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| Cardinal Okogie |
Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie,
former Archbishop of Lagos and first president of Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), in this interview with MICHAEL UCHEBUAKU speaks about the
politicisation of CAN, involvement of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in the $9.3 million
cash-for-arm deal, among other issues.
How is life in
retirement and what is a typical day like for you now that you are retired?
Well, it is still the same life, except that we do not engage ourselves
in too much pastoral work as we used to do when on active duty. On a typical
day, I wake up in the morning like any other person. I say my prayers, go for
my Mass, then do some exercises and go for a walk because of my leg. Then I
take my breakfast and after that I sit down and people start coming to see me.
And I will be there sitting in my office until 2 or 3pm listening and answering
people’s questions. That is what a typical day looks like.
What are your most
memorable moments as Archbishop of Lagos?
Doing my duties gave me the greatest joy. Anytime I am with people, each
time I am officiating I know I’m doing what God wants me to do, I derive the
greatest joy. But now, it’s not that I’m not doing what God wants me to do, but
the concentration is more now on my spiritual life. That time was different
from now. That time, even sometimes when I would be saying my prayers, I would
feel so tired, then I would say, God I know you understand, I would be trying
to justify being tired while saying my prayers. I don’t know how I can justify
such a thing before God.
