Here is good news from Nigerians.
The Akwa Ibom State choral group has broken the world record
for the largest number of Christmas carol singers in the world. The
record, which has been officially certified by the Guinness World Records and
pasted on its website, www.guinessworldrecords.com, was broken by the unity
choir, a 25,272 man-choral group, in a concert in the Uyo Township Stadium on
Saturday, December 13, 2014 with Guinness World Records representatives in
attendance. The record consigned to the history books the former record
of 15,674 carol singers, which was achieved the previous year (December 15,
2013), by a group known as CENTI in Bogota, Columbia.
The Akwa Ibom unity choir sang a medley of The First Noel,
Joy to the World, O Christmas Tree, Hark the Herald the Angels Sing, Once in
Royal David’s City and O Come All Ye Faithful in an electrifying rendition
which lasted more than twenty minutes.
Guinness World Records adjudicator, Liz Smith, who did the
announcement in Guinness World Record Headquarters, London, United Kingdom
congratulated the choir and said “It is now time to reveal the report of the
official attempt to break the Guinness World Record of the largest group of
carol singers. Our team of highly trained record specialists have reached
a decision. The record to beat was 15,674. I can now confirm that your attempt
to break the record has been successful. Congratulations on receiving a new Guinness
World Records Title. The title of the largest group of carol singers has been
achieved by Godswill Akpabio Unity Choir. You are officially amazing.”
Breaking the news to Akwa Ibom people, Governor Godswill
Akpabio said “This month, we broke the Guinness Book of World Records, for the
largest number of carol singers ever in the world. This momentous feat was
achieved when Akwa Ibom people drawn from all the nooks and crannies of the
state came together in the spirit of love and brotherhood. I believe that if we
imbibe the virtue of love and stand together in brotherhood in the New Year, we
would keep setting records and the walls of division, which have been erected
by some selfish politicians, would tumble down.”
In his comments the Permanent Secretary, Protocol, Akwa Ibom
State Government, and organizer of the record-breaking choir, Mr Aniekpeno Tom
Mkpanang, described the Guinness World Record as “another feather to the cap of
a record breaking governor who has already garnered record breaking accolades and
honours for his great visionary leadership from the academia, churches,
traditional institutions and the global community. Many of these institutions
are places you cannot buy records from, which dispels the notion of sceptics
that most such awards are bought. With this record from Guinness, earth and
heaven celebrate him.”
Congratulations Akwa Ibom!
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