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The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has paid tribute to the late Chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt, Ven Sunday Opara, describing him as a committed servant of God.
Speaking during a Night of Tributes and Service of Songs in honour of late Ven Sunday Opara at the Government House Chapel of Everlasting Grace, last Tuesday night, Wike said the late chaplain gave his all to the service of God.
The host choir and their visiting counterparts sang to the glory of God.
Wike said that Ven Sunday Opara came to him highly recommended as a committed priest.
He said that the late chaplain never used the position to promote his personal interest.
The Rivers State governor said that the chaplain was only interested in his job as a cleric.
The governor said: “Nobody told me that the chaplain was sick. Maybe that is the way God wants it.”
He said that the late chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt led the prayers for the 2019 and God ensured the success of the PDP.
The governor said that it is painful that the Government House, Port Harcourt, lost such a humble and committed cleric.
He prayed for the repose of the soul of the late chaplain, and prayed God to grant the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
In his remarks, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Austin Opara appreciated the Rivers State governor for the love he showed the late chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt and his family.
He said because of his love for God, the late chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt resigned as an accountant of a major firm and joined the service of God.
In his sermon, the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Evo, Rev Innocent Ordu, described the late Chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt, Ven Sunday Opara as a unique priest who served God and humanity.
He said that as a cleric, late Ven Sunday Opara worked hard for the Evo Diocese.
The Bishop noted that the late Ven Sunday Opara demonstrated trustworthiness all through his service to God.
He said that the news of the death of the late chaplain of Government House, Port Harcourt disorganised him, and prayed God to grant the governor and the Government House community the strength to bear the loss.