The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has described as uncharitable,  reports credited to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa accusing him of dragging the church into politics because  he attends church programmes.

Obi who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem in a release made available to newsmen on Friday, said it was on record that Obi attended programmes he was invited to, including those organised by the churches.

He said: “Should Obi start shunning church events because of politics, even when we know that since leaving office in 2014, that Obi has visited over 1000 schools and hospitals owned by the churches, offering them all manner of support for the upgrade of their schools and hospitals that serve the citizens of Nigeria.”

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Obienyem cautioned against bringing the name of the church into disrepute, warning that those doing such were those linking genuine actions of patriots to politics, even when it was absolutely unnecessary.

While observing that the reference to politics was unnecessary because electioneering had not started, Obienyem disagreed with Okowa on distinguishing those to be reached out to or not, saying: “Why would Okowa suggest that it is wrong for anybody to reach out to the churches? Is this not contemptuous of churches?

“Everybody is affected by the bad governance in the country and should expectedly be involved in the efforts to enthrone good governance. He should be told about the difference between being politically aware and getting involved in active politics.

“Very soon, they will start to criminalise the encounter Obi is having with Nigerians in Diaspora,” he added.