The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Now A Clannish Religious Enterprise, Says Pastor Chris Okotie

 The Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Church, Pastor Chris Okotie has reacted to the election of the new national executive of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, describing the process of the election as dubious and demeaning to the real values of Christianity, its basis, and its principles of service to humanity.

According to him, the recent hush-hush process of the leadership election was capable of throwing into the winds the core value of Christianity and its basic principles of spiritual responsibility.  

A recent PFN election had chosen Bishop Francis Wale Oke of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries as its new President.

 Reacting to the election, Rev Okotie in a terse message to the PFN National Secretariat in Lagos, lamented the recent election process, claiming the process used indicated the body has departed from its core values of serving the spiritual needs of the members and turning now to a real shadow of itself.

In the message, released on behalf of the religious leader by his Media Executive, Pastor Ladi Ayodeji,  Okotie said:” PFN has become a clannish religious enterprise. It is now akin to an amorphous political entity with a face of a Christian silhouette.

He continued: “Leadership in the church of God is by divine appointment and not the whims and caprices of a disjointed assemblage of Episcopalian pacifists”.

Rev Okotie has, for years been critical of the activities of the successive Presidents of the PFN over alleged compromise and unethical behavior, bordering on betrayal of the Christian cause, especially in their dealings with the political leadership of the country.

The Reverend has always distanced himself from the activities of Christian body, citing credibility issues on social, economic and political matters