Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday, revealed how he was kidnapped and later regained his freedom, saying he attributed his achievements so far in life to God’s faithfulness.
He said that he had overcome tribulations including an abduction in the year 2000 because he had kept his covenant with God from the early part of his life.
Ekweremadu who revealed this during a thanksgiving service to mark his 60th birthday at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd (Anglican Communion), declared that no man but God would determine his political future.
He recounted that he came from a highly challenged part of Enugu State, saying that as a young man, he beseeched God to lift him so he would be able to lift his people and the people of the state.
He spoke as the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Chukwuma extolled the legislator’s contributions to the development of Enugu State and Nigeria, describing him as the best senator in the state.
“God fulfilled his part of that covenant and I also fulfilled mine by building a Church for him at Mpu, my community. Since that covenant, God has never looked back in matters concerning me. That is why I pass through tribulations, I pass through water, and I pass through fire, yet none has been able to consume me because God is with me.
“So, this 60th anniversary is 60 years of thanksgiving. It is about 60 years of grace and God’s favour”, Ekweremadu stated.
He also recounted how he was in the custody of daredevil kidnappers for several days, but returned unharmed, while blaming the high rate of crimes on unemployment across the nation.
He, however, promised to change the story of unemployment in Enugu State if elected governor in 2023, saying his aspiration to the governorship seat of the state was in continuation of his efforts to transform the state.
(Daily Sun)
