Oku Ibom Ibibio Extends Easter Greetings to Christian Faithful, Calls for Peace, Unity, Love, and Tolerance
... Commends Gov. Eno For Inclusive Governance And Development
Oku Ibom Ibibio and President General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Daniel Etuk, JP, CFR, has extended Easter greetings to Christian faithful worldwide during the Easter celebration.
In his 2025 Easter message, Ntenyin Etuk called for total dedication among the leaders and the citizenry towards building a society where peace, unity, love, tolerance and brotherhood reign supreme, irrespective of religion, tribe or race.
The Akwa Ibom Premier royal father stressed that Christians should abide by the worthy examples of Jesus Christ’s life by always exhibiting the good virtues of godliness, discipline, honesty, and love for one another.
He noted that Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, which offers salvation to mankind, remains an outstanding sacrifice that must be greatly treasured by the Christian faithful.
The message reads, “On behalf of my family and the Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, I heartily felicitate with His Excellency, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Christian faithful in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria and the world at large on this occasion of Easter celebration.
“Easter is a very solemn event for Christians and the world in general. It re-enacts the messianic role of Jesus Christ, whose death and resurrection became the atonement for our sins and also renewed our place of sonship with the God Almighty as recorded in Galatians 4:4-7.”
“We have to take into account that the primary thrust of Jesus Christ’s mission on Earth was to demonstrate God’s love and grace, offer salvation from sin and death, and establish a new relationship between humanity and God. We have to treasure this and live a life depicting that we appreciate that unique sacrifice,” he added.
According to the Patriarch of the Ibibios Worldwide, every society risks being engulfed in crises when there is a lack of love and unity as well as the pervasion of indiscipline and disobedience to God. He called on the government to ensure that institutions of learning deepen moral rectitude among students in their studies.
The Patriarch also tasks ecclesiastical bodies to focus their preaching on building men and women to be of good character and lively principles, faithful who will value integrity, honour, virtuousness and uprightness above filthy lucre and social vices that ruin a society.
“Let us see Easter as a period of sober reflection, a period to re-orientate our minds against greed, hatred, disunity, covetousness and economic sabotage. The Lord Jesus Christ serves as a worthy example we have to emulate.
Speaking on Akwa Ibom State, the Supreme Monarch commended Governor Umo Eno for his inclusive governance and for the numerous projects his administration has implemented across the State as contained in the ARISE AGENDA.
He, therefore, admonished everyone in Akwa Ibom to live in peace with one another, support the government and be obedient in carrying out God’s command, as well as respect leaders and constituted authorities to ensure orderliness, peace and progress in the society.
Oku Ibom Ibibio reiterated that traditional rulers in the State, as the custodians of the people, will continue to partner with the governments, MDAs and security agencies to ensure the prevalence of peace, unity, tranquillity and progress at the grassroots.
