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According to a new report on PUNCH, the decision was part of the resolutions reached by over 7,000 delegates of the church at its latest General Council meeting. The delegates had decided on the excommunication after concluding that the ex-spiritual leader “had dragged the name of the church in the mud by instituting legal action against members of the church
But reacting to the development, Emeka told the newspaper that the action was a “coup.”
While
announcing the removal of its spiritual leader’s dismissal from the
ministry with his pastoral certificate withdrawn, the church also
announced the emergence of Rev. Chidi Okoroafor as the new General
Superintendent of the church.
He was
elected alongside three other principal officials and fifteen zonal
representatives to form the new Executive Council of the church for the
next four years.
The decisions were
part of the resolutions reached by over 7,000 delegates of the church at
the General Council meeting at its Evangel Camp, Okpoko in Ebonyi
State.
At the council meeting, held
every four years, the delegates reportedly decided on the
excommunication after concluding that the ex-spiritual leader “had
dragged the name of the church in the mud by instituting legal suits and
using law enforcement agencies to witch-hunt some of their leaders.”
According
to the Legal Adviser of the church, Barrister Abuka, the dismissal of
Emeka was necessary and had paved the way to institute litigation
against the former general superintendent, who was alleged to be “making
moves with some members to take over the church.”
The
church also claimed he was working with other alleged collaborators
believed to be working at cross-purposes with the church’s leadership.
Commenting
on the crisis rocking the church, Okoroafor said the measures were
necessary to remove those whom he described as “dissidents bent on
frustrating progress” in the church.
He confirmed that legal actions would be taken against Emeka and others seeking to take over the church through lawsuits.
Justifying
the reasons for this, the new general superintendent said, “We cannot
spiritualise legal issues. You can’t just be praying when somebody is
taking you to courts. We would no long keep quiet and allow our property
taken over or our accounts fraudulently run by them.”
He
pointed out that the church had identified constitutional loopholes
that Emeka and other capitalised on, stating that such sections would be
properly addressed when an emergency council meeting holds next year.
However, the excommunicated general superintendent told SUNDAY PUNCH
that he stood for reconciliation. According to him, the church has been
embroiled in some crises in which a former Governor of Ebonyi State,
Sam Egwu and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria intervened in the
matter.
Emeka said, “By announcing my
excommunication from the church, they are trying to instill fear into
people so that they can distance themselves from me. I stand for
reconciliation. I have committed no offence.
“But,
some people in the church organized an illegal election to remove me by
force from office. They would not allow me to complete my four-year
tenure in office which started in 2010. They are even threatening my
life. I have petitioned the Inspector-General of Police on that.”
gal suits and using law enforcement agencies to witch-hunt some of their
According
to a new report on PUNCH, the decision was part of the resolutions
reached by over 7,000 delegates of the church at its latest General
Council meeting. The delegates had decided on the excommunication after
concluding that the ex-spiritual leader “had dragged the name of the
church in the mud by instituting legal suits and using law enforcement
agencies to witch-hunt some of their - See more at:
http://www.lailasblog.com/#sthash.wTpqq7S5.dpuf
According
to a new report on PUNCH, the decision was part of the resolutions
reached by over 7,000 delegates of the church at its latest General
Council meeting. The delegates had decided on the excommunication after
concluding that the ex-spiritual leader “had dragged the name of the
church in the mud by instituting legal suits and using law enforcement
agencies to witch-hunt some of their - See more at:
http://www.lailasblog.com/#sthash.wTpqq7S5.dpuf
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