Setting the record straight, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has said The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh remains the Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ngozi Adighibe made this known in a statement for the Directorate of Communication of the church, correcting arguments that have cropped up concerning the Primate position of the church.
Recall The Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, Archbishop of Jos Province and Bishop of Gombe Diocese had been elected as the new Metropolitan/Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion.
TNG had earlier reported that the church has commenced handover activities ahead of the presentation of Ndukuba as the new Primate and Metropolitan of the church.
In the statement by Adighibe, the church averred that Okoh remains the Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion until the Primate-elect is presented.
The statement reads: “It has come to our notice that there are some persons circulating rumours that the Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Dr Nicholas D. Okoh has handed over from his office as Primate of the Anglican Church in Nigeria. This rumour is false, as the Primate’s tenure has not yet ended.
“Though a Primate-elect was elected on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 and as it is customary of our Church that he arrives Abuja few months before hand-over, it is important to note that he will be officially presented on Wednesday, 25th of March 2020. Therefore, the Most Rev’d Nicholas D. Okoh remains the Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion until the Primate-elect is presented.
“To that effect, we enjoin the Church and the general public to disregard any rumours emanating from any quarters as regards this issue of the Primate’s retirement”
