Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has tasked Artisans in the State to use their skills to create wealth, especially at this challenging period in the country.

Mimiko spoke on Sunday during a thanksgiving service of the State Artisans’ Group, at the Act of the Apostle Church International in Akure, the State capital.

The Governor, who described the artisans as the bedrock of the nation’s economy, charged them to work hard and utilize their skills to take the nation to the next level of development.

He assured of his administration’s continued assistance and support to the group, stressing that their unalloyed cooperation was necessary for peace and development of the State.

Mimiko noted that God has blessed Nigeria with abundant natural resources, adding that the nation can survive without oil but stressed the need for Nigerians to work harder in the new year.
He said; “This year will be a year of prosperity and possibilities for Nigeria. The joy of the Lord is our strength, the joy is the assurance that God is with us even without fuel. In Ondo State, this year 2016, the joy of the Lord will abide with us but we must work hard in the year. The possibility for our nation is infinite and God has endowed us”.

“You Artisans are the bedrock of our economy but must work harder, God has given you your skill to create wealth and to live well. We as government will strive hard to assist you. I’m bold to say that the prayers of the saints is what is upholding our nation”. Mimiko said.

Earlier in his sermon, the General Superintendent of the Acts of the Apostles Church International, Apostle Zaccheus Adeboriota, charged Nigerians to make the word of God the pillar of their success and work in the fear of the Lord.