GOVERNOR UZODINMA LAMBASTS ARCHBISHOPS OBINNA, UGORJI FOR “DISRESPECT”




Owerri: Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has caused a major stir by taking a swipe at Archbishop Anthony Obinna, immediate past Archbishop of Owerri and his successor Archbishop Lucius Ugorji due to a minor disagreement that occurred during the installation of Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, the current Metropolitan of Owerri Archdiocese.
Governor Uzodimma lambasted the revered clergy men and the organisers of the epochal event for “failure of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri to allow him make use of the Governor’s lectern with official seal”, when he delivered his address during the inauguration of the New Archbishop of the Diocese, His Grace, Most Reverend Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji.
In a release signed by Lady Chantel Chinyere Adanna, Senior Special Assistant on Networking and Communications, Governor Uzodinma further condemned the Clergy for a “disregard and abuse to a Catholic Governor”.
Continuing, Governor Uzodinma, who bemoaned the “lack of respect by the catholic church”, noted that ” every election year, they (catholic clergy) will always root for their fellow Catholic to be voted in as a Governor especially in Imo State but immediately they get it, they are always the first to fight, disrespect, denigrate and abuse their Catholic Governor”.
The Governor in concluding the statement, urged the Catholic Church to retrace their disobedience to the Bible as regards to respecting constituted authorities.