Following the recent “shameful and sacrilegious outburst” by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike during a church service at St. James, Asokoro in Abuja, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has now barred politicians from using the pulpit to speak during visits.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a statement issued by the Church, signed by the Primate, Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, and released on Friday.
This is coming a week after Wike caused controversy during a thanksgiving service at St James’ Anglican Church in Asokoro. The FCT Minister was at the church for thanksgiving after inaugurating projects to mark the second year of Bola Tinubu in office as president.
Mounting the pulpit, Wike made politically charged remarks. He criticised the Church for nearly making a ‘costly mistake’ in the 2023 elections, attacked Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, saying he would ‘never be president,’ and made pointed comments about Nigeria’s state before Tinubu took office.
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