Edo Condition Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commiserated with the Catholic nation within the situation, following the dying of the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, who died on the era of 104 on Sunday morning.
In a press observation on Monday, by means of the governor’s Well-known Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Okpebholo mentioned the exemplary occasion of Fr. Oleghe is a reliable lesson for Nigerians.
He mentioned his meekness, sacrifices, and lives touched by means of Oleghe would by no means be forgotten, at the same time as he prayed to God to provide his public, the Catholic nation in Nigeria, particularly the Auchi Diocese, the fortitude to shoulder the plethora loss.
Okpebolo mentioned, “Fr. Oleghe hailed from Igiode the town in Agenebode, Etsako East Native Executive Branch of Edo Condition. Even though he lived a fulfilled occasion and died on the ripe era of 104 years, we can proceed to leave out his fatherly roles and the way he touched many lives.
“On behalf of the people and Government of Edo State, I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family of late Fr. Oleghe, the Catholic Church Community in Nigeria, especially the Auchi Diocese. May God grant his soul eternal rest, amen.”
PUNCH On-line experiences {that a} observation on Sunday by means of the Bishop of Auchi, Gabriel Dunia, Olegbe handed on at about 2.30 am on Sunday and can be buried on Wednesday.
The statements learn, “With gratitude to God for a occasion neatly lived on earth, I hereby tell you of the passage of the Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas Oleghe the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria as of lately, to the superior Past at about 2.30 am this morning at the twenty fourth of November, 2024.
“He’s of the Diocese of Auchi. He died on the era of 104. Would possibly his pretty and affectionate soul proceed to residue in best possible amusement. Amen.
“We have resolved to celebrate his funeral on Wednesday, the 27th of November, 2024.”