Posted by Lateef Lawal
A new outfit aimed at solving the crisis that had bedevilled the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) over the choice of Pastor/Leader of the fold has emerged.
Called Celestial Church of Christ Global Unification & Reforms Group (CCCGURG) being led by Wolida Johnson Shodipe.
According to Shodipe, who is the chairman of the group, efforts were being intensified to bring about the much desired unification of all the 'warring' factions through pleadings and persuasions with all those that were proclaimed 'Pastor' by the various factions, to sheathe their swords and allow peaceful settlement of the impasse.
The group in a press statement noted that it had earlier set out the necessary steps that could be taken to restore the Church back to its period of grace.
The Group further approached the High Court in Lagos that the tendency for the self appointed or arrangee Pastors would no doubt continue within the church, unless and until the judgement of Supreme Court in an earlier case is legally enforced against the 'Pastors' in order to ensure that there is compliance with the judgement by all and sundry within the church-this case is still pending in the High Court of Lagos State.
Relying on the above case still pending in court, Wolide Shodipe said it was important to note that any purported attempt to register any of the self-appointed and or arrangee pastors as a trustee of the Church with any government authority under whatever guise or pursuit of any purported amendment of the Church's Constitution ' is void, null and of no legal effect and as such effort would be akin to clapping with one hand'.
He added' Further still, an Ilaro High Court on 26th March, 2015, handed down a judgement in Suit No.HCL/07/2006 also relying on the Supreme Court judgement and held that " no one amongst those parading themselves as 'pastors' has been validly appointed as Head of the Celestial Church of Christ, thus their appointments were accordingly declared null and void".
He said this meant that no one could be appointed as Pastor or Head of CCC at the moment until the church re-write her Constitution and such constitution was validly made by all stakeholders, approved by the General Assembly of CCC members worldwide and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
Wolida Shodipe observed that:"It is on the premise of the above that our Group finds it disgusting to hear that someone called Senior Evangelist Olatoso Oshoffa could come up to proclaim himself as the 'Leader of the Church and the leader of the the Unification Group'.
He asserted:" We therefore want to make it abundantly clear that Senior Evangelist Olatoso is not part of our Group-CCC Unification & Reforms Group; and that our Group is neither a party to, or having any involvement
in or in agreement with Olatoso's self declaration as either the 'Leader' of the Church or the 'Leader' of our Group.
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