His teaching on mortification stands out.

One very famous Lenten Pastoral many years ago reds: “No cross, no crown; No sweat, no sweet.”

When you come into a room feeling too hot, refrain from putting the fan on for a few minutes. When you put on the fan put it at low for a few minutes before full blast.

When you have three pieces of meat in your soup, eat two and leave one. (Note that he is lenient enough to say eat two instead of eat one only. The message is that a little mortification is enough).

On Marriage
He always told the story of the couple at Iva Valley who out did each other in service of love. They quarreled over whether the man should buy a bicycle to make it easier for the man to get to work or to buy a sewing machine for the woman. Each wanted what would benefit the other. They brought their “fight” to the then Rev. Fr. Eneja.

On Charity
He visited the poor in spite of his busy schedule. He has done so even in his old age until recently when his strength has failed him.

On Humility
He would never let you kiss his ring.

On Poverty
He taught detachment and focusing attention on the kingdom of God. He had no house in his village Ibagwa when his mother died. It was the knights who quickly built a house where his mother lay in state for her funeral.

On Prayer
He was always praying, and on his knees. His genuflections at Mass and during benediction were always pious and even in old age he would bring down his whole height on his knee full blast and without bending. The way he came down would suggest he was in pain, but he still came down on his knee with a calm countenance. This continued until recently when frailty made it impossible.

He would stay through all the hours of adoration on Holy Thursday night as long as the Blessed Sacrament was on the altar of repose.

He would trek with the rest of the congregation from Independence Layout to Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui on Corpus Christi processions not paying attention to his age and health.

He kept coming to the Church to say Mass until it has now become imp0ossible. Even when on certain solemnities he still is brought to the Church, (presumably on his insistence) where he concelebrates with the presiding clergy.

On Punctuality
People should stop relying on certain parts of the Mass to calculate lateness. He taught that once the priest has said “In the name of the Father…” you are late for Mass.

On Responsibility
His teaching: Own up to what you have done and don’t blame the devil. When you have stolen, whose feet went to the object? Whose hands picked up the object? Whose eyes saw the object? It is “John’s” feet, John’s hands, and John’s eyes. So why blame the devil? “John” did the stealing, not the devil. Leave the devil alone!

On Child Upbringing
He taught that character building should start as early as infancy, not even toddler stage but with the infant at the breast. He taught that if we wait till the so called age of reason to teach our children the do’s and don’ts of life, then it is already late.

His Person
He was always near and always dressed in his cassock. He stands tall and graceful; walks swiftly but noiselessly. He is patient to hear you out without looking in a hurry even when he is really busy. He is always grateful for a little kindness. He loves peace and abhors to much noise especially the quarrelsome one.