Starting from this month till May 29, 2015, the salary of Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, will be paid into the bank account of Grace Consulate Ministries, Calabar to enable youths in the church realise their potentials.



The governor made this known when he launched the album of the church entitled: “Earth Shakers and Frank Edward, “na’ar Youth Swagger”.
Speaking at the occasion, Imoke said the beauty of what the church was doing was beyond the normal Sunday worship, as it impacts on youth development.

The governor explained that the donation was out of his commitment and passion for youth development, a desire that made him to float the Bridge Leadership Foundation, a project dedicated to helping youths develop their talents as future leaders.

He said today’s youths were faced with global challenges and it was important that they have access to information which creates an opportunity to do more than the adults, expressing that money generated from the launch should be used in purchasing equipment and building a studio to enable youths realise their potentials.

Imoke, who commended Pastor Lawrence Okpata, the brain behind the launch for doing well, said “What he and his wife are doing is affecting the society because they know Nigerians will depend on new generation of leaders as leaders do not just happen.”

He advised the youths to get educated first because one cannot be successful today without education, noting that Okpata has succeeded because he was trained as a lawyer, which contributed to the success of the church.

The governor promised to advertise the Youth Swagger Programme, which focuses on the youth and the leadership quality which they posses .
According to him, the programme would create impact on youth in future and advised them to be committed to whatever they were doing to achieve their goals

“The kids need support because it is this generation that will produce the next leadership. The album will edify and give us peace, appreciate the words of God and will glorify the name of the almighty God,” he said.

Speaking also, wife of the governor, Mrs. Obioma Liyel-Imoke, described the launch as a great event because it was aimed at is catching them young, hence the first thing a parent should do is to teach a child how to sing.

Earlier, Okpata had said he thought about “Youth Swagger” eight months ago and that the potentials in the youth have begun to come out.





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Why church

Why not use the millions to build a skill acquisition centre to empower the youths instead? There is still going to be fraud as far as the Church is concerned. I guess he is indirectly marketing the Church because what becomes of the church members, what becomes of the other religion

Please we do not fall for such cheap scam.

First to comment

Basic or gross?

Demdem: Basic or gross?

definitely it should be Basic. do u want the guy to starve

u cant bribe GOD

Unfortunatly, Heaven is too expensive to be bought with money

Why not use your salary to build Good Health centre. Shame shame

wola44: Why not use your salary to build Good Health centre. Shame shame

i think the monthly allocation and internal generated revenue is use for that......he is free to choose what he will do with his salary..

This should be between him and God... What with the announcement.

If he survives on his salary, I would understand.

We all know he might not even remember how much his salary is.

who owns the church? next thing we go hear say him don turn pastor. he gats collect the dividends & profit

There's salary, there are other bonuses that are 400% of salary, we understand. Giving it to church? Congrats pastor, welcome to the league of private jet owners

Wetin de vex me be say most of these churches hardly donates to the poor and hardly visits the less privilege.
They always take, take and take and never gives...

How is his salary? peanut

Wash . Lol, imoke dash 23 month salary ? Wetin the man go steal go double that one

Thats our Governor, we in Cross River State are so proud of him. Truly a God sent.

Why not motherless home?

What does he need 23months salary for wen he's got enough loot to last for 4years

bishopjoe02:
definitely it should be Basic. do u want the guy to starve

even basic plus gross multiplied by dozen and score, this salaries are nothing compared to the amount these politicians realise daily from the public fund.

I wonder what kind of pastors and church should collect that kind of money when the there are orphans and widows.

that's cool but I pray the money dosent cause problem between church members because the pastor been a lawyer by profession will now let the church know his legal right of the money

Givers never lack

What about "Return on Investment"

Nice. Liyel Imoke, humbler than that arrogant braggart called.........(fill in the gab).....

Tolexander: even basic plus gross multiplied by dozen and score, this salaries are nothing compared to the amount these politicians realise daily from the public fund.

I wonder what kind of pastors and church should collect that kind of money when the there are orphans and widows.

bros, i wont blame d pastor, he gave his salary not d loot. If u were n d pastor's shoe u wil even ask 4 more.

Men... dis guy don hit jackpot....

He don steal d 1 way go last am a CENTURY...

Are you sure he ix donating dat from his acc..am sure he is trying to engulf their money a little before 2015...EFFCC...

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For Those of you that are angry with what a man has decided to do with his Salary. The Good news is that you all come from a State with a Governor so just write a letter now to your State Governor telling him how you want him to spend his salary from now till 2015... Lets see the response.

Are we supposed to applaud? Oga u were appointed to better the lots of Nigerians and not the church. Do u want to buy God? Look around you and see many ppl u have rendered hopeless with your corrupt governance. Get out idiorht!

at least he's not spending 1 billion naira(tax payer's money!) on food like jona-cassava and his fat ugly wife.