Every Human being, every Christian has the right and duty to speak up against injustice, power-play, and subjugation in the house of God. There are now 5 bishops from Awka and none from Mbaise; there are 15 bishops from Onitsha Province and only 4 from Owerri province... No Mbaise priest is a bishop anywhere in the catholic church even though there are more than 500 catholic priests of Mbaise origin who are very qualified to be bishops... The Mbaise people are protesting the injustice, power-play, subjugation, and favoritism in the appointment of catholic bishops in Igbo land and in Nigeria in general... ; the one person who is the master-mind of these inhuman and unjust deeds is cardinal Francis Arinze. Let the truth be told: The Bishopric of Ahiara diocese in Mbaise was used to settle Okpalaeke as one of the Arinze loyal and errand boys. Mbaise people did their rosary and singing procession to show their rejection of Okpalaeke to the Church and to the whole world. Even though the imperialist Prince, Francis Arinze intimidated and pushed the man without balls (Archbishop Obinna) to ordain Okpalaeke as the Titular Bishop Ulakwo, Owerri.
Okpalaeke stands completely rejected by Mbaise forever and ever, Amen!!!!
