The contest of ownership

The Diocese of the Niger, Anglican Communion had been contesting the ownership of the school with the Catholic Church The contest between the two leading denominations in the state led Obiano administration to ban church services in public schools in the state. During the protest yesterday, the priests insisted that the governor and no official of the state government, including the deputy governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke should address them. Inscriptions on some of the placards read: ‘ stop disrupting our church services and activities, ‘Bishop Crowder Memorial Primary School is not government property among others. Addressing reporters yesterday , the leader of the priests and archdeacon of Onitsha South Archdeaconry, Ven. Josiah Chukwukadibia Ofoegbu, said, they were in government house to register their grievances over marginalization and politics of denomination being played by the state government under Obiano.

They also alleged that so many Anglicans in the state were denied All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket for various positions in the just concluded party primaries, describing such as a threat to peaceful co-existence. According to him, “We are embittered with what is happening in our dear state. This present administration is turning Anambra State to a denominational state. It is unfortunate that this is happening many years after Bishop Ajayi Crowder who built the school left Nigeria. “The school was handed over to the Anglican Church, Both Anglicans and Catholics knew about that. When government seized school, it was seized from us and during the hand over to schools, it was again handed over to us.” He added: “But it was quite unfortunate that Governor Obiano sent thugs few weeks ago to send us out of the place. They disgraced us in our own property.

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