The Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has apologized to a lady, Vera Anytime who was accused of lying while sharing testimony about being a ‘B.SC graduate of law’ from the National Open University of Nigeria.
The church issue an apology in a statement on Monday through the Sylvester Edoh, Personal Assistant, to the senior pastor, Paul Enenche.
It explained that there was no intention to disgrace Vera Ayim, when she was interjected while giving her testimony on Sunday.
Punch Metro had earlier reported that, in a viral video shared online, Vera came on the altar of Dunamis Church on Sunday in Abuja to share her testimony of how God made her the ‘only graduate in her family’
During the testimony, Vera said she graduated with a ‘BSc in Law from NOUN.
Vera was asked what kind of degree she graduated with and she said ‘B.Sc in Law’
Worried about her spoken English, the church accused Vera of lying.
The issued had sparked mixed reactions on social Media with many Nigerians noting that the lady deserved an apology after facts about her graduation emerged.
Responding, the church said the action was rather based on aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
The statement read, “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.”
Enenche, however, assured support towards Vera’s physical welfare as well as her spiritual growth.
