NFF’s Chidi Ofo-Okenwa; Cleric enjoins Christians tolive righteously for God
A cleric, Very Rev.Charles Ogbunisi, has enjoined Christians to live righteously for God byshunning all forms of evil and wickedness while alive.
Ogbunisi gave the admonition while delivering ahomily at the burial service of late Hon. Chidi Ofo-Okenwa,50, Executive Memberof Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at St. Stephen’s Methodist Church, Akpugo nearEnugu on Friday.
Ofo-Okenwa until his death was the Chairman of EnuguState Football Association and husband of Mrs Chika Okenwa, South-East ZonalMarketing Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ogbunisi, who is the Presbyter of Ebenezer Circuitof Methodist Diocese of Agbani in Enugu State, said that death remained a greatmystery only understood by God and could come to any human at any time.
“The message of repentance and call to God’srighteousness and holy life is for us here today. Ofo-Okenwa here had finished hisrace on earth and gone.
“However, we believed and as confirmed by the HolyBible that it does not end in death since there is great judgment andeternity after the physical death.
“So for us to earn eternality through the grace ofGod Almighty; we, who are living, must walk in the light and footsteps thatpleases God,’’ he said.
The cleric, however, said that in the very little mysteriesof death revealed to us, is that death is the most dangerous thing to happen toan unbeliever.
“Since God does not take pleasure in the death of asinner.
“However, death is also a precious thing in thesight of God especially when `a child of God goes home’.
“As the word of God says it is a precious thing fora child of God to death and return graciously to his maker,’’ he said.
Ogbunisi appealed to Christians not to take thefleeting and short-lived issues and pleasures of life to lose eternity thatlast forever.
Later, Mr Nkem Okenwa, brother to the deceased, thanked the Church and clergy for the service and also standing by the familyin its trying time.
He also thanked the NFF and all its subordinate bodies,groups and football clubs as well as the burial committee of friends for alltheir support to make the burial a success.
“On behalf of the Okenwa Aneke extended family, wethank you people for standing by us and wepray that sudden death will never be your portion,’’ he added.
The burial was attended by NFF executives, top officials of Enugu State Youths and Sports Ministry, management of Rangers International FC, Enugu, executive members of Enugu State Football Association, Enugu Football Referees Association among many others.
