By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona

THE Executive Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Dr. Udom Emmanuel who had just secured another man-date to administer their re-spective states for another four years at the just con-cluded elections, Friday night declared that they owed their victories to the prayers of the saints in the country.

Ortom

Giving testimonies at the April edition of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Holy Ghost Service at the church’s four-by-four kilometre auditorium at Simawa area of Ogun State, the two PDP gover-nors told a mammoth cro-wd of worshippers that by strength shall no man pre-vail, stressing that their separate victory was divi-ne.

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Gov. Ortom, the first to speak, recalled how he went to the General Over-seer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye and his wife in 2014 before his decision to vie for the gubernatorial election, stating “by the grace of God despite all the challenges that accompa-nied the 2015 race, I was elected governor of Benue State and was sworn in.

“During the tenure, how-ever, in 2017, challenges came up over me and at a point I told myself that I was not going contest again in 2019 and that I would ra-ther remain a one-term governor.

“But the following day, during my devotion, God asked me why I took such a decision to tow a lone line. I then decided to consult God and He told me He is the beginning and the ending, the Alpha and the Omega. And immediately I picked up the courage and came to Daddy G.O. again.

“I prayed on the altar and Daddy G.O. prayed for me. So we continued the race; but so many challenges came as we were close to the elections. There was this particular day, close to the elections, Daddy G.O. call-ed me when I was comple-tely depressed and was wondering what to do.

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“After Daddy G.O. and Mummy G.O. prayed for me, I was encouraged again and went through all the challenges and God saw me through. By the grace of God, I have just been re-elected governor of Benue State. Praise be the Lord!” Gov. Ortom testified.

Immediately after him, came his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Gov. Emman-uel who also gave God all the glory for helping him to overcome all the chall-enges to emerge winner of the contest.

According to him: “The Bible says Thine O Lord, is the greatness, and the po-wer and the glory and the victory!

“When a Police Commi-ssioner is testifying…we in the battlefield, we know what we faced. People say you can never win elect-ions through prayers, I want say that through prayers some of us have won elections. And it can only be God. To God only be glory, honour, majesty for ever in Jesus name!” he declared and the crowd responded in ecstasy.