The Senior Pastor of of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Eneche, has regretted his action against Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna, whom he accused of lying that she obtained a law degree from the National Open University (NOUN), while she was sharing a testimony.
Pastor Eneche, in a statement titled, “An official statement on Ms Anyin Veronica Nnenna’s testimony”, and signed by his personal Assistant, Sylvester Edoh, the pastor stated, “As a commission, we regret every inconvenience, hurt and embarrassment this unfortunate scenario has caused to Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna. We remain committed to her physical welfare as well as her spiritual growth.”
Pastor Paul Enenche and his wife, Becky flanked with Veronica Anyim
The statement reads in part:
“A scenario was created on Sunday the 14th of April 2024, at the Glory Dome, the Global Headquarters of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, when Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna came out to testify of how God helped her graduate from the University, thus making her the first person to attain that feat in her family.
“These were the immediate triggers for the said scenario:
“First, listening to the testifier’s expressions as it borders on basic spoken English conveys the impression that the minimum standard expression of a graduate, especially a graduate of Law was not met.
“Second, stating that she studied Law for 10 years begged the question of what her degree was.
“Third, she was unable to state exactly what the correct degree was for Law which is LLB, rather she said it was a BSc in Law which is largely unknown as a Law degree in Nigeria and possibly globally,
“These prompted the Senior Pastor, Dr Paul Eneche to stop the testimony immediately as a product of a “lie’. However, relief came when it was later confirmed that she had graduated from a university.
“It must be pointed out here that embarrassing the testifier publicly with the attendant media frenzy was never intended, whatever happened was under the spur of the moment.
“The action of the Senior Pastor was rather based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
“While we remain resolute in our passion for excellence and intolerance of mediocrity and falsehood, we wish to reiterate the fact that no harm or hurt was ever intended by the Senior Pastor against Ms Anyim Veronica. The Senior Pastor feels deeply concerned and has already reached out to her.
“As a commission, we regret every inconvenience, hurt and embarrassment this unfortunate scenario has caused to Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna. We remain committed to her physical welfare as well as her spiritual growth.”
Meanwhile, Veronica Anyim, after meeting with Pastor Enenche and his wife, expressed on her Facebook today that she had since moved on and put the testimony controversy behind her, demanding Nigerians to do the same.
Reiterating her commitment to service of God and membership of Dunamis Church, Veronica stated that she bears no any grudge against her pastor over the incident as they remained her spiritual parents.
Veronica wrote: “I want to inform the whole world that I just had a warm meeting with my spiritual father and mother Dr Paul Enenche and Dr Becky Enenche. I don’t have any grudge against the church or them. I remain committed to serving God as a member of Dunamis church.
