Baba Congo Laid to Rest in Gombe as ECWA Leaders Pay Tributes

By Danjuma Auta

The remains of Baba Congo Galadima, father of the ECWA Assistant General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Sunday Congo, have been laid to rest in his hometown, Dalawaja, in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. He was 90.

The burial, held in Dalawaja, was described as a celebration of a life well spent, with church leaders, family members and well-wishers in attendance.

In his welcome address, the Chairman of ECWA North East 1, Rev. Isa Uba, thanked sympathizers for attending the burial and prayed for God’s blessings upon them.

Rev. Uba said the zone has lost a great pillar who contributed his best during his lifetime, and prayed that God would comfort his immediate family and the church in the state and across the country.

The eldest son of the deceased and ECWA AGS, Rev. Dr. Sunday Congo, expressed appreciation to all who stood by the family during the trying period.

Rev. Dr. Congo said his father lived a fulfilled life and that God took him at the appropriate time.

The cleric disclosed that Baba raised his children in a way that glorified God, accepted Jesus Christ in 2001 and consistently encouraged peaceful coexistence among people of diverse backgrounds.

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Gombe State, said the church in Gombe is united and has been working in unison, adding that Baba’s death was not only a loss to the immediate family but to Gombe State at large.

ECWA Trustee representing the North East Zone, Rev. Prof. Isaac Laudarji, said Baba lived a fulfilled life according to God’s plan for him.

He urged everyone to draw closer to God, especially in the end times, and called on the church to be more involved in mission work.

Speaking on behalf of the ECWA Executive, Vice President, Rev. Chidi Joseph Madubuko, said ECWA worldwide commiserates with the Congo family, describing the late Baba as an exemplary man, as evidenced by the children he left behind

In his message, ECWA General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Ayuba Asheshe, said that because of Baba’s generous life, his son, Rev. Congo, has continued to demonstrate the same virtue at ECWA headquarters in Jos.

He described the funeral as both a time to mourn and to celebrate.

Quoting from the book of Revelation, Rev. Dr. Asheshe said death is natural and does not discriminate, is inevitable, and urged everyone to be careful in their walk with God.

The ECWA General Secretary urged politicians to shun false accusations and blackmail, especially against church leaders, and called on Christians to invest in the Kingdom work of the Great Commission rather than engaging in things that breed division among the people.

Prayers were later offered for the family by the ECWA Vice President, Rev. Madubuko.

The remains of Baba Galadima Congo were interred at the family burial ground in Dalawaja, Balanga LGA, Gombe State.

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