Archbishop Anikwenwa Begins Final Journey Home
The Province on the Niger, Anglican Communion, has announced the burial Program of the late Dean, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Maxwell Samuel ChukwunweIke Anikwenwa.
The Chairman, Archbishop Anikwenwa Burial Committee, Dr Emma Ezenwaji, disclosed this when he led members of the Committee on a courtesy visit to the General Manager Kpakpando Media Group, at the Corporate Headquarters, Mbaukwu.
Dr Ezenwaji explained that the purpose of the visit was to intimate the station about the Burial Program and to seek collaboration in given the late Icon, a befitting burial especially in the area of publicity.
He informed that the Former Dean passed on at the age of 82, saying that they have been thrown into mourning, noting that he left many legacies and impacted on the lives of numerous people during his lifetime.
The Chairman of the Burial Committee further described late Archbishop Anikwenwa as a Spiritual man of God who never demarcated between the Anglican Communion and other denominations.
Also speaking, the Secretary of the Committee, Dr Ven. David Ezeobi, solicited the assistance of the Media organization in giving me event adequate publicity including at the grassroot level.
Contributing, Ven. Nehemiah Ugoagu of St John’s Anglican Church, Mbaukwu, prayed God for a successful conclusion of the Burial Program which has already commenced
In his remark, the Diocesan Chairman on Protocol, Sir Sunny Okoye, expressed hope that as the final journey home of the Archbishop has commenced, Almighty God will grant his soul perfect rest.
Responding, the General Manager, Kpakpando Media Group, Comrade Monic Okechukwu, asserted that late Archbishop Anikwenwa really fought a good fight and made indelible mark as he laboured in the Lord’s Vineyard.
She pledged their total support to the Committee, and promised to give the event the Publicity it deserves.
His Grace, Most Rev Maxwell Samuel ChukwunweIke Anikwenwa who was born on 22nd Nov. 1940, went to be with the Lord on 13th March, 2023, and will be laid to rest on Thursday, 29th June, 2023.
May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.
