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Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has eulogised Samuel Bill, the 19th century Irish missionary, who brought Christianity and development to most parts of the state and established the Qua Iboe Church.

During inauguration of the newly refurbished Samuel Bill Theological College at Ikot Ekang, Abak local government area, on Friday, the governor said God used the missionary to bring development as well the spread of Christianity to all parts of the state and the Ighala region in Kogi state.

He, therefore, urged all Christians to imbibe the spirit of unity, peace, humility and development, emulating the early missionaries, who sacrificed their personal convemience and risked their lives to bring awareness and better living standards to the country and state in particular.

Emmanuel congratulated the governing council of the Samuel Bills Theological College for “keeping aglow” the vision of the founding fathers for the training of ministers and pledged to support the vision for the institution.

He congratulated the Old boys of the institution and charged them to be true ambassadors of the school to justify the training they received.

Emmanuel also called on the governing council to initiate a process to bring up the secondary unit of the school and pledged a donation of a caterpillar generating set.