Enugu Monarch Confers Title On Methodist Prelate

The Prelate of the Methodist Church successful Nigeria, His Eminence Dr Oliver Aba, has been conferred with the rubric of Enyioha I of Enugu State.

Dr Aba was conferred with the rubric by the accepted ruler of Akegbe-Ugwu Ancient Kingdom successful Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, HRM Igwe Greg Ugwu, JP, connected Thursday.

During the event, HRM Ugwu, who doubles arsenic the grand-patron of the Enugu State Council of Traditional Rulers, appreciated the religion for its spiritual and people-oriented programmes aimed astatine making humanity better.

He called connected the Prelate to proceed to commune for the authorities and Governor Peter Mbah to alteration him to prolong the services helium is rendering to the radical of the state.

“The prelate has heard astir Enugu State, and our governor, Dr Peter Mbah. Continue to commune for this authorities and our politician for the large enactment helium is doing. Leadership is fixed by God. Let God supply the politician with advisers, including accepted rulers, who volition not betray him,” the monarch said.

His Royal Majesty further requested Dr Aba to commune for the state’s youth, adjacent arsenic helium expressed interest implicit the youth’s expanding engagement successful ritual activities.

“The prelate should commune for our younker to crook a caller leaf. Our younker are giving america a headache. In the olden days, children listened to their parents. We, arsenic accepted leaders, besides commune for our younker to beryllium hard-working, to debar the get-rich-quick syndrome. It volition pb them nowhere. They should beryllium virtuous.”

Speaking during a follow-up colloquium held astatine the Enugu International Conference Centre, Dr Aba said helium was impressed with the rubric conferred connected him, arsenic good arsenic with Gov Mbah’s activities successful the state. He requested much synergy betwixt Enugu State and his location state, Benue, “because we are neighbours”.

“I beryllium this authorities regular prayers. Gov Mbah has a batch to connection Enugu people. I envy Enugu people. I was taken to the authorities Security’s Command and Control Centre astatine the Government House. I saw the full authorities connected a palm. I deliberation immoderate people, including my governor, request to travel to Enugu to larn governance,” the Prelate said.

He besides charged Gov Mbah to hole the roadworthy betwixt Obollo-Afor and Otukpo, his district, successful Benue State. According to him, “That roadworthy web is precise bad. Gov Mbah has to go a person of our Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. We request bully governance. Enugu utilized to beryllium my district’s postal headquarters. We judge that we are covered successful Enugu State. By specified cordial relationship, we shall marque a amended society.”