By Bridget Ikyado
The President of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Fr. John Bosco Ezehi, urged all priests in Nigeria to engage positively in politics without being partisan.
This is contained in a statement by Padre Mike Umoh ,the Director of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) in Abuja.
As contained in the.statement he made this known in an interactive session of priests with Bishops at the on-going plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Orlu Diocese, in Imo.
According to him on the part of priests, the problem facing us is not so much as to whether we priests are active or going to be active.
He said it was because with the trend of things, priest have no choice but to be active without being partisan.
The President of Diocesan priests also said that the present situation in the nation has made it compelling for priests to no longer sit on the fence.
“The time calls for proper participation and guidance to avoid over-activism which is already manifesting itself on some platforms.”
Fr. Ezehi however appealed to the Bishops for guidance so that priests do not derail in this onerous task of forming and mobilising the people for participation.
While appreciating dignitaries for their selfless leadership, he assured that the resolutions of the Bishops will form the crux of the agenda during the next national Annual General Meeting of the NCDPA scheduled for Calabar in October .