VC INSTITUTES HOLY ASSEMBLY

The Vice-Chancellor, Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof. Msugh Moses Kembe has Instituted a Holy Assembly to seek God’s divine intervention in the administration of the University.

The Holy Assembly according to him, is necessitated by the frequent deaths of Staff, incessant strikes by Unions and other forms of evil forces in the University.

Towards this end, a monthly fasting and prayer sessions has been introduced in the university to be held last Sunday of every month.

The inaugural fasting and prayer session was held at the Good Shepherd Catholic Chaplaincy on Sunday, February 28, 2016 to pray for long life and peaceful retirement of the University Staff.

Preaching during the session, the Chaplain, Good Shepherd’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Benue State University, Rev. Fr. Dr. Pius Ajiki said God always select a leader to lead his people in a community, hence leaders should follow the tenets of God to do His will on earth.

Fr.  Ajiki called on the congregation to be faithful to God and urged leaders to always remember the less privileged in society to give them a sense of belonging.

As the Chairman, Fasting and Prayer Sessions Committee, Fr. Ajiki reminded the University community to dedicate their lives to God in order to allow the will of God to be done in the University.  Stressing that the Programme was instituted to commit the Vice-Chancellor’s tenure unto God and to seek God’s divine intervention in the affairs of the University.

Addressing the University community, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Msugh Moses Kembe, thanked God for what he has been able to achieve since assumption.

He explained that the monthly fasting and prayer sessions was instituted due to incessant deaths, strike by Unions and also to seek God divine intervention in the affairs of the University.

Prof. Kembe disclosed that a 10-member Standing Committee has been constituted with Revd Fr Pius Ajiki as the Chairman, to coordinate the fasting and prayer sessions for peace, harmony, progress and development to thrive in the University.  The Programme will be rotational among the two churches on campus, he added.

Prof. Nicholas Ada, former Minister, Foreign Affairs and Dr. David Orjime, Senior Catechist of the Chaplaincy commended the Vice-Chancellor’s initiative and solicited for its sustenance.

Highlights of the programme was intercessory prayers for the University, Staff and Students.

Principal Officers, Deans, Directors, Heads of Department, Coordinators, Unit Heads, staff and students attended the Programme.

T. Tser Vanger, JP

Information Officer