The General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Brother
Joshua Iginla has reacted to the Companies And Allied Matters Act (CAMA) signed
into law by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.
Under the law, religious bodies, and charity organisations
will be strictly regulated by the registrar-general of Corporate Affairs
Commission (CAC) and a supervising minister.
Section 839 (1) and (2) of the CAMA law provides that the
commission may by order, suspend the trustees of an association or a religious
body and appoint an interim manager or managers to coordinate its affairs where
it reasonably believes that there has been any misconduct or mismanagement, or
where the affairs of the association are being run fraudulently or where it is
necessary or desirable for the purpose of public interest.
While reacting to this development, Iginla blamed some
church leaders for creating division in Christianity, thereby allowing the
government to trample on churches without fear.
He lambasted them for having unnecessary doctrinal argument
when there are other issues to deal with
“One of the reasons the body of Christ in Nigeria is having
problem is because we don’t know our capacity. We have lost focus and spent
time having doctrinal argument. We are the light of Nigeria.
“If we want to ensure that a Christian becomes the president
of this country, we have the capacity but we are so self-centered and divided
that we are running to people that should be running to us, everything doesn’t
end in prayer, there are things we don’t need prayer for in Nigeria. We have
the capacity to strengthen things but the church has lost her tastes. We are in
days when we no longer attack the devil but ourselves.
“The reason people from other religion will continue to do
better is because they understand their capacity.
“If as a Christian leader, you are corrupt or found wanting,
you should be dealt with, but I disagree that someone will propound a law into
a spiritual entity. It’s because the church is asleep. Last year, I prophesied
that the church will face persecution because the church is asleep,” he said.
Also, Iginla made his stand known on the CAMA law,
explaining that the law is a coup against Christianity and that some pastors
are ready to die to prevent the law from being implemented on churches.
He maintained that the church was built by the labour of
pastors and that appointment of trustees who know nothing about the growth of
the church, was highly condemnable
‘’Do you know what it took some of us to labor to grow a
church up to this level and someone will say he will appoint a trustee over the
Church. You don’t even know how the church came about. If a pastor is corrupt,
let him face the law and go to jail but appointing a trustee? Some of us are
ready to die before you do that to us, it is absolutely wrong.
“Do you know why it is happening like this? Because the
church isn’t feared.
“How do you make a law for the church? You change the
trustee and put your own trustees? When has some organization become a
spiritual entity?
“Are you about to preach, do deliverance, in what capacity
will you control the church? Make laws that prevent men of God from being
corrupt and if they are corrupt, take them to court but putting your trustees
is a coup against the church,’’ he added.
He advised the government to divert its attention and energy
into fight against corruption in the government
“Sometimes I laugh. Thank God for this government and what
they are doing, but I must say their energy must be channeled on the right
thing. Those who have looted our money and sent our children to live in penury,
those governors that have embezzled money should be sent to jail. Its only in
my country that those who are fighting corruption are even corrupt.
“Money that was spent on Covid-19 , how many got it? Those
who are in charge should be sent to jail. Leave the church alone. We are not
government. If any pastor is found looting with the government, send him to
jail but hunting the church is the last place of priority in the fight against
corruption.
“The government should intensify efforts against those ones.
These are people we should use as scapegoats. I am not saying they should not
look into the church, look into it but appointing a trustee in the church is
wrong. If anyone is appointed to take my sit in my church, except the Lord
hasn’t anointed me, he or she will not live to see the next seven days,’’ he
warned.
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