JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Bishop of Oyo leads Nigerian bishops' pro-life conference in song

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Bishop of Oyo leads Nigerian bishops' pro-life conference in song

Enjoy a brief glimpse of the sense of togetherness between the bishops and their people in the pro-life battle, expressed in song and followed by dance, which SPUC's team of speakers experienced at the Nigerian bishops' pro-life conference in Abuja last week.

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.