SPEECH BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, THE OCH'IDOMA THE 5TH
SPEECH BY HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, THE OCH'IDOMA THE 5TH, PASTOR JOHN ELAIGWU ODOGBO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS TAKING OVER CEREMONY FROM THE ACTING OCH'IDOMA HRH GEORGE EDEH ON THE 19TH JANUARY, 2022.
Credit: Wilberforce Ejeh
Protocol........
I want to use this occasion to express my profound appreciation, first of all, to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for making this day a reality. For without Him I would not have become who and what I am today.
2. To the Executive Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, the government and the good people of Benue State, I say a big thank you for providing a conducive environment for the conduct of a free and fair election that led to my emergence as OCH'IDOMA the 5th
3. To the King Makers, I thank you most sincerely for the confidence you reposed in me for such an overwhelming mandate. This indeed is unprecedented, and I do not take it for granted, nor can I thank you enough.
4. To my fellow contestants, I thank you for your magnanimity, even in defeat. I have spoken with you individually after the election and I am thrilled that you are all in high spirit, and desirous as I am of a better, united, and prosperous Idoma Nation.
5. And to all my sons and daughters, both at home and in the diaspora, I thank you for your immense continuous support and solidarity since my election.
I want to assure you that under God Almighty guidance my emergence will Kick starts a new beginning for our people, and the Idoma Kingdom. I am more than ever before committed to supporting those core values and culture that promote our uniqueness and humanity, our unity and industry, and our togetherness and shared common destiny.
6.To our brothers, sisters and neighbors in the Benue State project, it shall be an Era of fruitful and truthful engagement. Together, we shall strive to further those things that deepened and expand the frontier of our shared humanity, brotherliness, and identity.
7. I want to assure you all that by the grace of God, I shall be a father who is accessible to all at all times, and I will be there for you all my subjects.
8. Let me finally state here that election has come and gone and we must in the interest of Idoma Kingdom put everything that transpired behind us and collectively chart the way forward for the development of Idoma Nation. In doing this, we must imbibe the spirit of forgiveness, oneness, love and tolerance.
9. Thank you and God bless you all in Jesus Name
Long live Idoma Kingdom,
Long live Kwararafa Kingdom,
Long live Benue State,
Long live Nigeria
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