Aba Nigeria Temple

The Aba Nigeria Temple is the 121st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 1st temple completed in Nigeria. The highly visible site of the Aba Nigeria Temple is situated on the outskirts of Aba, north of the Ogbor River. A concrete bridge—constructed by the Church—spans the river, granting access to the temple complex, which includes a stake center and an administration office building with guest rooms.

History[]

The Aba Nigeria Temple was the first temple built in Nigeria and the third built in Africa, following the Johannesburg South Africa Temple (1985) and Accra Ghana Temple (2004).

On 7 August 2005, President Hinckley returned to Nigeria to dedicate the Aba temple on a warm, humid day where 7,415 gathered from throughout Nigeria. During that weekend, activities related to the dedication carried the theme: “A Day of Rejoicing,” a fitting description for members who seemed hardly able to contain their joy. In the dedicatory prayer, President Hinckley called the temple a “thing of beauty,” which would help heal the land.

President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Aba Nigeria Temple during a worldwide tour that included visits to Anchorage, Alaska; Vladivostok, Russia; Seoul, South Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; New Delhi, India; Nairobi, Kenya; and finally Aba, Nigeria. His first view of the temple was from a helicopter in a flyover of the site.

Temple District[]

The Aba Nigeria Temple serves members from 59 stakes and 19 districts headquartered in Nigeria:

Temple Presidents[]

David W. Eka 2019–
John E. Kosin 2016–2019
John A. Ihenkoro 2013–2016
Alexander A. Odume 2010–2013
Douglas M. Robinson 2009–2010
B. Taylor Harper 2007–2009
Jerry V. Kirk 2005–2007

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