On the fourth anniversary of the passage
of his wife, Clara, Governor Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo State says he misses
her spiritual guidance and intercessions
which are key in building the family and
making him a more compassionate
person.
Speaking at a memorial mass held on
Sunday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,
Iyamoh, Uzairue, Etsako West Local
Government Area when he led his children
and other members of his family to mark
the 4th year anniversary of the call to
glory of his wife who died on December 7,
2010, Oshiomhole said his late wife was
humble to a fault.
“My late wife was my spiritual guardian.
When I met her and proposed to her, she
said, I know you are a Christian, but are
you baptized?
“I listened to the bishop talking about the
most important title as being the baptism
name, I realize even the more what she
helped me to accomplish by insisting that
I must formally get baptized. She
encouraged me to study catechism which
I needed to be baptized and I was
baptized with the name Eric,” he said.
He continued: “Coming to this particular
church is more than symbolic because
Clara’s interest in this church was
something I may not be able to describe.
“While she was alive, she was constantly
reminding me on the need to support the
community to build a church and even as
a u activist, she would always remind me
to be certain that we had provision for
the church
“I believe in all we have done, what would
excite Clara most is the effort that we
have all made to build this church to this
level and I imagine how she would have
felt to begin to worship in this church”.
Governor Oshiomhole stressed that the
family agreed to celebrate the anniversary
on a low key with thanksgiving and prayer
at the church as it was the first time the
anniversary would fall on a Sunday.
“We are not arranging any big ceremony,
we are not inviting the whole world, we
are not setting up big canopies to do
celebration, to dance nor are we crying
because if Clara were with you and you
ask her how she would want to be
remembered, I know she would say, let’s
go to church and pray”.
In a homily, the bishop, Catholic Diocese
of Auchi, Rev. Dr. Dunia extolled the life
and times of late Mrs. Clara Oshiomhole
and admonished all Christians to live a
holy and righteous life.
Dunia said, “Clara Oshiomhole during her
life time focused on heavenly things. She
lived a fulfilled Christian life and that is
what Christianity entails.”
Prayers were later offered at the
graveside for the repose of the late Mrs.
Clara Oshiomhole while the Governor
placed a wreath at her grave side.
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