By Eze Alex
The Gubernatorial election coming up next Saturday in twenty eight States (28) across the Country including Enugu is creating a serious crises between the Catholic church and the Anglican church in Enugu state.
In a Press release signed by a Bishop Nominee Anglican church Enugu North Dioceses, Hon Edwin Chijioke (JP), he accused the Catholic Bishops of Enugu Dioceses, His lordship CVC ONAGA and His lordship John I Okoye of Awgu Dioceses of politicising the issue of who becomes the next Governor of Enugu State as all analysis points to the two Frontline parties in the state, thrLabour Party and the PDP.
The Statement further noted that a few days ago all the Catholic Priests in Enugu Dioceses were summoned to an emergency meeting at Nchatancha in Enugu where the Bishop of ENUGU Dioceses and Monsignor Obiora Ike Who travelled all the way from Europe addressed the priests on why they should go back to their Parishes to convince their flocks to vote for Petrt Mba of PDP who happens to be a Catholic as against Barrister Chijioke Edeoga who is an Anglican forgetting that the last two Ex Governor’s were Catholics without any Complaints from the Anglican church.
Hon Edwin went memory lane to remind the bishops that the Anglican church came into the Eastern Nigeria twenty eight years (28) before the Catholic church came and was welcomed with open arms and given some parcels of land to start their activities.
He went further to remind the Catholic church that Voters across the country last week massively Voted for Petrr Obi not on the basis of his religion but on the basis of his antecedents while he was the Governor of Anambra State.
“But here in Enugu the Bishops are bringing sentiments into governorship election, ” he said.
He noted that all these will not stop the Labour Party Candidates from sweeping the votes on Saturday as Ndi Enugu State have spoken with one voice that they want a new leadership in the state as the last Saturdays election has proved by retiring heavy weights in Enugu Politics.
The Statement urged Voters across the State to come out enmass as the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, inline with Mr Peter Obi”s World Press Conference last Wednesday where he asked the obidients to come out on Saturday and vote for the Governorship Candidates and Candidates for the State Houses of Assembly across the country to consolidate on the victory the Party won last Saturday.
