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Church Gets Accolades For Supporting Bible Society
The Christ Army Church of Nigeria has been praised for its constant cooperation and support to the Bible Society of Nigeria.
The Church, which is the first indigenous Christian Church in Nigeria, established in 1816, was also commended for its commitment in terms of raising members for the society.
Chairman, Bible Society of Nigeria, Rivers/Bayelsa Area, Elder Omoni Ayo-Tamuno, disclosed this while addressing the church during the 2022 Bible Week celebration at the Christ Army Church of Nigeria, St Paul’s (St Garrick Braide) Cathedral Supreme Headquarters, Bakana in Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State.
Ayo-Tamuno stated that among other churches in the three Kalabari Local Government Areas – Asari Toru, Akuku-Toru and Degema – the Christ Army Church of Nigeria, Bakana, has the highest number ofspecial members.
The Chairman attributed this feat recorded to the passion of the Presiding Archbishop of the Church, Most Rev. Ibiba Siri, who on a yearly basis creates awareness for membership enrolment.
He declared that “If all Denominational Church Heads, in Rivers and Bayelsa States, and indeed, Nigeria put on even 50 per cent of the efforts by Most Rev. Siri’s commitment to the society, its aims and objectives will be achieved with little or no stress”.
Ayo-Tamuno further added that “members of the church and the ministers have demonstrated a high level of dedication to the society which exists to complement the efforts of the church in its evangelistic outreach with the written word of God”.
He also specifically lauded the Presiding Archbishop of the church for his support to the successful completion of the Kalabari Language Bible translation.
Responding, Most Rev. Siri assured that the church would continue to support and cooperate woth the society in season and out of season.
Siri announced that five members of the Cathedral, which include the Mother of the Church, Mrs Itokiniba I. S. Yellowe, aged 82 years, had completed the membership form to be Special Member, the highest category of membership in the Society.
He also assured that the Cathedral would increase its efforts to raise more Special Members on or before the next Bible Week Celebration.
Highlight of the celebration was presentation of New Testament Bible donated by BSN to the Church and the Sower Magazine.
Rivers
100 Days: Omuma Council Boss Lists Achievements
The Chairman of Omuma Local Government Council in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Promise Reginald, has given his scorecard in the first 100 days of his administration.
Reginald was elected on October 6, 2024 under the platform of All People’s Party (APP) alongside 21 other Council chairmen in the State, with the exclusion of Etche Local Government Council chairman, Dr. Uzodinma Nwafor, who was elected from a different political party.
Given his scorecard at a press briefing held in his Port Harcourt last Thursday, the Omuma Council boss expressed gratitude to Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the Omuma people for the confidence reposed in him.
He listed restoration of 24 hours electricity, belle first welfare empowerment programme, purchase of 28 empowerment vehicles as well as 100 JAMB forms as some of the projects his administration had achieved within the first 100 days in office.
Others were the construction of Eberi Mordern Market, renovation of Eberi Hospital, construction of hospital and rural road in Ward 2 as well as the construction of a secondary school project in Ward 10 as ongoing projects started by his administration that were near completion within three to four months period.
He pointed out with pleasure that Governor
Fubara had taken over the construction of the modern school project and the road construction.
On the human capacity development, the chairman said that his administration introduced an empowerment programme where an Omuma indegene was given one million naira every month to support his or her business.
“On education development, we have constituted a Scholarship Board to award scholarships to 10 best students of Omuma origin from year one to final year, and also we have resolved to award overseas scholarships to three Omuma indigenes to study abroad in science, medicine and engineering related disciplines. We want to leave a legacy that we will be remembered when we leave office”, he stated
According to him, his administration has proposed to establish a modern hotel in the area and also embark on mechanized agriculture to boost the revenue and tourism of the local government area.
He used the opportunity to thank the people of the local government area for their support for the Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and assured that Omuma people would continue to support the present administration in the state.
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