Leader Olumba Olumba Obu
By Anietie Akpan
A renowned Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has been invited to speak at a 2-day Africa Spiritual Day summit at African Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia. The summit started on Wednesday and will end today.
The Summit is organised in collaboration with the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate of the AU.
The Inter-religious Association for Peace and Development led by the IAPD African Union extended the invitation to the spiritual leader, revered as the king of kings and lord of lords by his adherents.
The Liaison Officer of IAPD African Union, Dr. Simon Amare confirmed the invitation, when he and other officials received the spokesman of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Patriarch Christ Shepherd (Dr) Amah Williams at Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia on Wednesday morning.
Patriarch Williams is to represent Obu, and will speak on the subject “Leader Olumba Olumba Obu’s Peace Model As The Panacea For Crises In Africa” at the AU Headquarters.
The BCS spokesman is also expected to interact with other African religious leaders where he will expantiate on the teachings of Leader Olumba Olumba Obu on the need for AU, and his mission.
He will also interface with the Leadership of Inter- Religious Council of Ethiopia before paying courtesy call on the Minister of Federal Ministry of Peace, Hon. Binalf Andualem.
Commenting, Williams told journalists that BCS will collaborate with the Inter- Religious Council of Ethiopia on the ease of sending BCS priests to Ethiopia in the nearest future.
Research shows that Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, born in Biakpan village in 1918 in today’s Biase LGA of Cross River Stat, established Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in 1956 in Calabar.
The spiritual organisation now has over three million adherents in several countries of the world. The spiritual leader teaches love and importance of forgiveness and is reputed to be seen in several places simultaneously and acclaimed to be very powerful by his adherents.