Economic and social activities were grounded in Ahiara, Ahiazu
Local Council in Imo State, last Thursday, following a wide protest
embarked upon by some Catholic faithful in the area over the appointment
of Monsignor Peter Opkaleke as the Bishop-elect of the Ahiara Mbaise
Diocese.
Included in the protest were some priests who insisted that the consecration scheduled to hold on May 24 should be cancelled and called for an indigene of the area to be appointed bishop.
Some of the placards carried read: “No ordination of Opkaleke. Awka has five bishops. Mbaise has no bishop. Mbaise unequivocally rejects Opkaleke. We reject injustice. We want Mbaise bishop.”
President of the Ahiara Diocesan Priests Association (ADPA), Rev. Fr. Austin Benedine Ekechukwu and Rev. Fr. Dominic N. Ekweariri, as well as top priests in the body, said the appointment was unique in pastoral realities, adding that the people had right to reject anyone imposed on them.
Included in the protest were some priests who insisted that the consecration scheduled to hold on May 24 should be cancelled and called for an indigene of the area to be appointed bishop.
Some of the placards carried read: “No ordination of Opkaleke. Awka has five bishops. Mbaise has no bishop. Mbaise unequivocally rejects Opkaleke. We reject injustice. We want Mbaise bishop.”
President of the Ahiara Diocesan Priests Association (ADPA), Rev. Fr. Austin Benedine Ekechukwu and Rev. Fr. Dominic N. Ekweariri, as well as top priests in the body, said the appointment was unique in pastoral realities, adding that the people had right to reject anyone imposed on them.
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