CREME DE LA CREME STORM NANKA AS FEDERAL LEGISLATOR CELEBRATES TRIPARTITE EVENTS

By Juliana Nwachukwu :

The Creme de la creme have stormed Nanka, Orumba  North Local Government Area, Anambra State, as the former House member, Hon Okwudili Ezenwankwo who represented Orumba North and South federal constituency celebrated his Tripartite events.

Among those in attendance included, former Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, former Senator Chris Ngige, his godfather Chief Chris Uba, All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) National President, Hon. Sly Ezeokenwa, Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damian Okeke Ogene, Hon. Vincent Ekenedilichukwu Ofumere, member representing Oyi/Anyamelum Federal Constituency.

Others were the former State Commissioner for Health, Chief Joe Akabike, President General, Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association (ASMATA), Chief Humphrey Anuna,  Patron of ASMATA and President General of Ogidi Building Materials International market, Hon. Jude Nwankwo, and Chief Nnaemeka Onuzulike.

The tripartite events, which took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral Church, Nkwoagu, Nanka started with a Pontifical Mass presided over by His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpalaeke, Bishop of Ekwulobia Catholic Diocese.

Delivering the Homily  to mark the tripartite events that included, Special thanksgiving, marriage silver jubilee and golden age birthday of lolo Obiageli Ezenwankwo, Cardinal Okpalaeke stressed the need for love, peace and respect in families for a healthy society.

“For the challenges we are having today in the society, we go back to the families. This Diocese of Ekwulobia has decided to focus on children. We have a mantra, ‘catch them young and give to Christ’. The health of the families determine the health of the nation/society. Consequence of failure in the families is also failure in the nation,” he affirmed.

On the essence of Thanksgiving he said, “Christ asked us to always give thanks to Him for what He did, so Okwudili Ezenwankwo and wife did the right thing by thanking God for keeping them up to this,” he further explained.

Also on hunger, the Cardinal said that blame should not entirely get to the government, noting that in those days people survive through agriculture and asked all to return to it.

“We will do ours and then government do its own,  I directed that people should go back to farming. I even farm,” he explained.

Commending the couple, Ofumere said, “We are colleagues, apart from being colleagues, we do things together, we are close friends, he is always by my side, so today, I deemed it fit to be here early enough before the church started.

“It is a blessing that his marriage have lasted for 25 years without hitches. God has blessed them, my prayer to the wife is that she would keep on celebrating, she will live and see the children of her children likewise the husband.”

On security, he urged the state government to sit up, saying that agitation is not bad but not to the extent of killing the brothers in the name of agitation, adviced every Nigerian should bear that in mind.

Chief Onuzulike while commending Ezenwankwo said, “It’s like we are all celebrating it together, he is our boss, the President General of AMATA then while I was the market chairman. I pray that celebration would never seize in their lives.

Contributing, Dr. Akabuike thanked God for their tripartite celebration, prayed for more celebrations to feature and God’s blessings in their lives.

Ezenwankwo in appreciation advised, “Wives to emulate the good things we are doing, as women, nobody is perfect, look at every aspect of it, back and front side, but anything that comes out of us as the head of the family, they should emulate that.

“We are like brother and sister, by the special grace of God, we would continue celebrating, life is all about celebration, thanksgiving, I am here to celebrate events that are so dear, so special to me, politically, I have not taken any decision, time shall tell, I must come up with something.”

*Juliana is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State