Fashola congratulates Methodist Prelate

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has
congratulated Most Rev. Samuel Uche on his
election as the Prelate of the Methodist Church
of Nigeria.
He said he was confident that Rev. Uche would
take the church to greater heights.
Until his election at the 44th Special
Conference of the Methodist Church of Nigeria
at the Williams Memorial Methodist Cathedral,
Ebute-Metta, Lagos at the weekend, Rev. Uche
was the Archbishop of Enugu Diocese.
He replaced Dr. Sunday Olatunji Makinde, who
was elected in 2006.
In his congratulatory letter to the Prelate,
Fashola said: “The show of confidence in you
by peers and the general congregation cannot
but produce a most humbling experience, just
as it engenders the somewhat daunting
challenge of taking forward the educational
and spiritual mission of the age-long
institution, which the Methodist Church of
Nigeria represents.
“I have no doubt that this seamless,
momentous torch-passing from Dr. Makinde,
who has led the church in a most inspiring
manner since 2006, to you will take the
mission to new heights.
“On behalf of my wife, Abimbola, the
government and people of Lagos State, please
accept my hearty congratulations on your
election.”
Fashola prayed God to continue to guide the
Prelate in his duties.