January 21, (THEWILL) – Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, last Sunday hosted the 19th Annual New Year’s Thanksgiving and 12th Memorial Anniversary Service of his late father, Reverend Abraham Adebola Daniel, at the Baptist International Worship Centre, aka Abraham’s Tabernacle, in Sagamu Ogun State with several eminent Nigerians in attendance.
The service, themed ‘Thanking God for total victory, recovery and restoration,’ was conducted by a group of clerics led by Rev Jonathan Olaojo. It attracted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, his father and business mogul, Sir Kessington Adebutu; the immediate past High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Tunji Ishola; the daughter of the late sage, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu; the Akarigbo and paramount ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; the Olu of Ilaro and paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle. Others are socialite Abba Folawiyo, Ireti Asemota, Modele Sarafa among others.
The Bishop of Lagos North Diocese of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Rt Reverend Gboyega Ohu, delivered the sermon, while harping on thanksgiving and love for one another in the society.
The highlight of the thanksgiving was the commissioning of a Mausoleum, the unveiling of a statue of Jesus Christ with the cross and another statue of his late father. The latter two were erected right in front of Baptist International Worship Centre.
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