The Edo State Authorities Home Chapel, positioned on the Authorities Home, grew to become a subject of debate yesterday, following allegations that Governor Godwin Obaseki closed the chapel on the Authorities Home and expelled the priest.
The issues of members of the Christian neighborhood, particularly of the Catholic religion, are that the closure of the chapel is probably not unconnected to the rift between the governor and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu.
Whereas many imagine the governor has ordered the closure of the Authorities Home Chapel and ordered the Catholic lay trustworthy to vacate the premises, the state authorities maintains that the power is for interdenominational worship, which, she stated, can also be being renovated.
The state authorities, in a press release in Benin Metropolis, by way of the Senior Particular Adviser (SSA), Non secular Issues, Rev. Osagie Ehrunmwunse, and Pastor-in-Cost, Edo State Authorities Home Chapel, described the state of affairs because the work of agitators. and an try and generate political sympathy.
The assertion reads in elements: “It’s fairly unlucky that the architects of the faux story intend to embarrass the state authorities and trigger spiritual discord amongst peace-loving Edo folks.
“It’s due to this fact essential to state unequivocally that Obaseki regards individuals of all religions, creeds and non secular beliefs with the utmost respect.”
