I Didn’t Criticise Oyedepo – Poju Oyemade

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Senior pastor Of Covenant Christian Centre, Poju Oyemade has noted that his stance on the closure of churches was not written in response to the views of presiding bishop of Living Faith, David Oyedepo on the matter.

Recall that Bishop Oyedepo, on Wednesday, argued that the continued closure of churches is an agenda of “voice of darkness” to halt the progress of the church, noting that the government was acting under satanic influence.

On the same issue of closure of churches, Chris Oyakhilome, president of LoveWorld Incorporated aka Christ Embassy, berated pastors who agreed with the Federal Government to close down churches.

Reacting to the closure of churches, a standpoint that is different from the views of Oyedepo and Oyakhilome, Oyemade noted that the physical closure of church buildings do not stop the manifestations of praying Christians, arguing that the Christians in Acts of Apostles performed miracles on the streets.

Oyemade’s assertion was pitched together with that of Oyedepo and Oyakhilome by online news platforms, a development that looked like Oyemade directly attacked the stance of Oyedepo.

Making clarification on the issue, in a post across social media platforms, on Saturday, Oyemade said his article was written 48 hours before Oyedepo spoke on the issue.

“My attention has been drawn to articles going around some websites that an article I wrote on how one can remain effective during these times was written in response to Bishop Oyedepo’s statement on the closure of churches. That assumption/inference is simply incorrect.

“Facts can easily be verified by checking time-lines. My article was written before Bishop Oyedepo spoke. I do understand that certain narratives drive traffic to websites and sowing seeds of division does attract attention.

“I will like to make it clear and on record that my article was written 48 hours before he spoke. In the article, I did emphasise that criticising other ministries and churches’ operations is not a sign of strength on one’s part, so the article contradicts the conclusions being inferred,” the cleric said.

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