Pastor Enenche Breaks Silence, Apologises To Lady Accused Of Fake Testimony

The senior pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has spoken out over the recent event involving a woman who claimed to be an Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) law graduate.

The pastor stated that when he cut off Ayim Vera during her Sunday testimony, he wasn’t trying to make her look bad.

The member climbed the pulpit to speak to her successful graduation with a “Bachelor of Law” degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday, April 13, in a video that went viral on Sunday, April 14.

Enenche cut her off in the middle of testifying, boldly declaring that “there is no such degree as a BSc in law,” raising questions about the veracity of her account.

Social media users in Nigeria began to demand an apology from Enenche as a result of the incident.

Enenche responded by saying that his actions were driven by his and the church’s distaste for seeming mediocre or dishonest.

Pastor Enenche Enenche’s personal assistant, Sylvester Edoh, said that Vera had received a personal message from the church.

A statement signed by Edoh reads: “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 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 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.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]