When I saw two
missed calls from Jim Nwobodo over a week ago, I decided to return the call
immediately. He sounded quite excited when he answered the call and then went
straight to the point. I have good news for you, he said.
I have decided to
join the Catholic Church and I want to specially invite you to be at the Mass
in Enugu on January 10th. I congratulated him and said I would check with my
Diary to see if I had a window. I used the chance to first call the Bishop of
Enugu, His Lordship, Bishop Onaga to intimate him of the invitation. He too
sounded quite excited and went on to tell me some of the good things that Chief
Nwobodo had done for the Catholic Church during his tenure as Governor of
Anambra State.
He added his voice
to the invitation and by the time we had ended, he asked if I could take the
Sermon for the day. Two days later, I again saw two missed calls or so from His
Eminence, Antony Cardinal Okogie, the emeritus Archbishop of Lagos. I returned
his call immediately. After the pleasantries, he confirmed enthusiastically
that Chief Nwobodo had also invited him. He said despite his health, he would
see if he can make the trip. Two days ago, I again saw two missed calls from
him.
