The Catholic Diocese of Warri has ordained and installed its new bishop, Most Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido.
Ewherido, who becomes the fifth bishop of the Diocese, was so pronounced around 11:24 am at an elaborate ceremony at the Holy Martyrs of Uganda Minor Seminary, Effurun in Uvwie council area of Delta state.
The papal nuncio (Vatican ambassador) to Nigeria, Most Rev. Anthonio Guido Filipazzi, led the episcopal ordination and installation of the bishop.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, represented by the Chief of Staff to the Government, Chief Ovie Agas; immediate past governor of Delta, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan; Deputy Senate President and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ovie Omo-Agege; his counterparts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi; House of Representatives members, Hon. Efe Afe (Sapele, Okpe & Uvwie Federal constituency) and Hon. Francis Waive (Ughelli North, South & Udu Federal Constituency); State House of Assembly members were among government functionaries that attended the epoch event.
Several traditional rulers, including the Ovie of Uvwie, HRM Emmanuel Sideso, Abe I; the Olu of Warri, HM Ogiame Atuwaste lll; the Ovie of Agbon kingdom, HRM Michael Omeru, Ogurime-rime Ukori I; Okobaro of Ughievwen, HRM Matthew Egbi, Owahwa II; Pere of Eseinbiri, HRM Charles Ayemi Botu; Ovie of Ozoro, HRM Anthony Ogbogbo, Ibuka I; Odio-Ologbo of Oleh, HRM Anthony Ovrawah, Omogha I; Ovie of Ughelli, HRM Wilson Ojakovo, Oharisi III graced the epoch-making event.
–Nation
