The governor said this at the Margaret Ekpo Airport in Calabar while addressing thousands of supporters who came to receive him on arrival from Abuja.
The governor had been away for over a month and during the period, the Supreme Court fixed December 9, 2016 for the ruling to determine his eligibility to continue to govern the state.
The matter at the Supreme Court was instituted by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi, who contested the 2015 governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party with Ayade.
But addressing a crowd of over 10,000 supporters who waited for over three hours in the scorching sun, Ayade said power belongs to God, and that he had received divine call to govern the state.
Also at the event were the deputy governor, Prof. Ivara Esu; Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. John Gaul-Lebo; Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Tina Agbor; state Chairman of PDP, Chief Edim Inok; and a member of House of Representatives, Mr. Lego Idagbo.
Ayade said, “I was preparing to run for the Senate when God called me and said I should be governor. I came into the office as governor under the inspiration of God. I am totally innocent. If I come before the court of man, I come with supplication for clemency from God,’’ he said.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman of State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Stephen Odey, said the people of the state would resist any attempt to remove Ayade, noting that the people of the state voted massively for him. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I am sorry for you. Make una continue to take the name of God to play politics! Even person or people who visited Okija shrine will say that it is God.Make una continue to deceive unaselves. Who knows which shrine or deity you had visited.
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ReplyDeleteClose that your dirty mouth, which God called you and where did you see him, how did you communicate with him and which language he use?....that's how all of you lie in this stupid country in the name of God.....including some so called man of God.
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ReplyDeleteNow that God has started calling people into politics hmmm! U guys should know that a new era springing forth u cant keep fulling Nigerians
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