By Etop Ekanem

Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, has  reiterated his conviction that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will continue to deliver on his promises despite challenging economic times.

Otuaro gave the assurance after Pastor Samuel John of Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka Winners Chapel), Ibusa Road, Asaba, charged politicians to make a mark in office or be disqualified for further term.

They both spoke, in Aboh at the 2nd edition of the annual Festival of Praise put together by the Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state  and the council’s Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.

The ceremony doubled as a thanksgiving service by the council chairman, Mrs. Nkechi Chukwurah, who recently survived assassination attempt said she was glad to have attended the Festival of Praise.

Otuaro stressed that the Ndokwa East council’s initiative was in tandem with the Okowa administration’s standard.

He said: “Okowa instituted the Praise to God Night from the beginning of this administration. We worship God every morning at the Government House chapel in Asaba and dwell on the things of the spirit on which the success of man and society depends. We are, therefore, confident that by God’s grace, we will deliver on our electoral promises and qualify for more terms.

“My friend, Mrs. Chukwurah, has been having series of challenges that culminated recently in her surviving 22 bullets from assassins. When I got the news of her survival, I exclaimed that it could only have been God. God made her a bullet proof.”

Otuaro who prayed for the council boss to fulfil her mission and exceed her own expectations, said life was about acknowledging God who is the key to prosperity. Pastor John had earlier commended the Ndokwa East council for the initiative to praise God in keeping with God’s commandment.