Biodun Fatoyinbo, founder of the
Commonwealth Zion Assembly (COZA), has announced a suspension of a seven-day
programme of the church, saying the “Holy Spirit” directed him to do so.
Tagged “Seven Days of Glory”,
influential preachers from the US, including TD Jakes, have graced the annual
programme.
But speaking when he mounted the
pulpit on Sunday, the pastor said he was unhappy about the scandal rocking the
church.
Fatoyinbo has been under pressure
since Friday when Busola Dakolo, celebrity photographer, accused him of raping
her as a teenager.
Although he denied the
allegation, the pastor has been widely criticised, with some Nigerians on
Twitter asking him to step down.
Protesters marched to his church
in Lagos and Abuja on Sunday, mocking him and his members.
But the pastor asked his
congregation not to be provoked as they make their way out of the church.
The service ended one hour
earlier than usual, with many vacant seats at the church’s branch in Ikeja,
Lagos.
“I have been relating with all my
mentors, you know I am a man under authority. I really love to listen to them,”
he said.
“So, I am going to be giving a
few instructions as time goes on but the first instruction I want to give is,
with what is going on, we are going to be having prayers every day for those
who are interested to come. But we are not going to have the seven days of
glory.
“I don’t want all these kinds of
stuff. I think last month we prayed for a whole month and we do all of that.
Please, let’s be people of peace. So, if you want to pray with us, you can come
here to pray. But the regular seven days won’t hold this year… you don’t want
to put your guest speakers through all of that.
“You know we love to host people
properly. And you know some of them, apart from the fact that the Holy Spirit
spoke to me about that, my mentors said to me, this is what we need to do while
we step in and make sure we see what is going on. And you know what we stand
for in COZA.
“So, please let’s obey God in our
mentors and be a people of peace. Also, when you are going out, they are going
to direct you how to go out, please don’t fight anybody, don’t reply anybody,
you came to worship. They may say things to you, it doesn’t matter. Please,
behave yourselves and make sure everything is in place.”
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