A church is allegedly using the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ebonyi State as a place of worship, according to Charles Otu, the spokesperson for the Ebonyi Civil Society Coalition Group.
According to Otu, there are now no commercial planes operating from the airport, with the exception of private chartered flights purportedly used by Governor Francis Nwifuru and his spouse.
He made the statements on Thursday while answering questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show.
“It is good you remembered the airport because I would have forgotten it,” Otu said.
“A church has taken over that airport and is using that airport for Sunday and midweek services. The airport has become a worship centre.
“As we speak, if you doubt, we are going to forward the videos to you because we saw the video trend online some time ago that apart from private chartered flights, which land the governor and the wife at public costs, no other private individual, no other flight, no commercial flight is landing on that airport.”
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Otu described the alleged use of the facility for church services as unfortunate, insisting that this reflected the current state of operations at the airport.
“A church has ingloriously, unfortunately, shamelessly, I mean, I don’t know how to describe it, taken over that airport and is using that airport for church service, as we speak. That is the correct state of affairs in that airport,” he added.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, or CAN, has proclaimed that no politician is the Messiah ahead of the 2027 elections.
One Precious Oruche, aka Mama Pee, and other political figures were cautioned by CAN’s president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, not to include Jesus Christ in party conflicts prior to the election.
This followed Mama Pee’s recent remarks, in which she made a political statement on Peter Obi and the 2027 presidential contest while referencing Jesus Christ.
CAN Warns Nigerians Against Proclaiming Any Presidential Candidate As A Messiah
According to the Christian organisation, the incident served as a warning that political fervour, particularly among Christians, should not conflate devotion to Christ with support for a candidate.
“Jesus Christ is not a political candidate, a campaign slogan or a weapon to advance one politician against another.
“We are free to support Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu or any other candidate. We are equally free to criticise them,” Archbishop Okoh said.
The Christian association urged Nigerians to concentrate on the issues that will determine the country’s future.
