After Wike's comments, Anglican Church bans politicians from ...

After Wike’s remarks, Anglican Church bars politicians from podium – Daily Trust

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has issued guidelines for receiving politicians and government officials during church services and programmes, barring them from speaking from the pulpits. This followed public outrage over a recent partisan outburst by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a thanksgiving service at St James’ Anglican Church in Asokoro, Abuja. Wike, who was in the church to give thanks fo…

After Wike's comments, Anglican Church bans politicians from ...

Prime Minister Philip Davis's Remarks at the 180th Anniversary of St. Agnes Anglican Church - Office of the Prime Minister

Friends, You have been the rock of faith for this community. Through generations of change, hardship, and hope, St. Agnes has stood tall.  As a church, as a refuge, a schoolhouse of values, a gathering place for strength and healing.  For Bain Town, Grants Town, Fort Fincastle, and beyond, this place has meant everything. When […] The post Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at the 180th Anniversary of St. Agnes Anglican Church appeared first …

Anglican Church Bans Politicians from Speaking on Altar

By Oscar Okhifo The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has announced a ban on politically exposed persons from  speaking from the altar during church services, declaring the sacred space “out of bounds” for political speeches and campaigns. The decision comes barely a week after the high-profile thanksgiving service held by former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at St. James Anglican…

Anglican church bars Wike, other politicians from pulpit after controversial outburst

Anglican Church has banned politicians from pulpit after Wike's outburst. The injunction is aimed to protect the sanctity of worship and non-partisan church values.

Anglican Church of Nigeria Shuts Pulpit to Politicians After Wike’s Remarks

The Anglican Church of Nigeria has drawn a hard line: politicians will no longer be allowed to speak from the pulpit during church services. This follows mounting criticism of what many see as the growing abuse of religious platforms for political grandstanding—most recently exemplified by a controversial appearance from FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.   During a thanksgiving service at St. James’ Anglican Church in Asokoro, Abuja, Wike took the oppor…