Politician builds ultra-modern church for Anglican diocese

The Holy Spirit Anglican Church in Obuagu village, Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State recently dedicated an ultramodern 1,000-seater church auditorium built by a sitting legislator of the State House of Assembly, Mathias Ekweremadu.

Hon. Ekweremadu is the younger brother to Ike Ekweremadu, deputy Senate President and President of ECOWAS Parliament.

According to The Sun, it was a memorable day of joy for the people as it afforded them the opportunity to also welcome the senator Ekweremadu in their midst for the first time after his historic re-election as deputy senate president.

It was gathered that the occasion also served a dual purpose to mark the 50th birthday of Hon. Mathias.

The bishops of all the Diocese of the Anglican Province of Enugu led by Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma and former Minister of Power, Venerable (Prof) Chinedu Nebo, also graced the occasion.

Commenting on the reelection of Senator Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president, the bishop described him as a destined leader and an indomitable politician who has achieved great feats that nobody expected of him, noting that his re-election as a senator for three terms consecutively was a miracle orchestrated by destiny.

“God ordained him for this assignment and nobody can stop him, he will continue to grow from strength to strength until he reaches where God programmed for him,” he said.

In a remark, Senator Ekweremadu appreciated the contributions of the Anglican Church to the peace and progress of Nigeria through prayers and message of good conduct to the people, noting that the church has in particular made massive contributions to the success of democracy in the country, calling for continued support through prayers for peace and progress of the country.

The senator, who attributed the success of the 2015 elections, as well as his re-election as senator and deputy senate president to the love of God through prayers, reassured that the National Assembly would continue to serve the interest of the people.

He promised to continue to support the church and offered to complete the ongoing construction of Bishop’s Court in the Awgu/Aninri Anglican Diocese.

Hon. Mathias, gave a little speech on the altar with his wife, saying he was inspired to build the 1,000-seater church auditorium at 50-yrs-old by the love of God upon him and his family.

“As I was approaching 50, I told my wife that I would like to do something special for God while celebrating my 50th birthday. At the end of our deliberations, we agreed to build this church and my prayer is that God will use the church to continue to bless the people,” he said.