Akwa Ibom State Governor who escaped death after a church building collapsed has thanked God for saving his life on Saturday.
Governor Udo Emmanuel
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel has given thanks
to God for saving his life in last Saturday’s Reigners Church building
collapse in Uyo. He spoke during a solemn assembly at the Government
House Banquet Hall in honour of victims of the collapsed building.
According to him, he declared that not more than 23 lives were lost.
Further speaking, the Governor debunked claims that one of his
aides pushed him out of the collapsing building and lost his life in the
process, saying the only staff directly in his service who lost his
life was a driver who sat elsewhere in another location within the
church because he was also a member of the church.
The Governor said the earlier figures from some section of the
media came as a result of multiple counting as a result of the different
private health centres that victims were rushed to, before being
transferred to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, and the
Specialist hospital in Uyo.
He thanked God who honoured the covenant he made concerning his
executive council members, maintaining that none of them died in the
disaster.
He said he was able to charter aircrafts to bring in neuro-surgeons
from around the country, adding that his efforts resulted in 99 percent
success rate for all the injured victims.
Acknowledging the presence of the deputy senate president Ike
Ekweremadu, Governor Emmanuel appealed for assistance from the federal
government to help in the medical expenses of the victims.
He further reassured Akwa Ibom people not to be despaired by the
occurrence as God is still with the state, noting that accidents could
occur anywhere to anybody.
He said that what mattered most is that the survivors have been
given a second chance by God to straighten their ways so that they would
be prepared for judgement after their life on earth.
“The second chance is for everyone and not just the survivors,
and we should be more concerned by the account we would render before
God, because He will certainly not be interested in our titles and
positions.”
Goodwill messages where received from the Senate President
represented by the Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremadu and
the Governor of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike.
They both extended their condolences to the government and people
of the state and assured of their readiness to support the state
government’s efforts in ameliorating the crises.
Prayers were offered for the Divine Intervention of God against
further calamity, God’s comfort to the bereaved family and the state.
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