NIGERIA IS preparing to
celebrate the unveiling of its largest statue, a 28-foot effigy of Jesus
Christ, it has been reported.
The monument has been
named Jesus de Greatest and will be unveiled at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in
the Abajah local government area of Imo state on New Year's Day, according to
Cable.ng.
The statue will be the
fifth tallest statue in Africa and was funded and offered to the church by
local businessman Obinna Onuoha, founder of Premier Petroleum Limited.
A statement by Onuoha’s
representative confirmed that the project, which has taken two years to
complete, was in its final stages.
Onuoha, a devout
Catholic and a graduate of York St. Johns University in the UK and the Harvard
Business School, originally hails from Abajah.
While no details of the
sculpter have been confirmed, the soon-to-be iconic statue is reported to weigh
in at 40 tons and is made entirely of marble.
It will be the largest
monument to the Christian figure on the continent.
The world’s tallest
statue of Jesus is ‘Christ the King’, which is located in western Poland,
Świebodzin, and stands at a recording breaking height of 172 feet.
The most iconic statue,
however, is 'Christ the Redeemer', a symbol of Christianity across the world.
The statue has become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil where
it is located, and is listed as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The statue is only 98
feet tall - not including it 26 foot pedestal.
** THE BIGGEST STATUES
IN AFRICA **
African Renaissance
Monument in Dakar, Senegal - 161 feet
Great Sphinx of Giza in
Egypt - 66 feet
Temple of Ramses II in
Egypt – 30 feet
Nelson Mandela Union
Building in South Africa - 28 feet
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