Dunamis Church Issues Apology To Ms. Anyim Victoria Over Controversial Testimony
The senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Paul Enenche has apologized to Ms Anyim Victoria who testified about being a “B.SC graduate of law” from the Open University of Nigeria, NOUN.
In a statement issued by the church, the clergyman stated it was never his desire to embarrass the lady on stage, while she gave the testimony.
Victoria who came out on Sunday to declare the lord’s faithfulness in her life, revealed that she the only graduate in her family.
According to the testimony, Victoria said she graduated with a “BSc in Law” from NOUN, which caused pastor Enenche to question her and also stated that she gave a false testimony.
While this has caused a lot of stir on social media, after finding out she indeed graduated, Enenche said his action was rather based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
The statement reads; “A scenario was created on Sunday the 14th 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 expectation 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 actually 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 Enenche to stop the testimony immediately as a product of a “lie.”
“However, relief came when it was later confirmed that she actually graduated from a university. It must be pointed out clearly 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, 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 had 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.”
