Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has congratulated Bishop Francis Wale Oke on his emergence as the seventh president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria.
Makinde, who described Oke, the founder of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries International, as a father, noted that his emergence as the PFN president was a good development for Christiandom.
In a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, Makinde noted that the PFN will experience progress under Oke’s leadership.
He said, “The emergence of my father in the Lord and one of the servants of God I have great regards for, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, as the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria is a good news.
“For anyone who knows Bishop Oke, his principles and strong belief in excellence, his selfless spirit and above all, his deep sense of patriotism, his choice to lead PFN at this trying times in the life of the nation is divine.
“I congratulate the revered Man of God and the Pentecostal Fellowship on this development and I pray that Christ will continue to move the fellowship forward.”
Bisshop Wale Oke was unanimously elected by the PFN National Advisory Council (NAC), on Tuesday evening in Enugu State.
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