Anglican Church Gives Governor Obiano 7 Days Ultimatum To Rebuild N50 Million Church And To Apologize To Anglicans : Police Demands A Stop To Protests

                            

Anglican Communion this afternoon gave Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state 7 days ultimatum to rebuild their demolished church building at Oze ,Nkwere-Ezunaka . odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that the Church is suspecting the police of connivance in the act following its attitude since the incident.

Anglicans demanded also an unreserved apology from Governor Obiano for allegedly disallowing them especially the Bishop’s wife to speak during his visit to the demolished church premises on August 15 and stating that he would relocate them from the premises to another place.

Commissioner of Police, Anambra state command Usman Gwary has issued an ultimatum to the Anglicans protesting the demolition of their church building to stop protests henceforth and only do so with a valid permission to do so, or face the wrath of the Nigerian police.

Gwary said he would not tolerate any other protests over the demolition lamenting that the protesters disrupted vehicular and traffic movement in Onitsha and environs on Monday.

The Anglicans from various dioceses, archdeaconries and parishes in the state, had marched to many streets of Onitsha, starting from the All Saints’ Cathedral, Onitsha through Oguta Road, Upper Iweka to Bridge-Head and back to All Saints on Monday.

The protest was witnessed by thousands of Anglican Communion faithful in Oyi Local Government area and their supports in Diocese on the Niger. It brought human and vehicular movements to a halt and disrupted commercial activities in Onitsha and environs.

The protesters alleged that agents of the state government were involved in the demolition of their place of worship in Oyolu Oze Primary School on August 11, issuing a seven-day ultimatum for the government to rebuild the property.

The Archdeacon in charge of Oyi Archdeaconry, Venerable Joseph Nweke, warned that if after the expiration of the ultimatum the government failed to comply with their demands, they would continue to carry out their protests in stages.

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has intervened in the crisis, urging the parties to allow a six-man committee he set up to investigate their claims to conclude its assignment and submit a report for the government to act upon.

Speaking after the general meeting of Nkelle-Ezunaka Community, the President-General, Elder Chris Eluemune, asked the Anglican Communion to immediately halt rebuilding of the school, which sparked off the crisis.

After a meeting of the community held at Nkwelle Ezuuaka Town Hall, Elder Eluemuno  warned the church to stop rebuilding the property or risk the wrath of the community.

 In spite of the order of the state government that parties should stay further action on the property, he alleged, the Anglican Church was building on the disputed school premises where its members were worshipping.

He denied the involvement of Nkwelle-Ezunaka community in the demolition of the building the church was using for worship in the school premises.

He claimed that the disputed school belonged to the community, saying it was built in 1980 and handed over to Anambra State Government.

The Anglican Church, he alleged, started worshiping  in the school more than 10 years after it was built.

Odogwuemekaodogwu.com is asking who did it?