December 12, (THEWILL) – Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Friday tactically avoided meeting with his predecessor, Jonah Jang and former President Goodluck Jonathan at an inter-faith religious event where the former governor was billed to function as chief host.
After hosting members of the business community in Plateau to a late night dinner last Thursday, Gov Lalong, whose presence at the dedication of the Ten Commandments Altar was earlier confirmed, suddenly flew out of the state on Friday morning via a chartered flight from the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang, near Jos.
Although some of the governor’s protocol details were present at the dedication event, the Commissioner for Agriculture eventually represented him at the event.
Jonathan was in Jos as Chairman of the occasion as Jang, founder/president, Yeshua Kingdom Foundation International, dedicated a worship and prayer house christened The Ten Commandments Altar.
The event was also a big rallying point for the PDP family in Plateau, including those aspiring for various elective offices in 2023.
Speaking at the occasion, Jonathan extended greetings to Governor Lalong through his commissioner and commended Jang for conceiving and executing the monumental prayer project which he described as Jang’s “greatest achievement that will remain indelible in the memories of the people.”
By putting up the prayer and worship house, Jonathan said Jang had created a national destination for Christian religious activities and crusades.
He noted that the 5,800-capacity worship centre had a potential for expansion.
Giving the spiritual background of the project, Jang, said, “What we are doing here is quite symbolic because the Bible is replete with instances where altars were built. The significance of what is happening today is divine because it has been seen in several Bible passages that each time there was an encounter with the Lord an altar was built as a memorial of God’s visitation”.
Beside the Ten Commandment structure is a constructed water pool christened Pool of Bethsaida where baptisms can be carried out.
The occasion was attended by thousands of Christians, including the leaders of various denominations and the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Gyang Buba.
