Deputy senate president, Barr Ovie Omo-Agege, former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and incumbent Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, set aside their political differences to attend the first-anniversary thanksgiving service of HM, Ogiame Atuwatsa 111, the Olu of Warri.
Others at the thanksgiving were speaker, Delta State House of Assembly (DSHA) Hon Sheriff Oborovweri, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, Gubernatorial candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) Chief Great Ogboru, gubernatorial candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Senator James Manager.
Independent media reported that, In the thanksgiving lectures, the founder and Presiding Pastor of the Word of Life Bible Church, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor underscored the significance of thanksgiving, saying that thanksgiving throws the gate open for more blessings from God.
Oritsejafor who complimented the Olu on his first coronation anniversary called on him to continue to lean on God for the divine direction that would enable him to take the oil city to an enviable height.
He said:
“Thanksgiving opens the gate for more blessings; it brings you into the presence of God for divine favor through which, God flavors our labor.
“If you are not grateful, you will become a great fool. We must learn to emphasize the importance of thanksgiving in our daily life,” Pastor Oritsejafor added.
Pastor Oritsejafor advocated for a paradigm shift in the orientation of youths in contemporary Nigerian society towards hard work which, he said, was a springboard for sustainable success in life.
The highlight of the ceremony where prayers were said for the Olu of Warri, Delta State, and Nigeria at large, was a special thanksgiving to God by the monarch who was attended by Itsekiri Chiefs as well as sons and daughters of the Itsekiri kingdom.