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Politics Tears Cleargy Men Apart In Ebonyi by goziedave(m): 10:16am On Jul 18, 2016 |
The Divine Mandate Pastors, a group of
over 500 Pastors that worked for the
emergence of Governor David Umahi of
Ebonyi State, has descended into crisis.
The peace that existed among the pastors
crumbled on Sunday.
A leadership crisis suddenly split the group
as the pastors met at the Pastoral Centre,
Mile 50 Abakaliki.
The meeting became acrimonious when a
faction announced the removal of Director
Ephraim Ononye and immediately replaced
him with Ifeanyi Igwe.
The Senior Special Adviser to Governor
Umahi on Religion and Welfare matters,
Abraham Nwali, attended the meeting.
Mr. Ononye was accused of general
misconduct, unruly behaviour, arrogance,
autocratic conducts, and hostility to members
of the Divine Mandate Pastors, a group
convened by Governor Umahi during the
electioneering campaign and who worked for
the success of the governor during the
election.
In a resolution signed by some Coordinators
in the 13 local government areas of the state,
the faction also accused Mr. Ononye of
failing to summon meetings since the 2015
general election.
But in a reaction, some of the Pastors loyal
to Mr. Ononye, including Ukoma Nnachi
(Afikpo South), Ogbonnaya Inya(Afikpo
North), Agwu Lawrence(Ivo), Okike
Lawrence(Ohaozara) and Alloy Ogah
(Ikwo), said Mr. Ononye remained the
group’s leader and could not be removed by
anyone except Governor Umahi who made
him leader.
“Some disgruntled elements cannot impeach our leader
Ononye because they don’t have the locus standi to do that.
They did not elect or appoint him to lead us, it is the
Governor who made him our leader that has the right to
remove him,” they said.
They cautioned the group’s members to desist from
politicking and concentrate on their duties as clergymen.
Addressing reporters in Abakaliki, the Senior Special
Adviser to Governor Umahi on religion and Welfare matters,
Mr. Nwali, described the leadership crisis as a family rift.
‘’Since the divine mandate pastors were founded at the
discretion of the Governor, there will not be reshufflement of
any sort without his consent,” Mr. Nwali said.
‘’But from indications, there are lots of dissatisfaction in the
system, good number of them are quite dissatisfied that since
after the election they have not actually converged to sing, to
pray or to even discuss their affairs.
‘’They feel like abandoned sheep without shepherded and
that bitterness is what led to their protest against their leader
during the meeting who they said they have removed.
‘’We have told them that since they are all partners in
progress, they should remain calm until when the governor
returns when he will interface with them.
“Because of that family discomfort, we will not give them the
money meant for the empowerment of the poor in the state.
It was gathered that the pastors nearly exchanged blows at the
meeting when the issue was being discussed prompting Mr.
Nwali to hurriedly say a closing prayer to end the meeting. |
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