Monday, March 3, 2025 - Drama ensued on Sunday, March 2, 2025 when members of the Anglican Diocese of Ekiti, All Saints’ Church, Anointed Land in Ado-Ekiti, refused to join the usual worship service in protest against their priest, Venerable Oke Olanrewaju.
The aggrieved church members assembled on the church premises but
refused to commence the service, demanding that the Bishop of the Diocese, the
Right Reverend Andrew Olusola Ajayi, remove the priest, whom they accuse of
unwholesome conduct.
The protesting members alleged that the vicar was involved in
mismanagement of church resources, ungodly behaviour, high-handedness, and
recklessness.
According to them, the priest has not contributed positively to the
church, either physically or spiritually; hence, they insisted he should be
transferred for peace to reign.
They alleged that members had tolerated the excesses of the priest, who
serves as both the vicar and archdeacon of Opopogboro, until he recently
allegedly attempted to forcefully remove the church treasure.
They further claimed that he once brought a huge, frightening female
dog, which defecated in the sacred baptismal font, thereby desecrating
it.
The Secretary of the Parish Council Committee (PCC), Mr Adeboyega
Falowo, stated that a formal request for the vicar’s transfer had been
submitted to the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the Right Reverend Andrew Olusola
Ajayi.
He added that a petition supporting the demand had been signed by
numerous church members.
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