President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said he received with sadness, news of the death of the Founder and General Overseer of Greater Evangelism World Crusade Ministries International, Apostle Geoffrey Numbere.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President, on behalf of his family and the Federal Government condoles the deceased’s wife, Nonyem, as well as his children, relatives and members of the Greater Evangelism World Crusade Church.
The President also commiserated with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the people of Rivers State on the loss.
“President Jonathan joins them in mourning the revered spiritual leader and former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the South-South Zone whose enormous impact on the moral and social development of millions of Nigerians and non-Nigerians will be greatly missed.
“He prays that Almighty God will receive Apostle Numbere’s soul and grant him eternal rest from his diligent labour in the Lord’s Vineyard,” the statement read