Dunamis International Gospel Centre said on Monday that its senior pastor Paul Enenche reached out to Vera Anyim, a woman whom he accused of giving a false testimony in church.
Anyim gave a testimony on Sunday, noting that God helped her to become the first graduate in her family.
She said she got a bachelor of science degree in law from the National Open University of Nigeria.
Enenche however interrupted her, saying her testimony was a lie.
His comment was greeted with criticism as it was confirmed that Anyim truly graduated with a law degree from NOUN.
The church, in a statement signed by Enenche’s personal assistant Sylvester Edoh, said the senior pastor did not mean to embarrass Anyim.
Narrating what triggered Enenche to react in that manner, the statement said, “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.
Paul Enenche rebukes woman in church, accuses her of giving fake testimony
“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'”.
It added, “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.”
The church assured of its commitment towards Anyim’s physical welfare and spiritual growth.
