Sierra Leone: President Koroma is 'Wesleyan Hero'

The President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, was yesterday crowned "Wesleyan Hero" at a special Sunday service in his local church, the Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone (WCSL), Kissy Dockyard, in Freetown.

Explaining the need for such a ceremony, the preacher, Rev. Moses Kanu of the Baptist Convention, said it is biblical to honour on earth those people who have been raised up as leaders by the Lord. Taking his text from the book of Esther Chapter 6, Rev. Kanu said God's people should set the pace in honouring their leaders. "His Excellency is obviously a choice of God, and Wesleyans should be proud of having one of their members as Leader of this nation," he noted.

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