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Christian unity in the Federal Capital Territory

by ARCH BISHOP · January 17, 2021

The maiden week of prayer for Christian unity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, began on the 17th of January, 2021, and ended on Sunday, January 24th.

Christians were led by the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Dr. Samson Jonah, visiting churches and praying in solidarity with fellow Christians belonging to different ecclesial communities and traditions for unity among Christians and peace and security in Nigeria. The venues for the prayer for unity were in this order: 1. National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja 2. Foursquare Gospel Church 3. Cherubim and Seraphim Church 4. National Ecumenical Centre 5. First Baptist Church 6. Catholic Pro-Cathedral 7. ECWA Church 8. National Ecumenical Centre.

Kudos to the chairman of the planning committee, Rev. Fr. Robert Achiaga (also the chairman of the Ecumenism Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja), the FCT CAN EXCO and all those who collaborated and participated in the prayer programme. I was glad to visit and pray in other churches. We look forward to a better involvement by all Christians, especially the youths, in January, 2022. To God be honour, glory and praise!

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Born in the Nigerian State of Taraba on the 31st July, 1958, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was ordained a Catholic priest in 1981. In 1995, he became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Jalingo, the capital city of his home State of Taraba. In 2000, he was installed as the Archbishop of Jos, capital of Plateau State and on 11th March 2019, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and he took full possession as Archbishop of Abuja in December 2019. Archbishop Kaigama is the founder of the Dialogue, Reconciliation, and Peace Centre, Jos (2011). He was elected President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) in 2015 and also served as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for six years.

He has held positions as Chair of the Plateau State Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Harmony and Chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Plateau State for years. He was also a member of the Solomon Lar Presidential Committee mandated by the Federal Government to look into the causes of the Plateau ethno-religious crises and to proffer ways of bringing them to an end. He travels all around the world to speak about peace and share his experience of dialogue/interfaith collaboration and peace-building efforts.

His Grace holds a PhD in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy and two honourary doctorate degrees in Public Administration and Human Resource Management by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu (2015) and Madonna University (2016) respectively.

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