TENSION heightened at Benin Catholic Archdiocese, Edo State, weekend, following the call for the removal of the Catholic Archbishop, Bishop Augustine Akubueze by the Iyase of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe and few Benin priests.
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They based their call on what they described as the refusal of the "indigenisation of worship process" in Catholic churches in Benin by the Bishop.
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It will be recalled that few Benin priests had called for the removal of the Bishop last week, alleging that he flooded the Diocese with Igbo priests and was implementing anti-Benin policies.
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However, former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Rowland Owie and a Benin Priest, Pama Ikponmwonsa, disagreed and described the call as ungodly, retrogressive and diversionary, saying "Bini don't forbid visitors and this is purely a religious matter and has nothing to do with tribe."
There should not be tensions in situations like this because it's about time we learnt how we did certain things....