By Chinwe Nwacha, Onitsha
Atleast 200 choir groups from about 200 parishes of the Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese, Anambra State, are said to be set to vie for a Corolla car, six plots of land and money, aimed at talent hunt and encouraging tenants and others to be landlords.
The choir competition themed, ” Onitsha Archdiocesan Liturgical Music Competition (OALMC), Jubilee Year Choir Rumble , (Singing Competition), is being sponsored by Pineleaf Estate/Properties Ltd, in conjunction with Puz Records/Entertainment.
Speaking at an interactive session ahead of the competition, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Pineleaf Estate/Properties Ltd, Bishop Dr. Onyeka Nzekwesili, said that the aim of the choir competition was to fish out musical talents from the choir group and assist them in their divine call as well as render opportunity to the poor and tenants to become landlords by providing lands to them.
He paid glowing tribute to the Archbishop of Onitsha, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke, for his assistance towards the project adding that without him and the Archdiocese the proposed project would not be made public and the intention of the sponsors will be in vain.
“The church is the same all over the world, it is just that some worship in their own way. If the Archdiocese has not given us this platform we will not have been here and I promise we will not fail the Archbishop and Archdiocese.
“What we are doing is by the grace of God and we will not disappoint, we will not fail the Archdiocese and people we want to assist, they will be happy with us, I assure them,” he stated.
Earlier in his speech, the co sponsor and Owner of Puz Records/Entertainment, Chief Uzoma Ubaoha, expressed satisfaction with the choir competition stating that it is part of empowerment to the downtrodden.
Explaining further he said that winners of the choir competition who are drawn from 200 parishes of Catholic Archdiocesan of Onitsha will smile home with money, Corolla car, (2006 model), six plots of land located at the Chinua Achebe International airport, and five years recording deal opportunity to each winner.
He paid glowing tribute to the CEO of Pineleaf Estate/Properties, Bishop Nzekwesili, for his philanthropy stating that he is born a generous man to curtail the sufferings of the poor.
Chief Ubaoha who is the chairman, Board of Trustees, (BOT), Association of Music and Film Producers and Marketers of Nigeria, (AMUFPMAN), commended the Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese stating that as partners in the choir compaction and originator of choir in the Archdiocese, the church remains the arrow head in youth upliftment and counseling.
In her speech, the marketing manager of Pineleaf Estate/Properties, Ndubuisi Sheela, revealed that scores of people have benefited from the benevolence of the CEO adding that items earmarked for winners during the choir competition are just tip of the iceberg to what Bishop Nzekwesili has dashed out to change the poor state of some people.
She assured the gathering that there would not be disappointment of any sort in this competition aimed at making people especially winners to have better welfare in their lives and urged them to invest in Pineleaf Estate/Properties for their own good.
Contributing, the National President of AMUFPMAN, Evangelist Macson J. Nwasike, explained that dealings with Pineleaf Estate/Properties is upliftment all the way adding that those who have benefited from it can attest to his position.
He urged the CEO to continue in his philanthropy and prayed God to guard and direct him in his resolve to better the living condition of the poor and those who could not afford to be land owners.
The Director, Strategic Planning Unit, Choir Rumble Jubilee Year 2025, Hon. Martins Eze, explained that there are two categories of the winning, Individua and choir group.
He explained that, “The star prize in the individual category will receive #1million, runner-up #500000 and third position gets #300000. In the group (choir) category the winners will emerge through a raffle draw and a corolla car, six plots of land at Chinua Achebe International Airport, will be allocated to them.