By Ononye VC
The Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Onitsha on Sunday,hosted the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria,His Excellency, Michael Cygan and others who accompanied him on a pilgrimage to the Basilica.
Prominent among those who accompanied him are a top Polish embassy staff in Abuja,Mr Patryk Zajac and the Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam,Professor Kate Azuka Omenugha
Chief Dr Sir Mike Omenugha,a renowned medical doctor and others whose names were not immediately ascertained and security officials were part of the pilgrimage.
The pilgrims were received warmly by the Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Onitsha,Rev Fr Dr Basil Ekwunife.
Fr Ekwunife took them to various interesting sites withing the Basilica.The pilgrims viewed and prayed at the late Fr Michael Iwene Tansi site,visited the Archdiocesan cemetery where many of the early missionaries were buried and also visited the entrance from where early missionaries landed at the Basilica.
The visitors viewed the beautiful statues of twelve apostles of Jesus Christ standing in front of the Basilica and also viewed the old church building where the first church was erected by the early missionaries.
In his remarks,the Polish Ambassador expressed his excitement at what he saw and commended the Archbishop of Onitsha for his achievements.
The Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu,Prof Kate Omenugha thanked Fr Basil Ekwunife for making himself available to take them round the Basilica.She also extended her gratitude to Archbishop Valerian Okeke for his good works in the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
It would be recalled that the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria,Mr Michael Cygan visited the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University where he delivered a lecture at the institution’s 16th convocation lecture.
