Tansian University Crisis: Ezeonwuka Urges Catholic Church To Break Silence

Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, Managing Director of Rojenny Stadium and Games Village, Oba, has called on the Catholic authorities in Onitsha Archdiocese in Anambra State to publicly address the lingering crisis surrounding Tansian University, an institution he said he co-founded alongside the late Msgr. JohnBosco Akam.

In a statement issued on Friday, Ezeonwuka expressed disappointment over what he described as the continued silence of the Church while one of its priests allegedly lays claim to his investment and property connected to the university.

According to him, it was troubling that a religious institution known for promoting justice and truth would remain silent while a priest, who was not part of the establishment of the university, allegedly attempts to take ownership of the institution and its assets.

“The silence of the Catholic Church over the alleged activities of one of its priests, who is also a lawyer, is no longer acceptable when such actions are being carried out in the name of the Church,” he stated.

Ezeonwuka explained that he co-founded Tansian University with the late Msgr. JohnBosco Akam, founder of the Missionary Sons of Blessed Tansi, and provided the property belonging to Ranet Industries in Oba as the institution’s takeoff campus.

He alleged that the priest in question, who was initially engaged as a legal adviser by the late cleric, had violated the terms of an existing consent judgment and proceeded to claim ownership of the university and the Oba campus property.

According to him, the dispute has also affected members of the Missionary Sons of Blessed Tansi congregation, while students and parents have been left uncertain about the future of the institution.

“He is fighting me, fighting members of the Missionary Sons of Blessed Tansi, while students are being forced out of the campus and parents remain worried about the fate of their children,” he said.

Ezeonwuka further argued that the Catholic Church in Anambra should not ignore the matter, especially considering his longstanding contributions to the Church and his role during the beatification activities of Blessed Iwene Tansi, from whom the university derived its name.

He also alleged that documents relating to the ownership of Ranet Industries, Oba, had been fraudulently altered, insisting that no individual would unlawfully take over his investment in the university.

The businessman vowed to pursue all lawful means necessary to reclaim what he described as his rightful property and interest in the institution.