200 Priests Set To Die For Governor Chime Rather Than See Their Churches Demolished

BOBOJAY June 19, 2014 0

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Some priests in Enugu state are set to lay their lives for Governor Sullivan Chime for announcing that their churches would be demolished as illegal property.

There is tension in Enugu, especially among members of the Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN) over alleged attempt by the Enugu State Govern­ment to demolish struc­tures in the church’s headquarters.

According to this report, NCG was informs that no fewer than 200 cas­sock-wearing clergymen took to the street to protest the government’s deci­sion, vowing to lay down their lives to ensure that the planned demolition did not take place.
Speaking on the devel­opment, the Administrator in charge of MCN, Uwani, Revd. Gabriel Ogban­siegbe, denied the alleged leasing of the property, ac­cusing the government of engaging in political witch-hunt against the church in the state.
“We heard that govern­ment is planning to pull down our structures. For the four years I have been here, the state government has been against us; we are be­ing marginalised. We can­not continue with a situation where government no lon­ger respects the church. We feel we are not safe again.

“We are also aware that text messages have been flying about castigating our Bishop in Agbani, Bishop Onuagha, because of the way he introduced former governor, Chimaroke Nna­mani, during the burial of Mrs. Alice Nnamani, mother of his former SSG, Onyemuche in Agbani. This has sparked off attack on our church. We are not politicians, the fact that the former governor received loud ovation was not our making.

“This time around, we are going to resist them. We are ready to die because of our land. Enough is enough,” Ogbansiegbe noted.
Also speaking, the Pres­byter of MCN, Ugwuaji Awkunanaw, Revd. James Obineche, said the church had become tired of the ‘constant embarrassment’ from the state government, insisting that “this time around, we are ready to die and be buried by their bull­dozers instead of allowing them to destroy this place.”

When contacted, the state Commissioner for Educa­tion, Prof. Chriss Okolo, denied any political under­tone, explaining that gov­ernment was only carrying out its duties through the demolition of structures not approved by government.
He said government was not comfortable with the leasing of part of the church land to a bank without the governor’s consent, adding that “since the church has denied the lease, we want to demolish the fence to know who is behind it.”
He confirmed that he had directed the Enugu Capital Development Authority to effect the demolition.
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