The funeral of the mother of Anambra state
governor, Willie Obiano, Madame Christiana
Obiano, took place at Father Joseph
Memorial Secondary School, Aguleri in
Anambra East Local Government Area,
yesterday July 20th. No fewer than 55
Bishops from Catholic, Anglican and
Pentecostal denominations, as well as over
200 priests, participated in the burial
ceremony. Apart from the Archbishop of
Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Most
Reverend Valerian Okeke, who presided
over the ceremony, the Papal Nuncio to
Ireland, Archbishop Jude Okolo, and Primate,
Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt.
Rev Nicholas Okoh also officiated.
Altogether, 26 Catholic Bishops and 19
Anglican Bishops as well as heads of other
Christian denominations attended the
ceremony.
