Priests of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri, have started strategizing to tackle the anti-life legislation recently signed into law by Governor Rochas Okorocha.
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Vanguard investigation revealed that the clerics held their first meeting last Thursday at Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri.
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Feelers from the meeting chaired by His Grace, Dr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, revealed that one of the major issues discussed was the controversial abortion law foisted on the people by the state.
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One of the priests said: "We met to properly position ourselves to effectively battle the controversial abortion law recently signed by Governor Rochas Okorocha."
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Meanwhile, Archbishop Obinna has called for immediate abrogation of the state laws containing what he termed "anti-life legislation" signed by Okorocha and his predecessor, Chief Achike Udenwa in 2012 and 2007 respectively.
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Archbishop Obinna, who was visibly angry as he spoke on a number of issues, including the controversial abortion law and this year's Odenigbo Lecture, insisted that all anti-life laws in the state must be abrogated.
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"We are calling for immediate abrogation of all anti-life legislations in the state. Although the church will not be mirred in the nation's murky waters of partisan politics, it will, however, continue to demonstrate interest in the nation's democratic process for the common good of the citizenry."
Abortion is just something women in Nigeria should stay clear from...Physically and Spiritually, It is not advisable. It is very bad I must say....