Pentecostals Protest Catholic, Anglican Dominance In Anambra Govt

Pentecostal in Anambra State have commenced strategies to take over Anambra State government, through the upcoming governorship election, odogwublog report.

A source told this Odogwublog that Pentecostals in the state have begun indirect protest over the dominance of the Catholic and Anglican Churches in leadership positions, despite a large number of Pentecostal churches in the state and her numerous members.

Since the creation of Anambra State, church leaders from Catholic and Anglican Churches have dominated its politics, to the point that bishops of both churches nominate anyone who must make it to the position of leadership.

The Catholic Church has however dominated the scene and has always chosen the governor of the state, while the Anglican Church plays the second fiddle by providing its member for the position of deputy governor.

Odogwublog amassed that some Anglican Bishops were disappointed with the choice of one of its members, and brother to the Bishop of Awka diocese, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim as running mate to Prof Chukwuma Soludo who is a Catholic and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

The angry bishops a source said are already rooting for the emergence of Senator Andy Uba, who is an Anglican.
But the Pentecostals in the state have also joined the protest, and that they plan to use the Anambra chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), an umbrella body of all Pentecostal churches to stage a takeover.

A top member of PFN in Anambra State who spoke to Odogwublog said the association plan to galvanize all Pentecostal Christians for a common vote for a candidate that will depict its interest.
The source said, “We are not happy.

Every time, it is Catholics as governors in Anambra, and an Anglican must be the deputy. Nobody considers the fate of Pentecostals. So, we are galvanizing our members to vote for one of us this time.

“September 24, 2021, is going to be a Pentecostal day, and we are planning to hold a very big rally at Ekwueme Square in Awka. All Pentecostals will be around, and I’m sure that is the day our leaders will make a pronouncement about the candidate we are adopting. Enough of this Catholic and Anglican domination.

“Already, all pastors have been mandated to start making serious announcements in their churches about ownership of voters card. On that day at the rally, all members will also be required to come with their overcard,” the source said.

Meanwhile, an investigation by Odogwublog has shown that the leaders of PFN in Anambra State have settled for a candidate.
Dr Chidozie Nwankwo, a candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), who is a Pentecostal, and also a preacher is said to have been favoured.

Nwankwo, who is the chairman of Wichtech Group will be running with former speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Chinwe Nwaebili as his running mate.

Nwankwo is popularly known as Overdose, and had contested the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but lost to Senator Andy Uba. He is also known to be very rich and sits atop several leading companies in Nigeria and overseas.