Ekweremadu Kinsmen Cry To God For Mercy

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Today the fate of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice alongside doctor Obinna Obeta awaits the pronouncement of sentence by the UK court.

However with high hope the people of the Mpu community where the Senator hails from held a prayer vigil till dawn on Thursday to pray for divine intervention.

Their reason was that the lawmaker have transformed Aninri LGA and his long absence is affecting both the young, old and widows who defied the rain to cry to God to deliver their son.

Leading the prayer, the pastor in charge of Ancient Path Revival Assembly Mpu, Nathaniel Nwankwo, maintained that the community had not relented in praying and crying to God for help, mercy, and intervention, knowing that the date of sentencing is around the corner.

“No human being is above mistake, but since they have pronounced Ikeoha and our caring mother guilty, we pray that God showed mercy to Hezekiah; who showed mercy to the woman that committed adultery in John chapter 8 verses 1:11; will also see reasons to touch the heart of the British authorities to show mercy to the Ekweremadus.

“Our prayer is that God should turn our tears into a manifestation of joy and Senator Ekweremadu and his wife will be freed irrespective of the offence, ” he said.

Also speaking, the traditional ruler of Amokofia Mpu, Igwe Cyprian Ije said that sentencing Senator Ekweremadu would be an end to an era and appealed to the Federal Government and other well-meaning Nigerians to lend their voices to ensure his release.

The royal father lamented that so many indigent students under the Ikeoha scholarship scheme have discontinued their studies due to lack of funds while the town had become a ghost of itself since his arrest in June last year, and they would continue to pray until God answer.

Lolo Happiness Aja, the women leader who spoke on their behalf, appealed to the UK Government to temper justice with mercy, even for the sake of Sonia whose hope for survival greatly depends on her parents.

She said amid tears “We are pleading for the mercy of God on our son, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. Let God raise a lone voice to speak for him.

“As you can see, the women are not happy. Without him, we are just empty. We want them to regain their freedom.

“We want Sonia to be well again. As you can see, we are not ready to leave here until God hears our cry and we know He will do it for us.”