THE 7TH PROVINCIAL ELECTIVE CHAPTER:

PRE CHAPTER BULLETIN #1

PRIORIES AND ELECTORAL COLLEGES
As preparations for the Chapter begin, the first event, for most of us, is the voting of the
Socius/Socii of a prior and the delegates of colleges to the Chapter. Consequently, while the
brothers in our priories elect Socius/Socii, all others have been grouped in six electoral colleges.

Note: for convocation of electors and voting procedure, please confer LCO nn. 445 - 450;
nullity
of an election, no. 456; the election of Socius/Socii and delegates, confer nn. 489 - 499.
Reminder: the election of Socius/Socii is to be presided over by the subprior.

1 Prior Provincial: Richard Ogedengbe, ex 30 Dominic Ofor

officio 31 Solomon Effiong
32 Jude Ibeh
St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, Ibadan: 33 Exodus-Elijah Irekhiafe
Prior+4 Socii 34 Frederick Obananya
35 Anthony Akpan
1 Prior: Nathaniel Eshikena, ex officio 36 Thaddeus Anyaegbu
2 Callistus Iheme 37 Felix Boateng
3 Jude Mbukanma 38 Christopher Imoisili
4 Dan Chiezey 39 Peter Lawrence
5 Chris-Angelo Otuibe 40 Matthias Waribugo
6 Dokun Oyeshola 41 Eric Aboagye
7 Lawrence Agu 42 Richard Achii
8 Clement Dioka 43 Efeoghenemaro Ekakitie
9 Francis Isichie 44 Godwin Nkop
10 Anthony Akinwale 45 Uchechukwu Odikpo
11 Cletus Nwabuzo 46 Wisdom Sampana
12 Stan Ukwe 47 Stephen Umeadi
13 Abiodun Ademoye 48 Felix Unuesiri
14 Paulinus Uju-Echemnu 49 Martin Adinnu
15 Joseph Ekong 50 Raphael Ameh
16 Kenneth Nkadi
17 Emeka Nwosuh St. Dominic Priory, Yaba: Prior+2 Socii
18 Stephen Ogbe 1 Prior: Sylvester Nwaokolo, ex officio
19 Patrick Akunne 2 Chukwubikem Okpechi
20 Benjamin Kwaghgba 3 Nicodemus Ugwu
21 Christopher Nnamani 4 Emmanuel Ogu
22 Nicholas Okeke 5 Jude-Mary Njoku
23 Cornelius Ewuoso 6 Valentine Anyanwu
24 Ignatius Saiki 7 Fidelis Okudolo
25 Samuel Onyiba 8 Felix Onemheghie
26 Charles Onwuama 9 Paul Akin-Otiko
27 Elias Otanwa 10 AveMaria Erhariefe
28 Francis Chiadi 11 Charles Onwordi
29 Peter Onwe 12 JudeMary Owoh

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13 Clement Uzoanya College Two (Agbor, Obosi, Benin)
14 Richard Odok 1 Stephen Owusu-Achaw
15 Moses Ani 2 Alphonsus Ozoemena
16 Victor Ukoh 3 Augustine Momoh
17 Samuel Akalite 4 Matthew Omoareghan
18 Augustine Obiosa 5 Sylvanus Anyadiegwu
19 Paulinus Onyenuru 6 Damian Nwannah
20 Emmanuel Adama 7 Augustine Awodipe
21 Anthony Willie 8 Victor Ogundipe
9 Cletus Nwafor
St. Joseph, Mafoluku: Prior+1 Socius 10 James Rasaki
1 Prior: Celestine Agwu, ex officio 11 Michael Chilokoa
2 Michael Edem 12 Gerald Isiguzo
3 Vincent Ubili 13 Emmanuel Ogadah
4 Augustine Ebido
5 Patrick Morrison College Three (Ghana, Zambia, Egypt)
6 Gabriel Odin 1 Anthony Amoako-Atta
7 Joseph Osunde 2 Martin Aitsebaomo
8 Daniel-Mario Ibezim 3 Moses Osei-Atta
9 Matthew Achunine 4 Oluyemi Taiwo
10 Charles Chibogu 5 Clarence Okotie
6 Paul Akpomie
St. Paul Priory, Oyigbo: Prior+1 Socius 7 Gregory Aabaa
1 Prior: Michael-Alex Okondu-Ugba, ex 8 Raphael Amoah-Addae
officio
2 Iheanyi Enwerem College Four (Europe: Germany, Italy,
3 Clement Andem United Kingdom, France, and Israel)
4 Christopher Oranyeli 1 Aniedi Okure
5 Joseph Ahukanna 2 Augustine Agwulonu
6 Felix Nnabuchi 3 Callistus Ogoko
7 Dominic Mbomson 4 Michael Akpoghiran
8 Paschal Ugwu 5 Bonaventure Agbali
9 MarioCelestine Emuebie 6 MacDonald Ukpai
10 Moses Arung 7 Chukwudi Anoliefo
11 Peter Akpala 8 Gabriel Avbenake
12 Nicodemus Okezie 9 Raphael Ogoke
13 Patrick Okoye 10 Dominic Okoye
11 Nestor Celestine Orji
College One (Gusau, Iba, Abuja) 12 Frederick Tettey
1 Gabriel Feyisetan 13 Clement Oloruntoba
2 Matthew Uwaya
3 Fortunatus Okeke College Five (US 1, Canada)
4 Alexius Agba 1 Ignatius Madumere
5 Collins Akhigbe 2 Benedict Faneye
6 Felix Udolisa 3 Bola Paul Oye
7 Lawrence Ejembi 4 Ikechi Korie
8 Francis Ugobor 5 Godwin Aghedo
9 Anthony Hamidu 6 Samuel Oloyede
10 Emmanuel Ohayi 7 Fidelis Umukoro

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8 Emmanuel Azike 9 Lawrence Nwabueze
9 Olusola Adewole 10 Raymond Nwabueze
10 Michael Tukura 11 JohnMark Igboalisi
11 Bernard Oniwe
12 Modestus Ngwu 2 Supplementary Delegates
When the brothers going to the Chapter have
College Six (US II Caribbean) been identified by reason of office or election,
1 John Nwanze the remaining vocals of the province will
2 Thomas Macauley elect
3 Cyril Orji 2 supplementary delegates.
4 Dominic Azagbor Ballot papers shall be sent to members of
5 Henry Nmor electoral colleges by electronic mail. For
6 Celestine Nwakwuo more information you can consult the
7 Dominic Eshikena LCO nn. 439ff, and the cumulative statutes
8 Anthony Akinlolu of the province, nn. 22ff.

Please, note: for electoral Colleges, the oldest Brother in profession is to coordinate the election
of delegate. However, where the oldest Brother cannot carry out this function, due to certain
limitations, he may delegate the task to the next Brother in the order of profession.

PRAYER FOR THE 7TH PROVINCIAL ELECTIVE CHAPTER

Almighty and merciful Father, in your infinite goodness, receive our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving: for the gift of our Province, our Dominican vocation, the many strides we have
made in our various apostolates, and for bringing us, thus far, since the last elective Chapter.
Father, in your immeasurable love and mercy, look kindly upon all we have accomplished and
redeem our failings.

Loving Father, as we prepare for the 7th elective Chapter, we humbly and earnestly entreat you:
fill us with the power of your Holy Spirit; May the Holy Spirit direct all our preparations,
deliberations, proceedings and choices, in fidelity to the spirit and charism of St. Dominic to
appropriately respond to the exigencies of our time. May your Holy Spirit inspire, revive, refresh
and enable us also, to identify, more profoundly, the needs of our Province and work earnestly to
achieve them.

Increase in us the spirit of fraternal charity that our deliberations and choices may keep us
faithful to the Order’s mission of preaching and salvation of souls.

Lord, give success to the Chapter and healthy growth and development to our province. Lead us
to new directions consistent with your will for us. We make our prayer through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Our Lady Queen of Friars, pray for us.

St Joseph the Worker, pray for us.
Blessed Father Dominic, pray for us.

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 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE ELECTIVE CHAPTER:

December 1 – January 5: Election of Socius/Socii of Priors going to the Chapter

January 1, 2021: Prayer for the success of the Chapter begins throughout the
Province

January 5 – 30: Election of Delegates from the Electoral Colleges

February 5 – 26: Election for Supplementary Delegates

April 20, 2021: Formation of Pre-chapter committees

April 20, 2021: Report from the Provincial on the State of the Province, and the
more serious problems facing it.

April 20, 2021:
The Officials of the Province to send to the capitulars and convents
of the province a report on all that is within their competence (the
reports i.e. both soft and hard copies, are to be sent to the
Provincial Secretariat for proper organization, which would then
be sent to those concerned by the Provincial Secretary).

April 30 – May 21:
Discussion to be held in every convent and every formal house
under the presidency of the prior and superior respectively to
examine the reports from the Provincial and the Officials of the
Province, and determine the proposals or petitions to be sent to the
Chapter for the benefit of the Province or the convent/formal
house.

Please, Brothers, if you have concerns, suggestions, questions or anything that will facilitate the
success of the 7th Provincial Elective Chapter, feel free to reach out to any of the members of the
Chapter Preparation Committee:

Brother Felix Onemheghie (Chairman)

Brother Oluyemi Taiwo
Brother Patrick Akunne
Brother Clement Uzoanya
Brother Samuel Akalite (Secretary).

Fraternally,

Br. Samuel Akalite

Secretary, Planning Committee.

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