A clergy of the Anglican Diocese of Owerri,
Imo State, Rev. Canon Uche Chinamerem, caused a stir when he decided to pose in
front of a heap of refuse on Douglous Road, Owerri, while celebrating the 56th
independence of the country on Saturday.
Punch Reports that Chinamerem, who is also the Chaplain of the
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Imo State University, Imo, in the several shots
posted on the social media on Sunday, drank and shared wine with an
unidentified man, while a group of traders looked on.
The priest told our correspondent on the
phone he took the shots to protest the dirty lifestyle of people of the state
and government negligence of its role.
He said there was a need for attitudinal
change in the country.
He said, “I went to celebrate in front of the
refuse dump because what is there is shameful.
“Let’s accept that the government refused to
clear the refuse, how can a normal human being go to the market every day,
trade within that dirty environment and think nothing about the refuse? Don’t
we have market women association, community groups or vigilantes in the area?
“Obviously, they are waiting for the
government to clear the refuse. In Igbo parlance, we say a rejected man does
not reject himself. Why have we decided to reject ourselves? Why can’t we clear
the refuse and tell the government that if it cannot be responsible, we are
responsible citizens? So, this is not
just about spiting the government, but telling our people to wake up and do the
right thing when the government has failed.”
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