Most Rev. Oliver Abba has been elected as the new Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, IgbereTV reports
He will take over from the outgoing Prelate, Dr. Samuel Kanu-Uche, who will retire in November after serving the church for more than 45 years.
Kanu-Uche disclosed this at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja.
The briefing marked the end of the church’s 48th and 13th Biennial Conference which was presided over by the outgoing Prelate.
Until his election, Abba was the Archbishop of Benue and had been in the service of the church for over 30 years.
In a chat with journalists after the announcement, the new Prelate said he would continue the work started by his predecessor.
He said: “We will continue to strengthen the existing four-point agenda and also at this point going to look at the other issues that affect the church and as a nation.
“This issue of corruption is almost everywhere and we have to fight it.”
