PFN blasts Amaechi over N6bn CAN largess

The National Vice-President, South-South, Pentecostal Fellowship of
Nigeria, Dr.Simeon Okah, has described the N6bn largess alleged by
the River State Governor Rotimi Amaechi to have been given to the
Christian Association of Nigeria as a mockery on spiritual leaders.
He called on Amaechi and those making the allegation against
Christian leaders to shut up and stop making such claims before
they incur the wrath of God.
Okah spoke in Calabar at the Christian Central Chapel on Sunday
during the inauguration of the Cross River State chapter of the
PFN.
He said it was not true that the Federal Government gave the
leadership of CAN the sum of N6bn to curry the support of the
clergy men for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid.
Okah said, “When I read the report, I called Dr. Okoye, who is the
Aso Rock Pastor when Obasanjo was president to find out the
veracity of the newspaper reports and he said it was not true.
“I call on those making such allegations to prove their case or
repent before they incur the wrath of God on themselves.”
He said as a Christian, Amaechi should know the implication of such
allegation on spiritual leaders.
“If Amaechi is a Christian that he claims to be, he knows the
implication of making such allegation against people who are his
spiritual leaders. This issue is beyond politics and I thought that
Amaechi who is a Christian knows the implication of making such
allegation and I call on him to name the people the money was
given to or shut up,” he said.
Shortly before the inauguration, Oka had urged those handling the
affairs of the fellowship to be passionate and prepared to commit
themselves to the welfare of the fellowship.
“This inauguration conveys on you the instrument of authority to
carry out the purpose of Christian work and uphold the standard of
the faith,” he said.
In his inaugural speech, the new President of the Cross River
chapter of PFN, Pastor Lawrence Ekwok, said the fellowship would
weed out fake pastors whom he said were giving Christianity bad
image.
Ekwok said, “Some pastors are getting involved in occult and
diabolical practices by contacting herbalists to prepare charms for
them while others engage in fake prophesies, all these give the
church a fake image.”