 I'm very greatly honored to be here to join the Methodist Church in Nigeria and in particular the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja, family and friends, in felicitating today with your grace and your wife, Mrs. Mukwellola Akiwali on the occasion of your formal enthronement as the Methodist Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese. I'm especially pleased to be here and I think you have mentioned already to fulfill the promise that I made to your grace on the occasion of the courtesy call that you paid on me on the 19th of January 2023, but I would by the grace of God be honored to attend your enthronement today. I'm grateful to the Almighty God that I'm able to fulfill that promise. This enthronement is an affirmation of your lifetime of devotion to God and continuous good works in his vineyard. It is also a celebration of the journey of consecration that you commenced 39 years ago in December of 1984 as a cadet minister in the Methodist Church. By dodget commitment to excellence, spiritual devotion and scholarly development both locally and internationally, you have and ultimately by the grace of God you have risen through the ranks in the Methodist Church of Nigeria from a cadet minister to Prebista in 1995 serving in Lagos and later Carduna and subsequently Synod secretary of the diocese and also the Archdiocesan secretary. You were thereafter elected third bishop of the diocese of Badagri and it was while your grace was in Badagri that you established in collaboration with your amiable wife in nursery and primary school for the diocese which remains until this day a source of income for the diocese. You also served as bishop in the diocese of Agudi and Remon. In this journey of amazing grace you have stuck to the core duty that Christ has called us to which is the propagation of the gospel of Christ by the creation and adoption of evangelism opportunities and I'm so glad to hear today as you read your own pledge that one of the perhaps the most important thing that God spoke to you about is aggressive evangelism. You appointed the secretary of the conference, Methodist Church Nigeria in 2016 the overall governing body of the church, a position which you held this preferment as a new Archbishop of Apuja and there is no doubt that your elevation to the position of Archbishop is in good part a recognition of your exceptional spiritual and administrative service as secretary of the conference from 2016 to 2022. Indeed as the Apostle Paul recommended in first Timothy 5.17 the elders who direct the affairs of the church who do so well are worthy of double honor especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. As his eminence the privilege of the Methodist Church Nigeria sat you on the throne. I knew that you were not blinded by the pomp and pageantry of this great occasion but that you see this as a call to the service of God and man and the responsibility of awful moment in our troubled country and our troubled world. Indeed the office means that your voice must be heard and your leadership seen whether it is injustice whether it is deprivation or lack. The high call of service to the gospel of Jesus Christ is a ministry to all whether they be amongst the membership of the Methodist Church or even those of other denominations and beliefs. For indeed as scripture says God so loved the world. The world meaning men and women who belong given to other faiths that he gave his only begotten son but so ever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. As I conclude I observed in your profile that we have quite a few things in common. First you participated in your secondary school days in the Lagos State Schools Debate Competition. I also did. Unfortunately we did not come across each other. I wonder who would have won. You also studied at the University of Lagos. I also did. The only difference is that unlike you I did not win the prize of the Vice Chancellor's Award as the best academic student in my faculty. Your grace won that award for the faculty of education. Second you served in Remont from where I hail and between 1996 and February 1998 you established preaching stations at Ademola Street in Ikoi a street where I also started and pastored the RCC Jesus Center Ikoi and of course finally you are here as ad bishop in the seat of government in Abuja where I serve as vice president. Again I congratulate you the most reverend Dr. Michael O. Akiwale the brand new Methodist Archbishop of Abuja. I also congratulate the new Methodist Archbishop Archdowsison, lay president of Abuja AVM Coyote Beckley retired KJW I also congratulate the privilege of the Methodist Church Nigeria Dr. Oliva Aliaba JP and all the eminensis, privilege and meritai that God has given you life and health to see the progress and advancement of the ministry that He has given you the Methodist Church in Nigeria. Your grace I pray that this enthronement would release fresh oil of grace and influence for far greater achievements in the arktouses of Abuja in Nigeria and across the globe. May you always find joy and satisfaction in your ministry in Jesus mighty name. Amen.