Bishop Ezeokafor prays for Buhari’s safe return

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Awka, Most Rev. Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor, has prayed for the safe and healthy return of President Muhammadu Buhari who is abroad on medical grounds.

Ezeokafor made thus known when he addressed journalist at the annual meeting with the Laity council in the diocese at St.Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka, on Sunday.

He said it was normal that people asked question about the current state of health of the president as he was not a private citizen.

“We pray that he comes back in good health, those asking about his state of health have right to know where their president is and how he is doing.

“It is normal to be sick because he is a human being like any other person.

“As the president of this country, Mohammadu Buhari is not a private person; so, it is normal that people ask question.

“The interest on Buhari’s state of health now is like the way people over the world are worried when late Pope John Paul 11 and Nelson Mandela are sick in hospital

“It is high time he said something so that the suspicion and guessing will die down,” he said.

Ezeokafor explained that the laity where those who were not ordained priests, but continued to help in the advancement of the message of salvation.

In his message, the Vicar of the diocese, Fr. James-Micheal Okpalaonwuka, thanked the bishop for his support.

Okpalaonwuka prayed for God’s mercy on the world and an end to the spate of violence which had riddled the country.

He pledged the continued support of the laity for the diocese and their determination to bring men and women to God’s throne of grace.