{"id":62724,"date":"2025-03-13T16:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=62724"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:42:28","slug":"ksji-nobleship-is-a-call-to-sacrifice-leadership-noble-bro-achoda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/13\/ksji-nobleship-is-a-call-to-sacrifice-leadership-noble-bro-achoda\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;KSJI Nobleship Is a Call to Sacrifice, Leadership&#8217; \u2013Noble Bro Achoda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Noble Brother Emmanuel Odey Achoda has described his elevation to the highest rank of the Knights of St John International (KSJI), as a call to greater sacrifice, leadership, and service to God and humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Achoda, who was officially invested with the prestigious Nobleship by Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama on January 21, 2025, reflected on his over two-decade journey in the Order, emphasizing that the honor comes with higher responsibilities, not privileges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This Nobleship has deepened my understanding of humility and strengthened my commitment to faith, service, and humanity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a reminder that we are all equal before God and must serve with love and sacrifice,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discipline Must Be Restored<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the growth of KSJI, Achoda warned against the declining discipline among newer members, stressing that the military-inspired Order must not be reduced to a mere social club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Discipline is our foundation. If we lose it, we lose our identity. KSJI must remain a beacon of faith, sacrifice, and service,&#8221; he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Legacy of Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond his commitment to KSJI, Achoda has been instrumental in advancing Catholic missions, from sponsoring church music projects to facilitating pastoral land acquisitions in Old Karmo, Idu, and Gwagwa.<\/p>\n<p>As he assumes this prestigious responsibility, he remains focused on upholding KSJI\u2019s legacy and inspiring the next generation of Knights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must not let the light go out in our time. Our duty is to serve, lead, and uphold the values of our founding fathers,&#8221; Achoda declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo Noble Brother Emmanuel Odey Achoda has described his elevation to the highest rank of the Knights of St John International (KSJI), as a call to greater sacrifice, leadership, and service to God and humanity. Achoda, who was officially invested with the prestigious Nobleship by Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama on January 21, 2025, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,1681],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-62724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-religion","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62726,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62724\/revisions\/62726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}