THE OKIJA REVELATION: My only brother died and that aborted my journey to priesthood — Jonathan’s adviser
By Vincent Ujumadu NZE Akachukwu Nwankpo is the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Technical Matters and secretary of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE –P. Last weekend, at his home town, Okija, Anambra State, Nwankpo narrated how he missed being ordained a reverend father in the Catholic Church at a time people in his community were almost counting him as one of their indigenous priests. In this part of Anambra State, any family that has a reverend father is considered a lucky one in view of the respect accorded priests and the rigorous nature of becoming one. So, when the young Nwankpo gained admission into St. Paul’s Junior Seminary, Ukpor in Nnewi South local government area, his parents and kinsmen were happy. Through hard work, he progressed and obtained the Bachelor of Philophy degree of the Pontifical Urban University of Rome before a certain event terminated his priestly ambition. The presidential adviser, who spoke during his induction into ...