Uproar in God’s House: Crisis, protest rock RCCG, Province 3, Ikot Ekpene as members walkout of Church Service, accuse pastor of fraud
…demand immediate deployment of Pastor Fadeyi
Crisis has rocked the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Province 3, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State as members refused to allow church service to hold in protest demanding for the immediate deployment of the pastor in charge of Province, 3. pastor Fadeyi.
Report has it that members of the church staged a walk out from the church soon after fresh fire service at about 7.30am and chanted solidarity songs outside the church demanding for immediate deployment of the pastor in charge of the province, Fadeyi.
They accused the pastor of using his position to defraud the church of substantial amount of money to train his son abroad which they said has led to subjecting members to incessant financial stress, a practice they claim was strange in the church. They decried the pastor’s high handedness which they said to mass resignation of high profile pastors from the church in recent weeks.
Members of the church claimed that the church has gone down to the lowest ebbs since the pastor in question took over the leadership of the church about two years ago.
One of the respondents who spoke on conditions of anonymity said the man, on assumption of duties brought in his Yoruba brothers from Lagos to paint the church headquarters in Ikot Ekpene and defrauded the church with questionable bill.
The youths accused him of taking over the management of Redeemers Academy by imposing his wife as the defacto head of school to monitor financial proceeds of the school with questionable monthly salary while neglecting her counseling role in the chicken headquarters.
It could be recalled that a similar protest was staged last year in the same church which led to the pastor’s transfer but he managed to bribe his way back to the church to stay for another year.
A couple who refused their name in print said they were barred from praying in church by this same pastor and warned the securitymem on duty of the risk of loosing their job if the open the door for anybody to come in pray during ordinary days.
As at the time of filing this report, the pastor in charge of Region was called in to intervene in the situation but members appeared determined to ensure that pastor Fadeyi leaves this time around.
