The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Uche Okafor says Anambra State has produced preeminent priests, who have continued to make impressive marks in their various religious organizations.
In his goodwill message to the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, Most Reverend Peter Okpalaeke on his elevation as a Cardinal by Pope Francis, Right Honourable Okafor noted that the good work of Bishop Okpalaeke in all the places he has served, his sound education as well as his outstanding theological prowess are among the considerations that earned him the exalted position.
The Speaker, who urgedBishop Okpalaeke to bring his experience to bear in the discharge of his new religious mandate as the fifth Nigerian Catholic Cardinal, maintained that Nigerians and Africans at large will remain proud of him throughout his service as Cardinal.
He commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for his genuine partnership with the religious organizations in the state so far and enjoined Ndi Anambra to continue to pray for the peace and progress of the state.
Right Honourable Okafor while praying God to equip Bishop Okpalaeke to record meaningful achievements in his new position, called on Ndi Anambra to give him the needed support.
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