Location
Okpu-Umuoba Road
Off Aba-Owerri Road at Union Bank
Aba, Abia State
Nigeria
Contact
Telephone: (234) 803-903-4804
Facsimile: (234) 803-903-4811
Distribution Services: (234) 82-239-044
Details
Announcement: 2 April 2000
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 23 February 2002 by H. Bruce Stucki
Public Open House: 18 June–2 July 2005
Dedication: 7 August 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site: 6.3 acres.
Exterior Finish: Namibian pearl granite.
Ordinance Rooms: Two ordinance rooms (two-stage progressive) and two sealing.
Total Floor Area: 11,500 square feet.
Temple Locale:
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.
Temple Facts:
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).
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