Soludo denies funding request for Catholic Knights’ regalia

Chukwuma Soludo has declined a request by members of the Catholic Knights in Anambra State for government funding to sew regalia, insisting that public funds cannot be used to purchase uniforms for private religious organisations.

The governor made this known during the All Knights Day celebration of the Catholic Diocese of Awka held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

While rejecting the appeal for uniforms, Soludo approved support for the group’s charitable visits to orphanages, saying government resources should be directed toward initiatives that benefit the wider society rather than private institutional needs.

“I will not deploy state resources for the purchasing of private institutional regalia,” the governor said, urging the Knights to uphold Christian values through discipline, humility and service rather than titles and appearances.

Soludo also called on church leaders and lay members to demonstrate the courage required for social transformation, adding that both governance and knighthood demand a commitment to doing what is right rather than what is convenient.

He warned against elitist isolation and encouraged the Knights to remain connected to ordinary people while preserving what he described as their “human face” and prophetic voice in the community.

The governor commended the church for promoting the common good and praised the Catholic Diocese of Awka for standing firmly against social vices.

He highlighted the impact of the state’s burial law, which seeks to curb extravagant funeral ceremonies and promote what he termed “befitting living and decent burial.”

Soludo also disclosed that the state government is intensifying its crackdown on what he described as fake pastors who exploit vulnerable residents by preaching “salvation without the cross.” According to him, several suspects are already in custody and are making confessional statements.

The event featured a Pontifical Mass presided over by Paulinus Ezeokafor, while the homily was delivered by Evaristus Iheanacho.

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