A
female lawmaker has, on Sunday, during a church service narrated how
her biological father set ablaze by all her belongings after she gave
her life to Jesus Christ.
Senator Binta Garba
While speaking during a thanksgiving service organised to mark her
50th birthday at the Chapel of Praise International Church, Yola on
Sunday, the senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Mrs.
Binta Masi Garba, narrated how all that she had were set ablaze by her
biological father after she gave her life to Jesus Christ.
According to PUNCH Newspaper, the lawmaker who broke down in tears
during the service, said God made it possible for her to become a
cornerstone after the deprivation and rejection she suffered after
accepting Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour.
She said, “I gave my life to Christ when I was in primary
school. My father was infuriated and he burnt everything I had because
of my decision to follow Christ. I suffered so much because of the name
of Jesus.
"I would have been nothing if not for His grace. The rejected
child, because of my faith, has become a cornerstone. I give glory to
His name.”
In his remark, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, called for
prayers for leaders, particularly Christians holding various positions
in the highest level of government in the country.
The VP called for prayers for the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita and other Christian appointees in the
administration of President Muhammed Buhari so that they could make the
desired impact in government.
Osinbanjo said he believed that President Muhammadu Buhari had
appointed some of the finest Christians in his government in order to
bring change, adding that though himself, Mustapha and Winifred among a
few others are very good Christians, he urged Christians to support them
with prayers.
He said, “The truth of the matter is that in the government of
today, we have some of the most erudite Christians, some of the best
Christians occupying positions in government. Boss Mustapha, the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who is a pastor; the Head
of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita and of course
I, the Vice-President are all Christians.
“But it is not enough to have Christians in government like
myself. It is never enough. If you look through the scriptures whether
it was Joseph, Daniel or Esther, every person who made an impact in
governance in the scripture that we see was supported by the prayers of
the people of God.
“God is not moved unless we move His hands in the place of
prayers. We are in a period in history when God wants to do something
that is why some of us are in government. The opportunity must not be
lost, your prayers to God will make that difference.”
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