The Methodist Church Nigeria bishops have approved Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term.
On Tuesday, at the opening session of the 39th Bishops’ Council of the Methodist Church Nigeria at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos, the bishops backed Sanwo-Olu for re-election in 2023.
On behalf of the bishops, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, praised the performance of the Sanwo-Olu government in Lagos State.
He thanked the governor for his strong governance and humanitarian work.
Uche believes that locals should give Gov. Sanwo-Olu a second term so that he can finish the projects he has started and those that are in the queue.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, he believes, is deserving of a second term.
”You (Gov. Sanwo-Olu) are among the best in governance we currently have in Nigeria. For this reason, I urge that you be allowed to go for a second term in office.
”This is so as to complete the enviable projects that you started and others that are in the pipeline. All the bishops in Lagos will mobilise our members, our votes must go to Sanwo-Olu.
”Though, I am not a card-carrying member of any political party, neither am I partisan, yet I value people for who they are and not their political affiliation.
”I believe people like you are the ones we should replicate all over the world. The Bishops’ Council will pray for you and other government functionaries so that we continue to have a very progressive and development-oriented Lagos State,” he said.
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Prelate Uche, addressing the status of the nation, encouraged the federal government to solve concerns of hunger, inflation, and insecurity, stating that no nation could develop in the face of the three crises.
He also pleaded with Nigeria to implement real federalism and regional administrations.
In his speech, Governor Sanwo-Olu thanked the bishops for approving him for a second term and promised Lagos citizens that the most good will be done for the largest number.
”I humbly acknowledge and thank you for your quiet endorsement of my second term. We cannot afford to fail.
“We cannot afford to give excuses. We cannot afford to give reasons, untenable reasons why we cannot take our country forward.
”I stand before you and I have said this over and over, with every fabric in my body, I will continue to serve the people of Lagos.
“We will serve them without fear or favour, ensuring that the greatest good is for the greatest number,” he said.
The governor also announced that his government would pay compensation for missionary schools as they were partners in government, considering their contribution to the education sector in the state.
He also urged Nigerians to continue to trust God for miraculous interventions in their lives, state, and country.
”Our individual and collective challenges are by no means beyond us. Our faith in the Almighty God is able to move mountains. That unshakable faith must be extended into our daily lives.
”We must maintain faith that our country can and will triumph over all its challenges and cement itself onto the path of everlasting progress. For with God, nothing shall be impossible,” Sanwo-Olu said.
He expressed the belief that the 39th Bishops’ Council would come out with resolutions that would move the church forward, and prepare people for the Second Coming of Christ, in line with the council’s theme.
The theme is ”Prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ”.
