A popular Priest of the Anglican Diocese of Owerri, Rev.
Canon Uche Chinamerem went to Douglas Road, Owerri, Imo state on Independence
posed in front of a heap of refuse dump to celebrate the 56th anniversary of
Nigeria. He caused a stir as he took several photographs and was seen sipping
wine with a man.
The cleric, who is also the Chaplain of the Chapel of the
Holy Spirit, of the state university, set the social media agog on Sunday as he
posted the photos. According to Chinamerem, he took the shots to protest the
dirty lifestyle of people of the state and government’s negligence of its role.
He captioned the photos: "I went to celebrate in front of the refuse dump
because what is there is shameful. (very shameful!)
"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.
"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?" he quizzed.
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