The Southwest region
has emerged overall
winners of the 2019
display of cultural herit-
age among four regions that
make up St Patrick’s Catholic
Church, Ipaja.
This was announced re-
cently by the Chairman, 2019
Adult Harvest Committee of
the parish Mr Isdore Nwa-
chukwu.
In announcing the results,
Nwachukwu said other fac-
tors such as financial contri-
bution to the growth of the
church were also considered
before arriving at the overall
winners.
According to Nwachukwu,
four regions participated in
the display of the cultural her-
itage. They were: Northcen-
tral, Southeast, Southwest and
Southsouth.
“Kabiyesi Samuel and Olori
Lucy Olaniyi” stepped forward
accompanied by the chairper-
son of the region, MRS JOAN
OGUNMOLA to receive the
two glittering trophies on be-
half of the Southwest Region
and a portrait of St. Patrick,
the Patron Saint of the Region
while the runners-up were
presented with portraits of
their various Patron Saints.
Overwhelmed with joy, the
Parish Priest, Very Revd, FR.
LAWRENCE NWANERI,
Cssp, who presided over the
event for the first time since
his assumption of office in
the parish in March 2019
congratulated the regions
for their participatory roles
and encouraged the run-
ners-up to perform better in
future. South-east came sec-
ond, South-south third and
North-central fourth respec-
tively.
