Jesus de Greatest
Jesus de Greatest is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria. It is considered "Africa’s largest statue of Jesus", and is the fifth tallest statue in the African continent. The 160 ft African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa, the 66 ft Great Sphinx of Giza is second, the 30 ft Statue of Ramesses II is third, and the 28 ft Nelson Mandela statue is fourth. When it comes to "the largest statue of Jesus in the world", tall Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland, takes the credit.
Jesus de Greatest is tall and weighs 40 tons. It stands barefoot with both arms outstretched, and was carved out of white marble. It was unveiled on January 1, 2016. Mass was held at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Abajah with the presiding of the bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Ret. Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma with hundreds of Roman Catholic priests and worshipers, and the unveiling of the statue was held on New Year's Day.
Obinna Onuoha, a 43-year-old businessman, commissioned the building of the statue in 2013. He explained that he had a dream in 1997 to build a giant statue of Jesus.
