…Ambode promises to touch lives through selfless service
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said the nation was in dire need of men and women of impeccable characters, noting that Nigeria lacks men and women who are faithful, diligent and honest.
The vice president, who was received along with Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the 7th edition of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Apapa Family’s Excel Programme, held at Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos, yesterday, noted that Nigeria was abundantly blessed with human and natural resources, but the people need to work more on their strength of character.
Professor Osinbajo in his address on the occasion backed up his assertion with anecdotes on how diligence and faithfulness could lift a man, restating that Nigeria needs faithful men and women that could be trusted to do the right things; people who are honest and diligent.
“There are many people who are bright and intelligent, but what we lack are faithful men and women – men and women who can be trusted to do the right things, who can be honest, diligent and can do what needs to be done.”
“If you are a security man, if you are a driver, you need faithfulness in the little things you are doing. It is that faithfulness and loyalty to what you are doing that will set you out. That is the change our nation needs and we would not only be harbingers of that change but be that change,” Osinbajo said.
However, Governor Ambode in his address, promised to touch lives through selfless service; even as he restated his commitment to ensuring that no one was left behind as his administration strives to better the lot of residents in the state in the next four years.
He said no one, irrespective of colour, race, status, ability or disability, would be left behind as the state marches progressively towards its collective destiny.
Stressing that his victory at the April 11 election was the handiwork of God and the support of the people, the governor said he was committed to using his mandate to change the lives of Lagosians.
He said: “I am eternally grateful to God for what He has done and still does in my life. It is now my responsibility to use this position to show His goodness by touching as many lives as possible through a selfless purpose-driven service.”
While thanking the RCCG Apapa Family for its intervention and support to about 500 schools in Lagos, he said the projects would in no small measure boost confidence in the state’s educational system.
The governor also assured that the state government would ensure that projects initiated by the church in the schools would be sustained.
In his sermon, General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, urged political office holders to use their positions to change the story of Nigeria, just as he assured that Nigeria would continue to march forward with the present crop of leaders.
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