Jim Nwobodo dumps Anglican, weds in Catholic church

Barely 24 hours after he defected from the
Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive
Congress, former governor of the old Anambra
State, Jim Nwobodo, wedded in the Catholic
church.
The former information minister, who was equally
a presidential aspirant and senator under the
PDP, tied nuptial knots with his wife, Patricia, at
the Catholic Bishop’s Court, in Enugu.
The wedding was officiated by the Bishop of
Enugu Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Callistus
Onaga.
The 75-year-old Nwobodo had initially wedded
Patricia in the Anglican church, when the couple
got married several years ago.
The politician had to perform another wedding in
the Catholic church, having converted to the
faith after dumping the Anglican communion.
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of the
PDP, was the sponsor of the wedding.
Our correspondent gathered that the governor
had already agreed to be the sponsor of the
marriage before Nwobodo defected from the PDP
to the APC on Friday.
The tradition of the Catholic church requires that
a devout, married faithful should stand as
sponsor in an intending couple’s wedding.
In his brief remarks at the event, Ugwuanyi
thanked God for the successful wedding, and
prayed that the union of the Nwobodos grow
from strength to strength.
Delivering the sermon during the church service,
Rev. Fr. Peter Damian Akpunonu noted that, as
the governor of the old Anambra State, and while
still a member of the Anglican church, Nwobodo
had maintained a good relationship with the
Catholic church.
The priest further noted that Nwobodo’s decision
to convert to the Catholic faith shows that he
must have been impressed in his close
association with the Catholic church.
Akpunonu commended Nwobodo for having the
courage to convert to the Catholic faith.
Speaking at the event, Nwobodo said he was
now a fulfilled man, having joined the Catholic
church.
He described the development as a spiritual
“home coming”.
The former PDP member, now arguably the most
prominent member of the APC in Enugu State,
assured that he would remain in the Catholic
church.
According to him, he trusts and believes in the
doctrines of the Catholic church.