Church members refuse to start Service on Sunday morning , Allege Priest of being fetish
It was like a drama on Sunday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital as members of the Anglican Diocese of Ekiti, All Saints’ Church, Anointed Land, Ado Ekiti refused to converge for the usual Sunday service in protest against the priest attached to the church, Venerable Oke Olanrewaju.
The aggrieved church members had converged on the church premises but refused to start service until the Bishop of the Diocese, the Right Reverend Andrew Olusola Ajayi remove the priest who was accused of unwholesome conducts.
Those who spoke with newsmen including council members, Dr. Mobolaji Afolabi, Barrister Adegboyega Falowo and the youth president, Olusola Yemi accused the vicar of being involved in fetishism, mismanagement of church resources, ungodly attitude, high-handedness and recklessness.
According to them the priest has not been beneficial to the church either physical or spiritual hence, he should be transferred for peace to reign.
They explained that members of the church have been tolerating the excesses of the priest who is the vicar and archdeacon of Opopogboro until recently when he decided to forcefully remove the church treasurer in order to have his way into the purse of the church.
The congregation alleged that the priest often spray fetish substances round the church premises adding that he sometimes brought a big female scary dock which eventually desecrated the baptismal font by excreting in the sacred place.
They appealed to the Bishop to transfer the priest and give them a spiritual leader that would promote unity, peace and spiritual growth.
When contacted on telephone, the priest of the Church, Venerable Oke Olarewaju didn’t pick his calls and did not respond to the message sent to him for further clarification on the allegations.
