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Awka, Nigeria — September 13, 2026
Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has congratulated the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Awka, Most Rev. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, on his 74th birthday.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo described Bishop Ezeokafor as “a respected spiritual father, a consistent advocate of peace, unity, and development, and a steady moral voice” whose leadership he said continues to enrich the faith community and the wider society in Anambra State and beyond.
The governor’s goodwill message reflected on the bishop’s decades of ministry, noting that he was ordained a priest in 1984, served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Awka Diocese from 2007 to 2011, and has since led the diocese as bishop. Soludo said Ezeokafor’s life and continued service stood as “a living testimony of divine possibilities.”
Soludo wished the bishop a happy birthday and prayed for his continued good health, strength, wisdom, and grace in the years ahead.
The felicitation was issued through the Anambra State Government House on September 13, 2026.
