By Solomon OKPO | The Evangelist News Desk
Mkpisong Sir Barr. Bassey Dan Abia Jnr. (KJW) has been formally invested as the 4th Diocesan Lay President of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Eket.
The colourful ceremony, which featured the consecration and investiture of Archbishops, Bishops and Lay Presidents of the Methodist Church Nigeria, took place at Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos, with church leaders, family members, friends and well-wishers in attendance.
Sir Dan Abia, a Knight of John Wesley (KJW), is a legal practitioner with nearly four decades of experience and a former Deputy Chairman of the South-South Parliamentary Caucus in the House of Representatives. His emergence as Diocesan Lay President marks another milestone in his longstanding commitment to leadership and service.
The investiture was accompanied by prayers, goodwill messages and celebrations as members of the Eket Diocese and other well-wishers expressed confidence in his capacity to provide purposeful leadership and strengthen the Church’s mission.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman of the Knights Council, Akwa Ibom State, Sir Udoyiu Udoyiu, PhD, congratulated the new Diocesan Lay President and prayed for divine wisdom, guidance and direction throughout his tenure.
Sir Udoyiu expressed optimism that Sir Dan Abia’s administration would usher in transformation, spiritual revival, infrastructural and numerical growth, an enhanced investment culture and human capacity development across the Diocese.
He urged the new Lay President to remain committed to the ideals of Christian service and leadership, expressing confidence that his experience and dedication would contribute significantly to the advancement of the Methodist Church in Eket Diocese.
The investiture is widely regarded as a significant moment for the Diocese as it looks forward to a new chapter of purposeful leadership, spiritual development and institutional growth.
