{"id":71398,"date":"2020-01-20T02:17:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T01:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=71398"},"modified":"2020-01-20T02:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T01:17:42","slug":"former-president-goodluck-jonathan-governor-wike-celebrate-dr-john-kennedy-opara-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/former-president-goodluck-jonathan-governor-wike-celebrate-dr-john-kennedy-opara-at-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Former President Goodluck Jonathan,\u00a0 Governor Wike celebrate Dr John Kennedy Opara at 50"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
Former President Goodluck Jonathan,\u00a0 his Wife, Dame Patience Jonathan<\/div>\n
\n
and Rivers State Governor,\u00a0 Nyesom Ezenwo Wike joined other prominent
\nNigerians to celebrate Former Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian
\nPilgrims Commission,\u00a0 Dr John Kennedy Opara as he celebrated his 50th
\nBirthday.<\/p>\n

The Former Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission
\nand his wife also dedicated their twins as part of the celebration.<\/p>\n

The 50th Birthday\/Child Dedication of Former Executive\u00a0 Secretary,
\nNational Christian Pilgrims\u00a0 Commission,\u00a0 Dr. John Kennedy\u00a0 Opara,\u00a0 took
\nplace at ST Mary’s Catholic Parish , Umuopara Obetiti Nguru Aboh Mbaise
\nLGA Imo State\u00a0 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said that John Kennedy Opara is an
\nasset to the country.\u00a0 He said that the Former National Christian
\nPilgrims Commission Executive Secretary is a dependable ally, with
\nimmense capacity\u00a0 for public relations.<\/p>\n

He said that Opara has cultivated friendship across all the strata of
\nthe society to the extent that even those who hate him are not his
\nenemies.<\/p>\n

Jonathan said that John Kennedy Opara played a key role in the formal
\nestablishment of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission.\u00a0 He said it
\nwas on the premise that he nominated Opara to Yar’adua for appointment
\nas Executive Secretary.<\/p>\n

Rivers State Governor,\u00a0 Nyesom Ezenwo Wike represented by his Chief of
\nStaff,\u00a0 Engr Chukwuemeka Woke described the celebrant as a man of
\ncharacter.<\/p>\n

He said: “John Kennedy Opara is a dependable person and a man of
\ncharacter. During the last elections,\u00a0 so many people deserted the State
\ndue to Federal Might,\u00a0 but John Kennedy Opara stood by us.<\/p>\n

“At our very darkest moments,\u00a0 he was there. He is a man you can call a
\nfriend.\u00a0 That is why the Rivers State Governor is represented here. He
\nis very loyal,\u00a0 sociable and all a man of character.”<\/p>\n

In a remark,\u00a0 Former Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims
\nCommission,\u00a0 Dr John Kennedy Opara thanked God for his blessing and
\nprotection.<\/p>\n

He said that his\u00a0 friendship\u00a0 with Governor Wike will continue to
\nblossom, noting that Governor Wike is a great man.<\/p>\n

The Birthday\/Child Dedication attracted Prominent Nigerians from all
\nwalks of life.<\/p>\n

Pictures 1 and 2: Former President Goodluck Jonathan (2nd R), his wife,
\nDame Patience Jonathan (2nd R), Representative of Rivers State Governor
\nand Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor,\u00a0 Engr Chukwuemeka Woke
\n(r) , Former Senate President,\u00a0 Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (L), Celebrant,
\nDr John Kennedy Opara (2nd L) and others during The 50th Birthday\/Child
\nDedication of Former Executive\u00a0 Secretary,\u00a0 National Christian Pilgrims
\nCommission,\u00a0 Dr. John Kennedy\u00a0 Opara,\u00a0 at ST Mary’s Catholic Parish ,
\nUmuopara Obetiti Nguru Aboh Mbaise LGA Imo State\u00a0 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Picture 3: Former President Goodluck Jonathan (m), his wife,\u00a0 Dame
\nPatience Jonathan (R) and Representative of Rivers State Governor and
\nChief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor,\u00a0 Engr Chukwuemeka Woke (L)
\nduring The 50th Birthday\/Child Dedication of Former Executive
\nSecretary,\u00a0 National Christian Pilgrims\u00a0 Commission,\u00a0 Dr. John Kennedy
\nOpara,\u00a0 at ST Mary’s Catholic Parish , Umuopara Obetiti Nguru Aboh
\nMbaise LGA Imo State\u00a0 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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