CLERICS HAIL GOVERNOR'S STRIDES

Osinbajo, Ugwuanyi, Anglican Primate Felicitate with Catholic Bishops as they meet in Enugu.

Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria Prof. Yemu Osinbajo and Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State were among the dignitaries who graced the Opening Mass of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), held at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui, Enugu, on Sunday.

Prof. Osinbajo, who was ably represented at the event by Gov. Ugwuanyi, extended his warm felicitations to the Catholic Bishops.

Conveying Prof. Osinbajo's message, Gov. Ugwuanyi who also extended the reverential greetings of the government and good people of Enugu State to the papal Nuncto, Antonio Guido Filipazzi, all the Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops, disclosed: "Our Vice President, an esteemed and urbane Statesman, is widely acknowledged for his manifest practice of the Christian Faith and has requested that I convey his best wishes for a very memorable Second Plenary Meeting of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria."

The governor, who called for a minute silence in honour of the wife of late Dr. Michael I. Okpara, the former Premier of Eastern Region, Mrs. Adamma Okpara, who died in the early hours of Sunday, pointed out that his administration, at inception, committed Enugu State to the Hands of God, adding that we have continued to seek His Hands in all we do."

While appreciating the Bishops for choosing Enugu State for the spiritually auspicious event, Gov Ugwuanyi thanked "the Catholic Church and the entire members of the Body of Christ in the State and beyond for their anceasing prayers, wise counsel, support and solidarity all these years."

He assured them that his administration will continue to serve the people of the state with the fear of God, expressing optimism that the religious event will herald blessings for the government and people of Enugu State.

Also in his goodwill message, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, who was represented by Most Rev. Buba Ali Lamido, asked "the Catholic Church to count on us as we fight the good fight for the salvation."