Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has urged Nigerians to pray for peace in the country because “anywhere there is peace, there will be development”.

Aiyedatiwa also commended the members of Motailatu Church of God (MCG) over what he described as the support extended to his administration since he became the governor of the Sunshine State.

He said this at the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the church held in Ondo, Ondo State over the weekend.

Aiyedatiwa described the founder of the church, Saint Isaiah Akinadewo (Omo Jesu), as a true man of God, “whose impacts in propagating the word in the minds of his children and millions of people since he founded the church in 1964 would remain indelible forever.”

Aiyedatiwa, represented by his Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan,
while congratulating the church members over the 60-year celebration, enjoined them to continue to pray for more peace and harmony to continue to take its full stand in Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole.

The governor equally solicited more supports from members of the church on his administration and urged them to embark on fervent prayers to ensure the success of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State.

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Aiyedatiwa promised that his administration would continue to do more apparently to better the lots of the people of Ondo State.

Also speaking at the event, a former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Benson Enikuomehin, urged Nigerian leaders to be patriotic so that the people will enjoy dividends of democracy.

Earlier, in his sermon, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the church, Senior Superintendent Gabriel Akinadewo, urged people of the country to continue looking up to God to assist Nigeria.

The cleric stressed the need for leaders to do the right thing at the appropriate time.

Lamenting what he called incessant kidnapping and other insecurity challenges in the country, he urged the people to continue to pray fervently and stressed the need for governments to do the right thing at the right time.

He added that the church has made tremendous achievements, touching the lives of people in various communities.

The Star