The member representing Ardo state constituency at the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon Happy Joshua Shonruba on Sunday disclosed that the Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas is working tirelessly to end over 20 years leadership feud rocking the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN) in the state.
Shonruba, who stated this while briefing journalists in Jalingo warned those accusing the governor of taking sides in the Church leadership crisis to desist.
“A week ago, the leadership of the Southern Conference of United Methodist Church sent me and the former Commissioner of agriculture and natural resources, Dr David Ishaya Kassa, to Ghana as observers in the recent election of United Methodist Church of Nigeria where they elected their new Bishop.
“On returning from Ghana, those who do not want peace in the Church began to spread fake rumours that the governor sponsored me and the former Commissioner of Agriculture to go for the election which is not true” he said.
He urged critics of the governor to leave him out of the ongoing feud rocking the Church, adding that the governor was for peace and want the Church to become one.
He hinted that Taraba Assembly had three members who belonged to the United Methodist Church, stressing that they were working round the clock to see that the governor seat with the warring factions to ensure that permanent peace was restored.
Fresh crisis erupted between the United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN) and the breakaway Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) a week ago where the Micah Dopah-led group of the United Methodist Church (UMCN) urged the new breakaway faction now Global Methodist Church of Nigeria to vacate the headquarters of the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN).
Dapah during an exclusive interview with selected journalists in his office volunteered to assist the breakaway faction of the UMCN, now Global Methodist Church in Nigeria (GMCN) raise funds to enable them build their headquarters in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital.
He condemned in strong terms the taking over of the United Methodist Church Nigeria (UMCN) headquarters in Jalingo by the breakaway faction, the Global Methodist Church in Nigeria (GMCN).
He highlighted that when the Global Baptist Church left the Mambilla Baptist some years ago, there were no agitations for sharing of the Church property.
He maintained that the breakaway faction of the UMCN, now Global Methodist Church (GMCN) were bankrupt and, therefore, needed an assistance to enable them survive.
But the breakaway faction, Global Methodist Church Nigeria (GMCN) while reacting to the Micah Dopah led group of the UMCN, refuted the claims of bankruptcy, saying the statement was baseless and defamatory.
