Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has written in defense of it’s ts senior pastor, Paul Enenche over his utterances on Sunday.
The cleric had accused a church member, Anyim Veronica Nnenna, of giving false testimony.
The action which many Nigerians have seen to have embarrassed the church member.
The church however, linked failure of the testifier to communicate using basic spoken English as what triggered Enenche’s action.
According to the statement signed by Sylvester Edoh, Personal Assistant/Secretary to the Senior Pastor,“listening to the testifier’s expressions as it borders on basic spoken English. conveys the impression that the minimum standard expectation of a graduate, especially a graduate of Law was not met.
“Second, stating that she studied Law for 10 years begged the question of what her degree actually was.
“Third, she was unable to state exactly what the correct degree was for Law which is LLB, rather she said it was a BSc in Law which is largely unknown as a Law degree in Nigeria and possibly globally.
“These prompted the Senior Pastor. Dr. Paul Enenche to stop the testimony immediately as a product of a “lie.” However, relief came when it was later confirmed that she actually graduated from a university.
“It must be pointed out clearly here that embarrassing the testifier publicly with the attendant media frenzy was never intended; whatever happened was under the spur of the moment.
The action of the Senior Pastor was rather based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
“While we remain resolute in our passion for excellence, intolerance of mediocrity and falsehood, we wish to reiterate the fact that no harm or hurt was ever intended by the Senior Pastor against Ms. Anyim Veronica. The Senior Pastor feels deeply concerned and had already reached out to her.
“As a Commission, we regret every inconvenience, hurt and embarrassment this unfortunate scenario has caused to Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna. We remain committed to her physical welfare as well as her spiritual growth.”
