Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has donated N7 million to 11
churches in support of their projects with N2 million of the amount
going to Christ the King Catholic Church, Okene and N500, 000 each to
other churches in Central Senatorial district of the state.
Alhaji Abdulmalik Abdulkarim, the Director -General, Bureau of
Information and Grassroots Sensitization, disclosed this in a statement
he issued in Lokoja on Tuesday.
He said Bello announced the donation during a service to round-off
the centenary celebration of the Christ the King Catholic Church, Okene,
adding that the money was meant to assist the churches in their various
projects.
Bello, who was the Special Guest of honour at the event,
congratulated the church on its 100 years of existence in Ebiraland and
pledged to donate a bus to aid its evangelism.
Abdulkarim quoted Bello, as commending the past and present
leadership of the church for immense contributions to peace and harmony
in Ebiraland and urged other churches to emulate the church by preaching
the gospel of love, peace, unity and religious tolerance.
According to Abdulkarim, the benefiting churches are Gospel
Assembly Church, Nagazi, Adavi, Mountain Crusader Church, Ihucheba,
Adavi, St. Andrew Anglican Church, Lafia, Okene, Deeper Life Church,
Obehira, and St. Paul Anglican Church, Okengwe.
Others are: Christ Apostolic Church, Oboroke, Okehi, St. Peter
Anglican Church, Ihima, Gospel Assembly Church, Iruvusechi, Eganyi,
First Baptist Church, Ajaokuta and Catholic Church, Ogori.
In his remarks, the Parish Priest of the Christ the King Catholic
Church, Rev. Fr. Ezekiel Awolumate, commended the governor for his
personal presence at the centenary celebration of the church.