Gov. Okowa Tasks Leaders On Good Governance

The Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has tasked political leaders on the need to provide good governance to the people.

He stressed the need for leaders to get closer to the people in order to have a first hand appreciation of their challenges as well as proffered solutions.

Okowa made the call while delivering a keynote address at the 2019 edition of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Day celebration, organised by the state chapter in Asaba.

He said that leaders must be close to the people they lead and identify with them for good policies to be made.

“A godly leader, at whatever level, is empathetic with the pain and suffering of the people he is called to lead.

“There are far too many leaders in our society who are disconnected from the reality on ground and that does not augur well for people-centred policies and good governance.”

He said that CAN as an Umbrella body provided platform for fellowship and prayers for all Christian denominations.

“I have no doubt that it will serve as a catalyst for greater love and stronger unity among Christians of all persuasions.

“The first thing that struck me upon receiving the invitation to this meeting is the theme, ‘God Is Our Refuge And Fortress (Psalm 91: 2)’ which I believe we all need a fresh revelation of God as our Refuge and Fortress in the times that we live in.

“All over the world, nations are in turmoil, the seas are roaring, the earth is being shaken to its foundations, the future is very much uncertain and men’s hearts are ‘failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth’.

“But, when the Bible speaks of God as our refuge and fortress, it speaks of His awesome power to protect us from evil, deliver us from danger and fight our battles, because while He is the God of love, He is also ‘a consuming fire’ and ‘a man of war,” he said.

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The governor added, “indeed, God is our present help in times of trouble and when the situation seems hopeless and you don’t have anywhere to turn.

“When you have done all that you could and the enemy seems to have you cornered, when those you trusted to turn around to betray you, you must resist the temptation to get even or react in the flesh.

“Trust God to make a way where there seems to be no way for the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”