An Anglican priest in the Nnewi Diocese of Anambra State, Reverend Ogbuchukwu Makuo Lotanna, has resigned his priesthood of the church to support a polygamous movement.

He said that he had received a divine mandate to float a movement in support of polygamy in Nigeria.

Lotanna, a lawyer, who hails from Mbanagu Otolo Nnewi, claimed that the mandate he received from God was geared towards reducing the rate of sexual sins in society.

He said, “It is obvious that the church, especially the Anglican Church, has been teaching against the concept of polygamy, but the Lord has opened my eyes to the reality that polygamy is not a sin.”

According to him, what God hates was divorce of any type, sleeping with another man’s wife and sleeping with a person one was not married to.

He maintained that God desired men to even marry more than one wife, instead of going for someone’s wife or ladies they were not married to.

He said the church had hidden this information from members for a long time and that it was high time people were told the truth.

He urged men to marry their side chicks to escape hell fire, noting that the only thing wrong with polygamy was to stay in a church that was against the practice “because two cannot work unless they agree.”

The retired priest said that his new movement would be called Gideonites, while the place of worship would be called Gideonites’ Temple.

It was gathered that Lotanna was ordained an Anglican priest on the 22nd of December, 2019, at Cathedral Church of St. Mary’s Uruagu, Nnewi.

He is married to Chinyere Abigail, who hails from Umuogbu village Achara in Awka North of Anambra State.

As of the time of filing this report, there was no official reaction from the Anglican Diocese of Nnewi about the development.

However, it was gathered that the diocese was busy with the activities of its 2022 synod. (Daily Trust)

Update news