By Oke Marvis, News/Comments, October 26, 2021
ANAMBRA: News reaching Afrikanwatch Network indicates that Bishops of the Anglican Province of the Niger have advised President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to heed to the calls of Eminent Nigerians to dialogue with the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafria (IPOB) and see the possible way of resolving issues rather than fuelling it by criminalising its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, stressing however that it would bring about lasting peace in the South east.
This was parts of the sermon delivered by Rt. Rev Johnson Ekwe, Bishop of Niger West, at the Anglican Prayer Rally Anambra State in Awka. The Bishop also frown at the various, marginalisation, insecurity, maladministration, discrimination, and unemployment against the region, saying that, a country cannot survive in such circumstance. He went further to call for the unconditional release of Kanu, as he believed that Kanu did not commit any crime.
“Kanu did not commit the offence being levelled against him. He is just being framed up because he is trying to liberate his people from marginalisation, discrimination, and insecurity caused by invasion of their land. The government should dialogue with him and his group to ensure a lasting peace. The cleric warned against what he described as “satanic denominational politics”, saying that the promoters have succeeded in spreading hatred and want them to retrace their steps before the wrath of God befall them. Meanwhile, the Bishops also urged other South-East States not to participate in such malicious practices. “What I saw in Anambra today is anomalous and that nonsense must stop for the state to develop”, said Ekwe. “You don’t have to belong to my church to be treated well or discriminated against. This is not what our Bible is preaching”.
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