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Return Lagos Baptist Secondary School, Orile Agege to us, Church begs Sanwo-Olu

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
Return Lagos Baptist Secondary School, Orile Agege to us, Church begs Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (5th right) flanked by President, Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Dr. Israel Adelani Akanji (5th left); his wife, Pastor. Mrs. Victoria Akanji (4th left); wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu (4th right) and others, during a courtesy visit by the National leadership of the Nigerian Baptist Convention at Lagos House, Marina, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

The Nigerian Baptist Convention has appealed to Lagos State government to complete the process of returning Lagos Baptist Secondary School, Orile Agege, Lagos, to Baptist Church.

The call was made on Tuesday by the President and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Rev’d (Dr) Israel Akanji, when he led the leadership of the Nigeria Baptist Convention on a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Lagos House, Marina.

Akanji praised Sanwo-Olu for the successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and for measures put in place to ensure the security of lives and properties in the state.

He also commended the administration for the harmony between Christians and Muslims in Lagos State and urged people to be courageous and not to lose hope in Nigeria irrespective of the current challenges in the country.

While receiving the guests, the governor appealed for continued religious tolerance, peace, unity and safety in the state, Nigeria and the world.

Sanwo-Olu, who pointed out that the entire world was gradually feeling the consequences of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine as well as the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, urged religious leaders to continue to seek God’s intervention on Nigeria and the world.

Sanwo-Olu, while appreciating God for safety, peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance in Lagos among people of different faiths, said Lagos State government would continue to make the state accessible, available and livable for all the residents.

“We are thankful for the relative peace we have in Lagos. We are thankful for keeping this city for us because indeed, it is not the biggest city in the country; it is a place where the entire economy and commercial activities of our country melt. So, we do not pray or wish for any form of disturbance. As your government, we will continue to do our very best. We will continue to check and monitor. We will continue to make the government accessible and available,” he said.

Governor Sanwo-Olu while congratulating the Baptist leaders for their ongoing 109th convention, extended goodwill to over 20,000 members who are said to be attending the event and promised to collaborate with stakeholders to see what could be done to resolve some of the issues presented to him by the leadership of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.

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