"Go And Pay Your Workers First", Bishop Tells Okorocha, Rejects His N200,000 Donation

The Anglican Bishop of Owerri, Bishop Cyril C. Okorocha has rejected
the N200, ooo donation of Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, as
gathered by this medium the Money was given to the Church by the
governor at the diocesan synod of the Anglican Communion that was held
at St John's Anglican Church, New Owerri.

While rejecting the money, the Anglican Bishop lambasted Governor
Okorocha for inflicting sufferings on the people of Imo State through
non-payment of their salaries and his "inhuman policies".

Represented at the Synod by one Mr. Obinna Aharanwa, Okorrocha said
the donation was to help the church in its development a donation
which the Anglican Bishop rejected on basis that the Church will not
want to share in the blame for governor's non-payment of salaries and
other financial predicaments which the State is facing at the moment.

Speaking the Bishop said; "Please take your money and return it to the
government. If l take this money, lmo people will say that l have
collected their pension money and worker's salary. Go and pay
pensioners and workers. I won't touch this money.

"We want Governor Rochas Okorocha to publish his stewardship and show
us what he is doing with lmo money. We need explanations", Bishop
Okorocha concluded.

Meanwhile, the Governor's representative Mr. Obinna who felt
embarrassed by the Bishop's action went out of the meeting angry.

—UniversalReporters