The Senior Pastor of the Covenant
Christian Centre, Poju Oyemade, has revealed that the spiritual father to
Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), told him
to step down amid the rape allegations levelled against him by celebrity
photographer, Busola Dakolo.
The mother-of-three had narrated
how Pastor Fatoyinbo allegedly forced his way into her when she was a teenager.
Fatoyinbo, however, denied the
allegation, though admitted that Busola once attended the same church with his
family.
The clergyman consequently
ordered his lawyers to institute both criminal and civil cases against Busola.
In a lengthy Instagram post,
Oyemade, who had invited Fatoyinbo to preach in his church a few times, also
explained why the COZA founder cannot be easily sanctioned.
He wrote: “My position on the
case.
“I have been asked by many well
meaning people about my position concerning the accusation of rape made against
Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.
“I could only watch the tape by
Busola Dakolo for a few minutes, it was difficult to sit through it. From what
I heard it is impossible not to be heart broken and sympathise with her. She
must have gone through a lot and then to sit to tape her experience must have
been very painful.
“She is today a wife and mother of
three to have to relive a 20yr old experience.
“I immediately contacted the
spiritual leader in the Body of Christ I believe Pastor Biodun deferrs in
authority to, to wade into the issue and bring about a decision.
“He informed me his position. It
was that Pst Biodun should first step down from the pulpit indefinitely,
suspend 7days of glory and make a public statement. These he made known to him
directly in an hour.
“This should serve as the first
step. He informed me that was the position and asked my opinion.
“We had 3 objectives in mind.
1. Justice
2. Healing
3. Redemption.
“I have been informed that the
decision to step down and cancel the 7 days of Glory have been made.
“It is apparent that the manner
in which our Pentecostal Churches were/are born with an individual receiving a
call directly from God and we all operating largely as independent bodies, our
governing structures are not as strong as in the orthodox church settings with
the exemption of Pentecostal denominations where you are appointed a pastor and
can be easily sanctioned.
“This however makes it imperative
that we go an extra mile to show a high level of compassion and sense of
responsibility for people placed under our care or else what has brought our
great growth may be what will destroy us.
“For those who have been abused
and exposed in our independent pentecostal structures, I deeply apologise and
we will seek to build stronger structures through peer reviews and in our
relationships.
Thank you and God bless you.”
Fatoyinbo stepped down as senior pastor of COZA this morning
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