Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Umo Eno, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Reverend Dr. Uma Ukpai, the renowned evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association.
Governor Eno, who cut short Monday’s State Executive Council meeting to lead members of his cabinet on the visit, described the late cleric as “an icon and a rare gem” whose death is a great loss not only to Akwa Ibom but to Nigeria and the global Christian community.
The Governor recalled his personal relationship with Reverend Ukpai, saying the evangelist once told him prophetically that he would become governor, a statement he says he still treasures deeply.
