Politics
By Tennyson Sampson
THE Catholic Diocess of Okigwe says that its attention has been drawn to the reports in The Sun Newspaper and other newspapers claiming an endorsement of one candidate by the clergy and Religious of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe.
“For the avoidance of doubt and in the interest of disabusing the minds of innocent people of goodwill who have been fed with fake news and half-baked truths, be it known that the Clergy and Religious of the Catholic Diocese did not endorse any candidate for the upcoming Imo Gubernatorial election of November 2023. The Catholic does not indulge in partisan politics.
“The truth was that priests and religious from the Catholic Diocess of Okigwe and other neighbouring Dioceses alongside a number of Anglican clergymen were invited to a thanksgiving ceremony by Tony Chukwu. The governor of Imo State and his entourage were also in attendance. After the Thanksgiving Mass, the governor requested to have an audience with the priests, Religious and Anglican Clergymen, who were present and he addressed them on the state of affairs in the state. Afterwards, there were questions from the audience on some of the challenges confronting the state, which he responded to before the audience dispersed.
“Let it be known that some aides and media houses for reason best known to them can frame up things to deceive the general public. How the issues of endorsement and praying for the re-election of the Governor came about remains unimaginable and such unfounded accusation is unacceptatable to the priests and Religious of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe.”
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October 22, 2023 @ 16:54 GMT|
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