Following the hitches around the naming of a former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Umuda Isingwu Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on Friday held a prayer summit for her.
The one-day prayer summit tagged ‘God’s sovereignty to overrule’’ was held at the village square.
Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as consensus candidate but for opposition from the US which prefers her South Korean opponent Yoo Myung-hee.
In view of this, the community embarked on prayer to seek God’s intervention in favour of Okonjo-Iweala who is married to their son Prof. Ikemba Iweala a US-based neurosurgeon.
Rev. Chukks Alozie the programme facilitator charged the people to put their trust in God.
“She is one of those that have used her good offices to ensure that many families are lifted up from poverty, essentially by providing jobs for them in our community.
“Since the DG of WTO is falling on her and there is a little snare, all what we need to do is to go to whom all power belongs to, which is God Almighty and make our petitions known to him,’’ he said.
Eze Daniel Ukaegbu, Ngwu IV of Isingwu Autonomous Community, who was represented by Chief Nwaolise Ukpabi, blessed the former minister’s efforts.
He asked God to give her what she desired for the benefit of humanity and Isingwu in particular.
