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King Princewill Amachree XI Funeral:Fubara Vows to Bequeath New Rivers, Canvasses People’s Support.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has restated his commitment that his administration is set to enthrone an enviable Rivers that will ensure the dreams and aspirations of all residents are realized.
Speaking at the funeral service in honour of late King Theophilus J.T. Princewill, Amachree XI, the Amanyanabo and Natural Ruler of the Kalabari Kingdom, held at the King Amachree Square in Buguma Town, Asari Toru Local Government Area, governor Fubara explained that to achieve such a feat, all residents of the state would require to embrace peace, exhibit mutual harmony among themselves and meaningfully contribute their quotas to achieve developmental activities which would in turn benefit the State.
The governor said: “We are in a difficult period but just be peaceful. We cannot achieve progress in an environment of violence. We cannot grow our State to the level of our aspirations when there is trouble.
“We can only advance to our dream State in a peaceful environment. I urge every one of you to be peaceful. Peace is the only instrument that can bring development.”
Fubara also commended the level of cooperation between the bereaved family and the entire Kalabari people through the various stages of preparations leading to the burial of their late king to the disappointment of those who had predicted crisis anong the Kalabari people
He appealed to the Kalabari stock (members of his ethnic group) to continue to live in peace even after the burial of their late king.
The state governor remarked that nobody in the State should lose hope because his administration remained committed to fulfilling
all their expectations.
In his sermon, the Intercontinental Youth Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Belemina Obunge, who represented the General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, preached on the topic: ‘Don’t wait until you’re Late’ and harped on the need for people to seek God fervently by serving him truthfully.
He also encourage the gathering to live peaceably with neighbours in their various communities to promote peace and harmony.
