By Nnanna Kalu (Abia State Correspondent, in Umuahia)
The Abia State Government said it's attention has been drawn to what it described as a false publication on a Facebook page of the Apostolic Christian Church Mission (ACCM) purporting that the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, has recognised a General Overseer for the Church and that the annual convention has been approved.
A statement on Saturday night by the Special Assistant to the governor on Religious Matters, Apostle K. C. Wiper, said, "Let it be known to all and sundry that His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, has neither approved the lifting of ban earlier placed on the 2024 annual convention nor endorsed anyone as General Overseer.
"It is important to state categorically that the Governor has no role in selecting leadership for the Church, or any church for that matter.
"Government wishes to state that its interest in the ACCM matter is only to ensure against the breakdown of law and order, sequel to the unhealthy leadership tussle going on in the church. Further announcements will be made in due course", the statement said. NNL.
