The
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has spoken out on the
reason why he attended the ill-fated Reigners Bible Church which
collapsed some weeks ago.
Governor Udom Emmanuel
While speaking during the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol in Uyo on
Saturday, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has finally explained why he attended
the ill-fated Reigners Bible Church which collapsed during the
consecration service of the Founder of the church, Apostle Akan Weeks,
as a bishop last week, trapping scores of persons to death.
The governor said even though some had also questioned his
rationale for going to the church, he had no regret because his presence
in the church was divinely arranged, adding that if he had not been
there personally to supervise the rescue efforts, mobilise medical
experts and rescue workers, the casualties would have been much.
Speaking further, Gov. Emmanuel, said was not elected governor to
share only in his people’s joys, but also to share in their pains.
“Many have sympathised with me over the collapse of the church
building. Many have questioned me for going to the church. But I am
happy that I was there. The footsteps of the righteous are ordered by
God and He took me there to save lives.
“I believe that if I was not there personally to supervise the
rescue efforts and mobilise the best possible network of medical experts
and rescue workers, the casualties would have been a lot more. I was
not elected to share your joys only; I was elected to also share in your
agonies.
“I am here to laugh with you and cry with you. We are all in
the same boat. I share that grievous pain with everyone on that Black
Saturday inside that church. My heart would bleed forever as I recollect
the harrowing scene.
“Ever since God created the sun and put it there, we have never
had a blackout. The sun has never run out of gas. The collapse of the
building was man’s error and that is why we have set up a high-powered
panel of inquiry to determine what went wrong,” he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment