N6 Billion Bribe Allegation by Gov Amaechi: Powerful Men of God fires back as PFN denies receiving N6bn bribe to influence election

Highly respected leaders of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria have debunked the rumour making the rounds that clerics belonging to PFN were paid N6 billion to influence and mobilize members of their congregations for the forthcom­ing general elections.

Firing the first salvo in his closing remarks at the 13th Bien­nial PFN conference held at the headquarters of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), the president of PFN, Dr Felix Omobude debunked the ugly ru­mour attributed to an unnamed governor and exonerated the body from the allegation.

He said: “I can assure you that PFN and her leadership are not part of it. We as a body are ask­ing the governor who made that allegation to substantiate his claims and name names.”

He noted that he, as a person, had vehemently resisted that PFN should serve as a foot sol­dier to any political party, stat­ing: “We will not be partisan. We have APC members, PDP mem­bers SDP and all the other par­ties in our churches. So we will not knock one head against an­other as leaders.”

General Overseer of the Re­deemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who spoke on the opening night said he was hurt reading about the N6 billion saga in the news­paper.

He said the clergy had charged whosoever collected any money from politicians to influence election to return the money quickly.

His words: “If you receive money to influence election one way or the other, you are not just selling your vote, you are selling your anointing and you are even selling your calling. Return the money quickly and the Almighty God will bless you.”

However, General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo dismissed the allega­tion as a lie from the pit of hell, stressing that there was nothing like that.

“I’m speaking to you the truth in Christ Jesus because a num­ber of us are close enough to the leadership of our platform that we should know if anything happens. Therefore, let’s forgive freely and go our way.

“wWe don’t bother ourselves about what is not true.”

Omobude, however, charged the congregation to bear in mind that their vote is important to their life, urging them not to vote into office someone who would turn around to fight them just be­cause of one bag of rice or garri.