Oluwo/Isese Feud: Governor Adeleke intervenes, enforces inter-faith peace - ITREALMS

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The Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has warned against religious conflict and confrontations in the state, affirming that all adherents of various religions should operate peacefully.

Responding to the altercation between the Oluwo of Iwoland and the traditional religious worshippers association on the celebration of Isese festival, Governor Adeleke deployed his Special Adviser on Security, Mr Samuel Ojo to Iwo for urgent interface with both sides.

#BoyCottGTBankOverInnoson: Senate intervenes, rebukes EFCC, security agencies

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The Nigerian Senate rose from its Wednesday session after intervention in the reports making a round over the alleged abduction of Chairman of Innoson Motors Group, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), reports ITRealms.

Consequently, ITRealms reports that the Senate has directed its Committee on Anti-Corruption chaired by Senator Chukwuka Utazi to investigate the matter.

Leading the intervention followed the Point of Order raised by the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, who condemned the arrest of Chief Chukwuma in his home in Enugu at about 5am on Tuesday and then abducted without any information on what his offence was.

Ekweremadu described the abduction of Chukwuma as deliberate violation of his freedom as a free citizen as assured in the Nigerian Constitution.

ITRealms reports that Chief Innocent Chukwuma was allegedly abducted by EFCC over a transaction between him and a commercial bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), just as some notable Nigerians from the South-East are calling for boycott of GTBank over the harassment meted to chairman of Innoson by closing their accounts with the banks.

Ekweremadu who confirmed speaking with Chief Innocent Chukwuma told Senate that the industrialist is not indebted to the bank, stressing that he has since repaid the loan from the bank and in fact, “its GTB that is owing Chief Innocent Chukwuma after the bank over deducted up to the sum of N500 million from his account.”

He pointed out that information available to him, showed that problem started between Chief Chukwuma and his banker after he demanded refund, emphasizing that whilst GTB wanted to repay on 7 per cent interest rate, Chief Innocent Chukwuma insisted on same 22 per cent interest rate the bank had charged him.

The transaction, he said, has since been a matter of litigation at the Supreme Court and wondered why EFCC or any security agency will allow itself to be used for a commercial transaction simply because it did not favour a bank.

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Okorocha intervenes in Ahiara Catholic diocese crisis

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The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has promised to intervene in the lingering crisis at the Ahiara Catholic Diocese, reports ITRealms.

This follows the visit of alleged notable priests from the Ahiara Catholic Diocese Mbaise, to Governor Rochas Okorocha concerning the lingering crisis in the Diocese over the Choice of Bishop.

Confirming this to ITRealms the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo, said that the governor has chosen to mediate in the whole saga to get whatever is the bone of contention resolved, in the overall interest of the Diocese, Mbaise people, the Catholic Church and Imo State in general.

The Priests had come on the visit few days after they met with the Pope in Rome over the same crisis, while ITRealms gathered that their visit was necessitated by the claims that they must have been misrepresented before the Pope following the decision of the Pope on the issue in question.

The delegation, made up of some of the old priests in the Diocese including Rev. Monsignor Edward Amakiri met with the governor behind closed doors and they had discussed on how best the crux of the crisis at the Ahiara Catholic Diocese could be resolved without further delay.

The governor, he said, assured that the lingering crisis in the Diocese has never been a good public relation stuff for the State or for the Catholic Church or Mbaise people in particular, and must not be allowed to continue.

Okorocha explained that he had delayed his intervention in the matter to see whether the concerned parties could resolve the issue in contention without government’s intervention, and noted that the situation now has called for his intervention.

The governor described the Ahiara Diocese of Mbaise as one of the most vibrant Catholic Dioceses in the State and regretted that the crisis has not augured well for the Diocese, and that disputes concerning the Church and things of God should not be allowed to drag on for a long time.

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