I am a Living testimony of God’s Hand work on his Children - Gov. Ben Ayade

 Sentor Ben Ayade recently appeared before God in thanksgiving at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kakum in Cross River State. The event had the Deputy Governor of the state, National Assembly members from the state and other appointees and top civil/public servants in the state, the Speaker, Cross River House of Assembly and other members of the CRHA, in attendance.

Immediate past governor and deputy governor of the state and their  wives, present and some former council Chairmen, former Ministers, Commissioners and other members of the past state executive council members, religious leaders including the Archbishop of Calabar, paramount rulers and other traditional rulers, other personalities were also present.

Speaking at the thanksgiving, Senator Benedict Benyaushuye Ayade, formally announce to the people of Cross River State that embargo on employment will soon be lifted to provide jobs for the people, and that by Easter celebration of 2016 the problem of power outage in the whole of northern senatorial district will become a thing of the past, assuring that when he shall return before the people in four years to seek for their mandate for another term, the super high way will be in place.

Governor Ayade said that he was a living testimony of God’s hand work on his children, stressing that as a child from a poor background, what he is today is a clear indication of God’s love and favour in his life, adding that he had prayed to God not to make him a teacher and it was at that point that he got an invitation from Shell Petroleum.

Ayade said,

“I’m here to serve. I have seen poverty and I have seen wealth. What I seek now is to serve the people and to serve God. Iam going to shock the world for good by the grace, mercies and favours of God”, adding that the decisions and policies direction of every leader should be in such a way that they do not under-mind the interest of the common man, and that as a leader; he appreciates that fact and will keep to it.

“Those who say God does not live let them ask me. I’m a testimony of God’s love. It is abnormal and impossible, but God alone has made it for me to address you. 

 I went to the primary school besides the Church and you will wonder how a governor can come out of that place. If, you keep faith with God, God will keep faith with you. God decided to honour a poor boy from the Ayade family who had to go to sleep most nights without food, and struggle and went to the University of Ibadan to acquire a university education.

I wept to God to help and bless me after graduating from the University of Ibadan. I begged God to give me wealth because I know the family I came from’.

“After bagging a Ph.D, I told God I do not want to become a teacher because we were too poor, and being a teacher I won’t be able to take care of my family, I promised God that if he prosper me I will dedicate my whole success and wealth to alleviating the plights of the poor and I promise you I will never disappoint you as governor of Cross River State”.

Credit: ThisDayLive