by yet to be identified gunmen.
The bishops, who commended the performance of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in Lagos State for good governance and service to humanity, said Lagosians should grant Governor Sanwo-Olu a second term to complete the enviable projects he has started and others in the pipeline.
This was stated by the Archbishop Emeritus of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Most Reverend Ayo Ladigbolu.
Bishop Onuoha stated this weekend at a Special Stakeholders Dinner to discuss building a culture of peace and unity in our country organised by the Methodist Church Nigeria in Abuja.
Ladigbolu made the assertions on Saturday in Oyo, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on his involvement in the promotion of Yoruba culture.
Ladigbolu, also a prince and community leader in Oyo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Oyo that Nigerians needed to embrace attitudinal change to promote morality in the country.
The Nigeria variant of the church said this in a statement by its Director, Media and Public Relations, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, in Lagos.
The event took place on Wednesday
The prelate said the message was passed through his bishops
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu, has called for life imprisonment for persons found culpable for kidnapping in the country.
Uche gave the advice in Onitsha, Anambra State on Monday in an interview with newsmen shortly after giving succour to some victims of flood in the state.