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Akwa Ibom shall become greater and more fruitful as it grows older if the people shall continue to acknowledge God as the source of their blessing.

This was a prophetic declaration made by the Vice President, Prof. (Pastor) Yemi Osinbajo, during a sermon at an inter denominational service held at the prestigious Ibom Hall Grounds, IBB Way, Uyo.tem

The service was put together in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the state’s creation.

Osinbajo, who presided over the service, preached on the topic: “As Your Day, So Shall Your Strength Be”, taken from the Deuteronomy 33: 25.

He said God made a promise to Abraham about fruitfulness and it came to pass even when he and Sarah, his wife, doubted due to their advanced age, notwithstanding God made the promise to manifest.

He said Akwa Ibom and its people have demonstrated their affection to God hence the peace and prosperity they are enjoying.

“Akwa Ibom shall continue to abound in prosperity and I urge the people to eschew sin and walk blameless to benefit from the covenant blessings,” he said.

“This is a clarion call on those who have derailed or have never had a second birth to surrender their lives to God and submit themselves to God for a renewal or new birth.”

In his remarks, Udom Emmanuel, the governor, reaffirmed his “abiding faith in God who has proved himself mighty in the affairs of Akwa Ibom”.

He acknowledged the prayers of the fathers of faith which accounts for the significant records of development witnessed in the state.

Emmanuel described the theme of the anniversary: “For I Believe in God” as very apt, saying that Akwa Ibom is a state named after God as such the people have every reason to be grateful to God who from cradle brought the state to existence with abundant resources.

He said he believes that God who started the journey shall bring to manifestation all the blessings pronounced by men of God on the state and its people and thanked God for “the grace upon” Osinbajo and his love for Akwa Ibom.

Emmanuel prayed God to bless and sustain him as well as all the governors from Oyo, Imo, Abia and Enugu states, who came to show their solidarity with the state.