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Rev J.J Emesin, Father of Igbo Pentecostal Revival is Dead : Igbo Mandate Congress Celebrates the transition of a gospel saint
Igbo Mandate Congress IMC announces the death of Rev Dr J J Emesin, father of Pentecostal revival in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.
This sad event took place on the 7th of December, 2015 at our Lord’s Hospital Ukpor, Anambra State, a day after he agreed to be admitted into a hospital, at the age of 80
Until his death, Rev Dr Emesin trained about eighty percent of notable gospel ministers from the South East before and after the civil war and his input was instrumental to the famous Pentecostal revival which broke out in the zone in the early seventies when preaching with Bible was a taboo in the Igbo dominated area of Nigeria…
Notable Bishops and Pastors from all over Nigeria, including late Archbishop Benson Idahosa occasionally sought counsel from the great sage.
The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, South East Zone, and one of the sons of the prophet, Archbishop Professor David Ebelechukwu had set up a burial committee headed by Rev Alphonsus Ginikanwa to give the prophetic legend a befitting celebration of life.
Rev Dr Emesin also passed a message across to the Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress, Rev Obinna Akukwe through a son of the prophet, ten days before his death, an assignment which had been carried out already by the group.
Igbo Mandate Congress condoles with his younger sister and brother, Dr Mrs Ngozi Ajemba and Pastor Arthur Emesin respectively for the prophetic home going and takes consolation in the fact that an hour before he died at 3am, he told his PA and sister to go and rest because he himself wants to have a good rest.
Rev Obinna Akukwe
Director General, Igbo Mandate Congress
igbomandate@yahoo,com