Congratulations Revd Akanji.

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GOD’S SPIRIT IS IN THE LAND, NIGERIA WILL RISE ABOVE ITS CHALLENGES, SAYS OSINBAJO

VP congratulates new President of Baptist Convention, Revd. Akanji

Describes him an "effective bridge builder between faiths and ethnicities”

Nigeria will eventually rise from its security and socio-economic challenges into the glorious light of dawn that would herald greater things for the country and its citizens, because the Spirit of God is in the land, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday during a Send Forth Service for Revd. Dr. Israel Adelani Akanji, who until recently, served as Senior Pastor and Minister in Charge of the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, for 22 years. Revd. Akanji is now the new President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.


He spoke in a short remark he gave at the service which was also attended by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Revd Olasupo Ayokunle and the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunimbe Mamora, among other dignitaries and Christian leaders.

Quoting from the first chapter in the Biblical Book of Genesis, the Vice President related events surrounding the creation of the heaven and earth to the nation’s present challenges and the lives of great individuals.


Prof. Osinbajo stated that “indeed, the lives of great men and women, even as the lives of nations teach important lessons.”
He noted that, “in the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. The beginning was bleak, confused, without form, empty.

"This is the way of the lives of some of the greatest men and women and also nations. There might be confusion, grief, trouble, darkness and fear. But even in that confusion, the Bible tells us that the Spirit of the Lord was hovering over the face of the deep. God was in the darkness, He did not run away, He is not asleep.

“So, it is with our nation. Today, some things may seem bleak and grave, with insecurity, economic difficulties, but even in the midst of these problems, the Spirit of God is in this land, it is here, hovering over this nation.”

He continued: "so, what happens next in verse three? We are told that suddenly God spoke, ‘let there be light…and there was light.’ The darkness came to an end, the fear, insecurity came to an end. So, it shall be for you and our nation. In the next verse, scripture says, God saw the light that it was good….so it shall be for you and our nation. The light will come and it shall be good, very good.”

The Vice President also commended the attributes of the new President of the Baptist Convention, describing Revd. Akanji as a humble and credible leader who “has continued to forge pathways for peace and unity as an effective bridge builder between faiths and ethnicities, realizing that Christ died for all men, and that our gospel is the gospel of peace."

While congratulating the cleric on his inauguration as President of the Baptist Convention, the Vice President noted that Akanji has also served the Body of Christ in Nigeria as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman of Federal Capital Territory, and is still serving as the CAN North Central Zone’s leader.

“Revd. Dr. Israel Akanji now proceeds by the grace of God to the exalted office of the President of the Baptist Convention: the highest office of the Baptist denomination in Nigeria. In this long and arduous journey, Revd. Akanji has had by his side, his dear friend, partner and darling wife, Mrs Victoria Akanji, Mama Sunshine. She has been an effective part of the great works that God has done in her husband’s ministry,” the VP said.


According to him, Revd. Akanji’s “practical demonstration of the gospel of the love of Christ is his recipe for conflict resolution.”

He added, “in those 22 years (serving as pastor of the First Baptist Church Garki) this humble, humorous General of God has also become a foremost, credible and articulate ambassador of the Christian faith in Nigeria.


Noting Revd Akanji's “determination to forge pathways for peace and unity, the VP observed that his (Dr. Akanji’s) doctorate thesis was on “Theology of Conflict Transformation in Contemporary Nigerian Society.


"I took the trouble to read portions of it to better understand his thoughts. He proposed a new approach which challenges the religious institutions, particularly the Church, through its pastoral ministry, to become actively involved in the transformation of conflict in the nation through a practical theology, a theology of hospitality.”


In the same vein, the Vice President congratulated Akanji on the occasion of his 60th Birthday coming up on Monday August 16. He wished him more strength, wisdom and favour and asked for God's blessing on all Nigerians.


Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
15th August 2021

The welfare of civil servants is very important for output to be at optimum. So sure if Prof is given the opportunity to lead this great Nation, some problems will be a thing if the past.

State House Release

NATIONAL SECURITY, ECONOMIC SUCCESS, GREATNESS MORE LIKELY WHERE THERE IS UNITY & TOLERANCE -OSINBAJO

Some of the greatest nations in the world are multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multi-religious, and a united people working together are more likely to be economically successful, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa by a delegation from the Arewa Concerned People for National Unity and Religious Tolerance from Kano, led by Alhaji Auwal Maidabino and Prince Usman Ado-Bayero.

According to the Vice President, “there is no great nation anywhere that has not had this sort of challenge, especially where you have a multi-racial, multi-religious setup. And the greatest nations in the world are multi-racial, multi-religious, and multi-ethnic.

“As a matter of fact, some of these things are as important as the economy and security…. for the reason that a united people, people who see themselves as one, are more likely to be economically successful, more likely to be able to secure themselves and secure their borders, and more likely to work together for the goodness and greatness of their people.”

Continuing, the VP told the delegation that “it is the duty of the leadership, not just political leadership, but also the leadership of social groups and organizations such as yours, to ensure that we are focused on these issues of unity and tolerance.”

Prof. Osinbajo explained further that “as you know, religious tolerance and unity, is for me, a matter that goes beyond mere advocacy. I believe very strongly that the greatness of nations, wherever those nations may be, have always been on account of leaders who thought it fit to build those nations on the basis of unity and tolerance.

“I think that it is such an important issue that we cannot afford to discount it. There is a need for us to pay more time and attention to these issues in whatever way we can because every once in a while, we see some threats to the unity of our country, and we must not allow it to happen at all, we must continue not just in the advocacy, but in action that will bring about unity and religious tolerance,” Prof. Osinbajo added.

Earlier in his remarks, the leader of the delegation, Alhaji Maidabino commended Prof. Osinbajo for his innovative approach to governance and the several initiatives of the Buhari administration anchored through his office and prayed God to provide the opportunity to enable him continue to serve the nation.

Alhaji Maidabino noted that through schemes such as TraderMoni, National Homegrown School Feeding Programme, N-Power, and the Ease of Doing Business initiative, among others, the Vice President has impacted many Nigerians across different sectors.

His words: “we wish to commend and congratulate you for your contributions in the area of promotion of good governance, transparency, and efficiency as exemplified with the core principles behind the Ease of Doing Business initiative of this government, and for the continuation of your uncompromising dedication to peace, unity, and economic progress, among others.”

He informed the Vice President of plans by the group to convene a national forum on unity as part of its contributions to entrenching peaceful coexistence and unity among Nigerians.


Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
11th August 2021

I wish you all successful deliberations. Keep up the good job Sir.

Investments can only mean a growth to the Nigerian economy which has been Prof's drive. I believe we will get there if we have more devoted individuals that share same goal.

Prof's endless support for youth involvement in technology is outstanding. This will be very beneficial to Nigerian youths and the economy because MSMEs are crucial to economic growth.

"And just one final point on that, the AfDB has agreed to support the government with 500 million dollars for MSMEs in technology in particular; so, we think this is something that will be very helpful in addition to the N75 billion, which the government has set aside for young people in small businesses.”

Prof's endless support for youth involvement in technology is outstanding. This will be very beneficial to Nigerian youths and the economy because MSMEs are crucial to economic growth.

Happy married life.

The VP will make a fine President. He is intelligent and hardworking, I have no doubt about him at all and that's evident from his 51days as acting president.

Brushstrokes20:
# usual bullocks, all motion no movement!

Why not resign honourably and save face...

Useless govt of self serving thieves and BLOODTHIRSTY TERRORISTS.

Is resigning a solution? Cos I don't get what the whole resign thing is about.

Akwamkpuruamu:
Always sounding elusive and politically correct, while evil is being perpetrated right under him.

Right under him? Lmao..

jasmine1600:
The useless VP always pretend his not aware how their government is destroying Nigeria per seconds.
Were they close minded before?
The worst VP ever.

Per second. Pure gibberish.

I wish them successful deliberations. I trust plans to better Nigeria and Nigerians are on the books.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN received in audience, the Course 29 Participants of the National Defence College. They presented a research paper at the State House, Abuja on the 2nd of August 2021.

Giovanni2332:
Primary six senior prefect get mouth pass Osibande ordinary commissioner.

Pure gibberish.

The COVID-19 Pandemic set a lot of economies back with world economies plunging into recession, Nigeria inclusive but I believe these efforts will surely be beneficial to all.

This news is rather faulty. If a meeting was called, an agreement has to be reached by a majority. Two persons can't just act disregarding the resolutions of the meeting. The VP on the other hand has always been settling party conflicts.

AfCFTA is the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers amongst member countries to allow single market for goods and services, facilitated by movement of persons in order to boost economic activities.

Prof is very intelligent and everyone knows how much of an impact he will make if given the opportunity to be president.

“GenU Nigeria will have three key components; Digital Skills Development, The Workforce Readiness Programme and Youth Engagement. Youth Employment and especially the empowerment of female entrepreneurs is a major aspect of GenU Nigeria."

He encouraged and preached violence in every of his broadcast. Unfortunately, he was agitating for Biafra but he was in a far away country pushing youths to their death and the gullible youths obeyed all to no gain.

NLTP is different from RUGA o! NLTP has advantages beneficial to the people and government.

Prof Osinbajo is very intelligent and undoubtedly a man who plans for the future. Nigeria having a crypto of its own isn't bad at all, we just have to put certain things right.

Yemi Alafifuni, a UK Chart topping artist is set to release a new summer anthem ‘HOPE ALIVE’ on July 16th, 2021. The single is out for pre-ordering on Bandcamp and fans can pre-save/pre-add now.

In February 2021, Yemi released a classical worship song that got him noticed and topped the UK Contemporary Worship charts at No. 1.
The song also enjoyed much radio play with reports of daily plays across the world and its lyric video has been streamed over 150,000 times on YouTube.

Following on from this, Yemi has decided to increase the tempo in his style and bring a dance-pop song that will not only inspire you but is guaranteed to get you dancing.

Yemi said, “Hope Alive was inspired partly by a friend who has seemingly lost everything and a deep desire to find hope in a hopeless situation. Yemi added; In every lifeless situation that I have faced, one thing seems to be common, God almost always come true. The lyric of this song summarises how I have addressed these situations and how I am dealing with every evolving moment.

“I am aware of the disruption that COVID has caused to families worldwide and how easy it is to disbelieve a God called love. But it is in these desperate times that I feel we need to keep our hopes alive and never give up. God has never failed us and he won’t start now - He is working and His every word is yes and amen,” he added.

The song was produced by top UK producer, Ian Copeland Green. Ian is a multi-talented producer, musician, singer/songwriter has worked with top artists, including Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Lurine Cato, Pharrell Williams, Matrix 2, Noel Robinson, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Fiona Yorke and many more.

With a dance theme and a message (lyrics) specifically written to brighten anyone’s mood, this is a pop masterpiece. It reminds us that real hope only comes from God because if He said it, that settles it.

Yemi Alafifuni is a Christian music recording artist based in the UK. Hailing from Nigeria, this British singer / songwriter combines stunning melodies with infectious grooves and great beats, to create a catchy, yet direct and edgy sound. He desires to see nations worship in Spirit and in Truth.

Yemi’s recent release “Chains Fall” peaked at number 1 on iTunes in the Christian/Gospel genre and Behold The Lamb track was voted number 1 on the ASTEP 4WD Official UK Charts for February 2021 – Contemporary Worship.
 Yemi is a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammys) - class of 2021. From classical to dance pop, don’t miss out on his blend of contemporary gospel!

Follow Link to music video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owv6bf1AeJg

This is a very important initiative beneficial to the economy of every West African state.

I hope this is implemented in all states as it wil be beneficial to everyone in settling herder-farmer crisis, boost economic investment in the area of livestock farming.

Haha! This is soo fake! Please desist from misleading the public besides the VP is well respected by all. Quit Please.

Let's be very cautious and adhere strictly to the COVID-19 guidelines particularly with the detection of the variant.

Man like Prof Osinbajo ��

Let's not be ignorant here. They both earn half salaries since they got into power.