From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
 Diocese on the Niger, Anglican Communion on Sunday preferred more of its ministers including Archdeacons and canons.
They were charged to always uphold sound Anglican tradition as well as watch selves and congregation against abuses and  eventual spiritual slips.
They were also enjioned to uphold the Anglican traditions and standard and stop copying outsiders in order not to make God angry.
 Making the challenge in the homily he delivered before the collation at the All Saints’ Cathedral, Onitsha, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nike, the Rt Rev Christian Onyia, expressed disgust the way he said some Anglican priests copy practices alien to Anglicanism.
 In the sermon which he tagged, “Three Persons to Watch”, the Bishop enjioned the priests to always conduct themselves in very respectfully manner, saying.
 “If you are able to conquer yourself and pride you have conquered all. Until you abuse your self no one can, for no man can abuse any pastor until he abuses himself, ” he said.
While he warned priests against stealing God’s money, he explained that training children with stolen money makes the children useless and also warned priests against beating their wives, adding that any pastor that beat his wife as an animal should not expect anointing.
Bishop Onyia advised pastors to love their wives and make them friends, saying that the measurement of one’s dignity is one’s wife and children.
 He also said that another person the  pastors should watch is their Bishop.
“Watch your congregation and don’t be too familiar with your Bishop otherwise you abuse him and turn him a household  object, ” the Bishop said.
To the Bishops, he said: “You know your ministers can provoke you anytime, when they do, please forgive them always so that they don’t draw you to sin.”
The Bishop on the Niger, the Rt Rev Dr Nwokolo while conducting the oath of cononical obedience and the oath of alliance to God on the candidates, emphasized the importance of the oaths to which each of the ministers swore.
 “I do swear by Almighty God that I will pay true canonical obedience to the Bishop on the Niger (Anglican Communion) and his successors in all things lawful and honest.
 ” I hereby undertake to accept and immediately submit to any sentence depriving me of any or all the rights and emoluments appertaining to the office assigned to me which may at any time be passed upon me after due examination by the Bishop, acting under the Constitution of the Diocese on the Niger.
 ” I confess before God and His Church that I am not a member of any secret cult, ” the candidates declared.
Bishop Nwokolo also admitted two Deputy Chancellors for the diocese. They are Barristers Ben Uzuegbu and Chijioke Emeka (SAN).
Among those preferred Archdeacons, include: Rev Canon David Ajaefobi, Rev Canon Chinedu Nnakwue and Rev Canon Kperechukwu Nwankwo.
Others are Rev Canon Chigozie Anieto, Rev Canon Marcel Emeh and Rev Canon Dan Uche.
Eight Canons preferred are: Rev Wilfred Umeagugugesi; Rev Gabriel Nwabuobi; Rev Ugochukwu Nweke; Rev Benjamin Obodo; Rev Ifeanyi Azubike; Rev Chukwudi J. B. Okafor; Rev Matthew Chukwuneme and Rev Sunday Achebe.