The wife of the
Governor of Anambra State has dedicated the honour bestowed on her as the
Duchess of the Catholic Laity of Nigeria to the less privileged members of the
society.
Mrs.Obiano stated this after the conferment of the honour on her andon her
husband Chief Willie Obiano respectively on the occasion of the fortieth
Anniversary of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN), Onitsha
Archdiocese on Saturday at the Shanahan Hall Onitsha.
Mrs. Obiano
expressed gratitude to God and the Laity for the recognition but stressed that
she was not expecting any recognition because she was merely doing what she
considered to be a corporal work of mercy. According to Mrs.Obiano,
“when I am doing what I do, I don't expect to be rewarded because it is my
normal corporal work of mercy. When am assisting in church projects or helping
the less privileged and indigent widows, I do it because I believe it is my
duty to my God to lend a helping hand to others in need because we are the same
humanity."
The wife of the
governor however said that the award would spur her to do more like she had
done over the years alongside her husband, wherever they find themselves,
weather at home in Aguleri, Lagos or the United States of America. She
congratulated the Laity Council of Nigeria Onitsha Archdiocese for their forty
years anniversary and the great work they are doing in the church. 
Earlier the
Archbishop of Onitsha Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano and his wife
Ebelechukwu after being honoured by the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria in
Onitsha.
Archdiocese His Grace Most Rev. Valerian Okeke who
presided over the Holy Mass to commemorate the occasion, announced the honours
of
Chief Sir Victor Umeh, APGA
Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central, Chief Willie Obiano, Governor of
Anambra State and his wife Ebelechukwu and His Grace Most Rev, Valerian Okeke,
Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha, after being honoured by the Catholic Laity
Council of Nigeria in OnitshaDuke and Duchess to Governor Obiano
and his wife Ebelechukwu in recognition of their service to the church and
Laity in many Parishes where they reside particularly in Lagos. The Archbishop
explained that the recognition of the Obianos was not because the husband is a
governor but because they have served the church and Laity fatefully and urged
the congregation to emulate their dedication.