Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has expressed delight over the array of attendees and venue of the event, which he described as, not just a Worship Centre but a tourist attraction, particularly expressing gratitude for having the immediate past governor and initiator of the Worship Centre project at the event.
Governor Eno said this during a Special Inter-denominational Thanksgiving/New Year Service held Tuesday at the International Christian Worship Center Uyo to usher in the new year.
The theme for the inter-denominational Thanksgiving/New Year Service was Arise and Shine (Isaiah 60:1)
The governor assured that he would ensure the maintenance of the facility as a valuable asset of the state and to maintain the spiritual component of the Worship Centre as an altar of the State, by daily prayers in the centre throughout the year.
Pastor Eno announced the appointment of the Uyo Field Superintendent of the Apostolic Church, Pastor Ime George, as coordinator of the prayer roaster and Rev. Hilkiah Eliatha as Secretary, as well as a technical crew to maintain the facility.
The event had in attendance the Governor, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno and his wife, Her Excellency, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno, Deputy Governor, Her Excellency, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, the Immediate Past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Mr Udom Emmanuel, other top government functionaries, the clergy and the people Akwa Ibom State were in attendance.
Also in attendance were government officials in the State and from the Federal Government, including the Minister of State for Petroleum, (Gas), ObongEmem Ekperikpe Ekpo, Senator Ita Enang and Commissioner of the NDDC from Akwa Ibom State, among others, as well as sociocultural groups and people from all walks of life, who jointly offered praises, worship and prayers for the state, country and leaders at various levels of governance.
