Elder Kingsley & Mrs. Augustina Ogbewele wed after 18 years of marriage

Cyriacus Nnaji:

It was joy made in heaven at the Chapel of St. Leo’s Catholic Church Toyin Street Ikeja, Lagos as family, friends, colleagues and well-wishers gathered to witness the blessing of Marriage between Elder (Comrade) Kingsley and Mrs. Augustina Ogbewele. Amidst encomiums being showered on the couple, there was the general consensus that God’s time is the best as the couple undertook their marriage vow after 18 years of marriage. The report.

According to the Parish Priest of St Leo’s Catholic Church, Rev. (Dr.) Monsignor John Aniagwu, the officiating priest, the gathering was a small one, but has a huge significance, a day many has looked forward to.

“This is not the first time the couple is coming together, the marriage has already been blessed with two grown up daughters. We have come to solemnize the marriage and we are witnesses. We are not just witnesses but participants and should remember them in our prayers.”

He said having received the sacrament of Matrimony the couple can now receive Holy Communion and do what others are doing in the church as true members of the Catholic Church.

Speaking further he said, “In our reading today which is centred on love, God’s love for us is unmatched, it is indescribable. He gave us His son, a supreme gift. In return, Jesus is asking us to love one another as he loves us. He loved us more than he loved Himself.

“It is not just loving our neighbours as ourselves, but we must love them more than we love ourselves. Before you think of pleasing yourself, you should think of pleasing your own neighbours.

For Kingsley and Augustina, you should be seeking ways to add value to each other, making sure the other person is happy, that is the major task of those in marriage. For the family of Ogbewele I rejoice with you on this day,” the Reverend stated.

Comrade Kingsley Ogbewele, a Human Rights Activist, speaking to Newworldnewsng said “It is the most beautiful day of my life, I am so happy, I thank God, I thank Bishop Kukah, I thank Monsignor Aniagwu. Before I was dead, but now I am alive. I am alive today because of Kukah and God, I thank them.

Mrs. Augustina Egbewele, said “My heart is full of joy, I am very happy, the lord is good, to Him be all the honour and glory.

Speaking on the delay she said she has always believed in God that one day it would be done. And today He has done it in Jesus name.

Mrs Uzeezi Ugbechie, Acting Choir Mistress of St Augustine’s Choir, the sponsor of the wedding, said she is excited. “I am full of thanksgiving that the wedding has come and gone successfully.”

She said she is happy that the couple found her worthy to be the sponsor of the wedding. “I am very grateful.”

Ugbechie advised the couple to wax strong, “it is the beginning of greater things; it is my wish and prayer for them.”

Among the dignitaries that graced the occasion was a Media Practitioner and Consultant, Lion Blessing Umebali, who incidentally is also a member of St Augustine’s Choir that provided beautiful melodious songs during the wedding.

According to Umebali “Augustina is a member, patron and former Treasurer of St Augustine’s Choir. She is somebody to look up to, she is like a role model in the Choir. If you talk about St Augustine’s Choir in St Leo and you do not mention Mrs. Agustina Ogbewele, you have not started. She is a mother and she is humble. I pray for them that this is the beginning of good things in their lives.

While advising other people who have not wedded in the Church to do so, she asked God to open doors for the singles especially for those in the St Augustine’s Choir and other families.