A Communiqué released by the Bishops of Nigeria
(January, 2008)

Preamble
The House of Bishops of the Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), comprising the 120 Bishops in Dioceses within Nigeria and 7 others from our mission outreaches to the Province of Congo and the United States of America (CANA), held their annual retreat at the Ibru Anglican Retreat Centre from January 7-12, 2008, with the theme OUR LITURGICAL HERITAGE, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, with the Primate, The Most Revd Peter J. Akinola, DD, CON, presiding, and issued the following communiqué:

The Church of Nigeria The House of Bishops received the briefing by our Primate, The Most Revd Peter J. Akinola, CON, on the forthcoming Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Jerusalem with great enthusiasm, commending his unrelenting efforts and tenacity of purpose in the Anglican cause. We are firmly resolved to seek inspiration from the biblical roots of our faith. the rest

A Pastoral letter from Archbishop Peter Akinola