28/05/2023
Thanksgiving Mass: Onaga prays for Mbah’s success, extols Ugwuanyi’s virtues
…as Mgsr Ike hails Mbah as a rare technocrat that would transform the state, create employment
The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Callistus Onaga has prayed for the success of the incoming administration of Dr. Peter Mbah in Enugu State, calling on God to give him the strength, courage and wisdom to transform and lead the state to the promised land even as he extolled the peaceful virtues embodied by the outgoing Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration.
The bishop, in a thanksgiving/inauguration celebration on Sunday at the Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, tagged “Transition Thanksgiving Mass” organised by the State Government to appreciate God for the successful completion of two terms of 8 years of the Ugwuanyi administration and the inauguration of the Mbah administration, prayed for sustained and peaceful transition of government on May 29, 2023.
Bishop Onaga who noted that Mbah’s victory at the March 18 governorship election was an act of God already designed for that purpose, called on all residents and citizens in the state to support the new administration in order to bring the much desired positive change that would impact on the lives of the people.
He also stated that the Church was having double celebration because of the Feast of the Holy Spirit popularly called Pentecost Sunday, saying that the Cathedral took its name after the feast, while adding that the state had every reason to be grateful to God for the journey so far.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo were present at the celebration. Also, both the Governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah, and the Deputy Governor-elect, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai attended with their spouses, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah and Mrs. Adaeze Ossai, respectively.
In his homily, Monsignor Prof. Obiora Ike enjoined Christians and all people around the world to see the Feast of