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.
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.”
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