Archbishop Ibezim withdraws suit against Anglican Church Primate, Ndukuba

The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Awka, Most Rev. Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, has withdrawn a suit he instituted against the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba, and the Dean of the Church, Most Rev. Blessing Enyindah, to pave the way for an amicable out-of-court settlement.

The withdrawal was communicated in a Notice of Discontinuance/Withdrawal of Suit filed at the High Court of Anambra State, Awka Judicial Division, in Suit No. A/371/2026.

In the notice dated Friday, November 13, 2026, and signed by the plaintiff’s counsel, Chief B.E.I. Nwofor, SAN, Ibezim said he was discontinuing and withdrawing the suit to create room for an amicable resolution and settlement of the dispute between the parties.

The suit was instituted by Ibezim against Ndukuba, who is the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria, and Enyindah, who is the Dean of the Church of Nigeria and chairman of a visitation team to the Diocese of Awka.

The plaintiff had challenged the constitution of the visitation team, describing it as illegally constituted by the first defendant in a letter dated June 17, 2026.

The withdrawal of the suit signals a possible shift towards resolving the dispute through dialogue rather than continued litigation.

However, the notice did not disclose the terms of any proposed settlement or indicate whether an agreement had already been reached by the parties.