Awka Anglican Diocese rejects Primate’s directive, threatens to leave Church of Nigeria

The Diocesan Board of the Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, has rejected the directive by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, ordering the Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim, to proceed on six months’ compulsory leave.
The board also rejected the appointment of the Bishop of Aguata Diocese, Rt. Rev. Samuel Ezeofor, as Supervising Bishop of Awka Diocese and Coordinating Bishop of the Province of the Niger, warning that it could withdraw from the Church of Nigeria if the decisions were not reversed.
The resolutions were contained in a communiqué issued after an emergency meeting of the Diocesan Boa...