Akpabio rallies prayer, support for FG to achieve greater transformative impacts
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday called on Nigerians to always pray for the nation’s leaders for greater achievements in conveyed efforts being made to transform the country.
This is as he lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice president Kashim Shettima, members of the National Assembly and the Federal Executive Council for their patriotic commitments in initiating and approval transformational policies and programmes of the Federal government .
Akpabio gave the commendation and charged while speaking at the funeral Service of his late In-law, Elder Essien Pius Ubeng, conducted by the Methodist Church, Nigeria Ukanna Diocese of Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
“Let me use this opportunity to on behalf of the people of Akwa Ibom State, thank President Bola Tinubu, his vice Kashim Shettima, members of the National Assembly and the Federal Executive Council for the development and transformation witnessed across and the length and breath of this country since 2023.
” In the last three years, we have witnessed tremendous and positive changes in the economy, security and infrastructural development of this great country. We are not yet there, but we have since left where we used to be. With the support and prayers of Nigerians we will be there.
“I thank our vice president, my colleagues in the National Assembly and the Federal Executive Council for standing by our president to ensure that Nigerians sleep with their two eyes closed, deliver real democracy dividends to Nigerians without political, religious or ethnic considerations”
In his tribute at the service, Akpabio said, “I had known Elder (Hon.) Essien Pius Ubeng long before our relationship evolved into a filial bond that pigeonholed us as in-laws. For further elucidation, late Ubeng married my sister. Our upbringing was soused in sizzling love among us as siblings. When late Ubeng joined the family as an in-law, he was an easy blend because he shared the same values and understood the power of love and how it could advance the cause of a family.
“The family was blessed to have late Ubeng. He did not only fit into the role of a good in-law, he fitted into the family matrix, taking the place of a big brother and executing the duties of that responsibility with warmth, love and care. He made all of us a part of him and we equally made him a part of us.
“It is argued that of all the manifestations of man, which are the physical, the spiritual, the mental and the emotional, the greatest weakness of man is the emotion. Late Essien Pius Ubeng was blessed with a balanced emotion. He always managed his emotion in a manner that was considered directly proportional to civilization. It was this equanimity that earned him respect at secular and ecclesiastic spheres as a community leader and Lay Preacher of the Methodist Church respectively.”
In his sermon, Most Rev (Dr) Etim Udo Ekong, charged the people to do good to all manner of people because that is what will outlive them and that is what they would be remembered when they have long gone.
” Death is the inevitable end of all mortals. It is the debt we must all pay. It is the time of departure that no one knows. Let us therefore live today as if we will not see tomorrow. “
