Rector of St. John Innovation Institute of Management and Technology, Rev. Fr. Enyodiobi Francis, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, as God’s unparalleled gift to humanity.
The cleric said this Saturday during the unveiling and launching of the Institute at Neni, Anambra State.
He said he made the comment because of what Mr Obi did for the institute when he was governor of Anambra and what he has continued to do for them thereafter.
The rector said that Obi provided them with computers, generators, and buses, among others.
“The initial N30 million with which we started our gigantic academic block/auditorium was provided by him. He keeps visiting us and donating towards the completion of the project,” he said.
The clergyman said Obi’s support, as well as those of others, contributed to the securing of the approval by the Federal Government for the institution to take off.
Proprietor of the Institute and Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor, thanked Obi for his unending contribution to education in the country.
He also thanked others present for their support for the work of God.
In his speech, Obi said: “Technical education is the future of the world. The white people started Yaba Institute of Technology and Bombay Institute of Technology in India; the Karachi Institute of Technology started at the same time with IMT, Enugu.
“While Nigeria’s own have not made any significant progress, those of others countries are part of their developmental narratives.”
He called on government to support the church’s efforts and to see the church as providing essential services that government ought to provide.
