The church has therefore advised the PDP to field an Anglican, as the running mate of the governorship candidate, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, if the party wants to get the support of the state's Anglicans.
The leaders have said that since Ugwuanyi is a Roman Catholic, a Catholic running mate would be wrong and marginalization of Anglicans.
Spokesman for the Anglicans, Most. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma said: “right now as it is, we are crying out to the world to say there is trouble looming in Enugu state if Anglicans are not considered in the governance of Enugu state in the coming dispensation”.
“We as Anglican Bishops are crying and appealing that Anglicans in Enugu state are saying that the Anglican Church must be given the position of Deputy Governor next year; for the position of Governor and Deputy Governor to be Catholic/Catholic, will not be acceptable to us. In the federal level, people are not happy with Christian/Christian ticket, hence the president has taken a very good stand to return as president and pick a Moslem as his running mate.
“Why should Enugu state therefore nominate a Roman Catholic governorship candidate who we are not against and wanting again to nominate a Roman Catholic as the Deputy Governor? We Anglicans say no to that kind of arrangement. We are not in minority in Enugu state and we totally reject that intention and we are warning that if they want peace to reign in this state and for them to enjoy our cooperation, it should not be Roman Catholic/ Roman Catholic ticket.
“You can say these Anglicans like Jim Nwobodo, C.C Onoh were governors, but after that time all those who have been governors, they cannot prove to us that Anglicans have been governor or Deputy
Governor. When Chimaroke Nnamani, a Methodist took over from Navy Capt Agbaje, he made Okechukwu Itanyi, a Roman Catholic his Deputy.
“After that, he handed over to Sullivan Chime who is a Catholic and Sullivan chose Onyebuchi, who is a Methodist as his Deputy. Now, he is going away again, Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi, we don’t have anything against his candidature, but we are saying give us an Anglican Deputy, otherwise you are looking for our trouble.
“If you look at in Enugu state right now; if you talk about governor, not Anglican; deputy, not Anglican; Speaker not Anglican; SSG, not Anglican; Chief of Staff, not Anglican; where are we? Commissioners, we are marginalized, we don’t have good number, they are not more than three or four”.
