Corruption Scandal: Orient Daily Newspaper Apologises To Anglican Bishop

The management of Orientdaily newspaper, has officially apologized to the Anglican Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka, Most Reverend Alexander C. Ibezim following their report on the running battle between a suspended knight of the Anglican church, Izuchukwu Nwabueze and the Anglican Bishop.

The letter reads:
APOLOGY TO YOUR GRACE. THE MOST REVEREND ALEXANDER C. IBEZIM.
Our attention has been drawn to a news report we carried on page 7 of our last weekend edition, titled “Awka Anglican Bishop, ex-knight in corruption scandal.”

Having now verified that story and the circumstances of its publication, we deeply regret that the story ever had to be so inappropriately, unnecessarily and improperly linked to Your Grace.

May we, hereby, offer our unreserved and heartfelt apology to Your Grace for that publication.

We are currently taking firm and appropriate internal measures to deter a repeat of this unfortunate error which, we can assure you, was never borne out of any ill-motivation towards the person and office of Your Grace.

As an immediate step, we have pulled down the publication from our online portal and will duly publish an apology to Your Grace in our Wednesday, September 30 edition, if you would so permit.

As part of your flock in the Province on the Niger, we hold Your Grace, and the office you so honourably occupy, in very high esteem and cannot knowingly allow any action to debase these, for whatever reason.

We beg Your Grace to kindly forgive this publication, with our assurance that there will never be a repeat of it, in future and evermore.