- According to Obasanjo, the only Christian leader in Nigeria he is sure will make heaven is the late Prelate.
- Obasanjo said the late Prelate was not only honest and open minded but he was not a man of emotions
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed the only Christian leader in Nigeria that will make heaven.
Obasanjo said the late Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Sunday Mbang is the only Christian cleric that will make heaven in the country.
He said this at the funeral service of the late prelate in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
According to Obasanjo, the only Christian leader in Nigeria he is sure will make heaven is the late Prelate.
Obasanjo said the late Prelate was l honest and open minded and was not a man of emotions.
Shortly after his release from prison amid pressure to become the President of Nigeria, one of the prominent Nigerians Obasanjo consulted across the country was the late Prelate Emeritus Mbang.
Obasanjo said the late Prelate Emeritus was a man he always reached out to for advice because of his forthrightness.
The former President added that when Governor Emmanuel Udom was at the helm of affairs in Akwa Ibom State and he wanted to seek Mbang’s opinion on any burning issue, he would visit Akwa Ibom State under the pretext of wanting to see the governor, but would visit the late Prelate Emeritus.
Mbang was a former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and was the first black President of the World Methodist Council.
He died in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday May 16, 2023, at the age of 86