OPM General Overseer Apostle Chibuzor Makes History As He Ascends Throne As King

• The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has become the Ihie 1 of the Ikwuorie autonomous community
• Apostle Chibuzor received the staff of office from the executive governor of Abia state, Dr Alex Otti
• The man of God has become the first General Overseer of a church to be crowned king in Nigeria

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Ikwuorie, Abia state - The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has made history as the first General Overseer of a church to be crowned king.

Apostle Chibuzor recently received the staff of office as His Royal Majesty, Ihie 1 of Ikwuorie autonomous community from the Abia state governor, Dr Alex Otti.

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The man of God took over the throne after the demise of the late king, HRH Prof. I.N Kanu, in 2013.

His people choose Apostle Chibuzor to the lead Ikwuorie autonomous community in Ohanku Ndoki, Ukwa East local government area of the state.

According to Tribune, His Royal Majesty King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere is the only General Overseer who is serving and also a king and did not resign.

On the day he received his staff of office, the clergyman announced that every first day of the month would be dedicated to prayer and fasting in the Ikwuorie community.

He also announced a global crusade, which will take place in his community in April 2024 as part of his efforts to dedicate the Ikwuorie Autonomous community to God Almighty.

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Apostle Chibuzor hits ground running as king

In this attempt to industrialise his community, Apostle Chinyere brought in foreign investors, who are currently planning to build a tyre manufacturing plant in the Ikwuorie Ohanku community, ThisDay reported.

The man of God is also said to have acquired all the necessary machines and equipment to build a palm oil and cassava processing plant in the Ikwuorie community.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that since monarchs in Nigeria are regarded as the custodians of the tradition, including traditional religions, the possibility of a devout Christian, let alone a pastor, becoming a traditional ruler/monarch, one would think, is next to impossible.

However, in recent times, there have been a few Christian clerics who, against all odds, transited from being preachers at the pulpit to becoming traditional rulers wielding powers from the palace.

Source: Legit.ng