I know the power of answered prayer as prayers have been offered for Gloria and myself and indeed our whole family, as I underwent chemo treatment in the USA for several months this year. We are now back in Jos and continuing the ministry of the gospel in the diocese and throughout the Gafcon world.

Under a timeline specified in the canons, the second court has until late January 2023 to issue its opinion, which then must be disseminated by the presiding bishop within 15 days. That touches off a 120 window for gathering consents. In light of this, Bishop of Florida Samuel Johnson Howard has postponed the annual diocesan convention that was scheduled for January 28 to an unspecified date later in the year.

CoN however hitherto deliberately resisted the urge to go public and perhaps fuel the unfortunate internal crisis and the suspicion and mistrust that unfortunately culminated in the disruption of a worship service and involvement of New Jersey law enforcement agents to restore a semblance of order.

This statement is merely to put the record straight.

The leadership of CoN obviously disapproves of the disorderly and unwholesome behavior on display in the videos.

Kaziimba who is also the Diocesan Bishop noted that the Church of Uganda and other Anglican Churches in Africa has well laid procedures through which the clerics are appointed and therefore no one should just wake up one day and declare themselves clergy.