The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has commiserated with the family of former Christian Association of Nigeria president and prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Mbang.
Obi in a statement issued on his verified Twitter account described the late prelate as a “man known to be sincere in words and actions.”
He also said Mbang was a patriotic Nigerian who stood for what is right and spoke truth to power without fear or favour.
Read full statement:
“I received the sad news of the death of His Eminence, Sunday Coffie Mbang, a former Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria. He was a man known to be sincere in words and actions. As a Prelate, he was one of the most patriotic Nigerians, who not only stood for what is right, but also spoke truth to power without fear or favour. In my own case, when I was rigged out in the Anambra Gubernatorial election in 2003, he was the first clergyman to publicly tell the President then, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, that I won that election.
I deeply appreciated my meeting with him in Akwa Ibom last December, where he said that God would use me to save Nigeria. His wise counsel, words of encouragement and fervent prayers gave me strength and courage through the electoral process.
The nation needs his prayers now than ever. He truly loved Nigeria. I send my heartfelt condolence to the Mbang family, the Methodist Church of Nigeria and the nation in general on the death of this patriotic Nigerian who lived an exemplary life.
May God grant him eternal rest and comfort all who mourn him. – PO”