Gilbert Ekezie
The event was organised to bring together members of the Diocese Anglican Communion, Lagos. And thousands of them from the 14 archdeaconries went in their various floats, radiant T-shirts and decorations to make the event colorful.
The mega rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, was part of activities to celebrate the 100 years of the existence of the diocese. Prayers were offered for Nigeria and Nigerians for peaceful co-existence, especially during pre and post-election periods.
The Diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaiye, said the event was an opportunity to share in the fellowship of Christ, as the diocese gets stronger, deeper and higher: “To the glory of God, we just secured 1,500 plots of land as our Centenary City through the huge support of the good people of this Diocese.
This city is the legacy that we will hand over to the next generation alongside the ones we received from our forefathers. This will also allow us to add more value to our Diocese and our society in form of Low Income Housing Estate, St. Luke’s Global Hospital, Garden of Gethsemane, campground, amusement park and many more. We will also give something back to the Church in the form of empowerment of our women and our teeming youths. By the grace of God, we will soon move to our Centenary City.
“Let me thank the committee in charge of this rally; you have done a good job. I thank all the archdeaconry coordinators and sub-committees. I also appreciate the Diocesan Media and Technical Crew and others.”
Immediate past Bishop of the diocese, Most Reverend Adebola Ademowo, thanked God for what God is doing in the diocese, describing Olumakaiye as a goal getter: “For us to have him in the diocese the Lord has really blessed us and I know he is going places.
“We could see that within a very short of time the Bishop took the mantle of leadership, he has gone very far. He went round all the churches in the diocese, there is a centenary city that he is trying to put in place, there is the radio for the diocese, right in front of the diocesan palace you will see the electronic board.
There are many things the Bishop is doing. I usually fast, but when the Bishop was enthroned, he asked us to fast for 21 days and I did not miss a single one. At the beginning of this year, he asked us to fast for 14 days. The man is not doing the work in the flesh but in the Spirit.
“He is charismatic, prophetic, and a man of God to the core. So we thank God for what the Lord is doing through him, and we need people like him in this country. The diocese is growing physically, but he also wants members to grow spiritually and he wants them to be enablers.”