[Vanguard] 14 Jul 2008--Bishops of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) yesterday rejected a notice of voluntary retirement from Archbishop Peter Akinola, as Primate of the Church.
They requested him to complete his tenure, which ends in 2010.
The Dean of the Church, the Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa, said yesterday in Abuja that the bishops prevailed on Akinola to rescind his decision to retire by January 2009.
Anikwenwa, who spoke at a consecration service, said the bishops took the decision after they received the Primates retirement notice on Saturday.
He said the veto by the bishops was pre-empted by wide consultations with other Anglican leaders, particularly from the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON).
Anikwenwa said Akinola was asked to complete his 10-year tenure as Primate to ensure continuity of some global initiatives like GAFCON, which he had strived to organise.
Speaking to newsmen, Akinola admitted that the first got hint of the moves by the bishops at GAFCON, which ended last month in Jerusalem.
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