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Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has warned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, against speaking ill about Pastor E. A . Adeboye - the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, IgbereTV reports.

In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, Okupe said he recently read a story online where Falana was quoted as saying Adeboye was building business centers and not churches.

Okupe said he has waited for Falana to debunk it and since he hasn't, he decided to caution the legal practitioner over the said comment.

His posts reads;

"FEMI FALANA AND THE DRUNKENNESS OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY.

A few days ago I read a news report credited to Femi Falana S.A.N.
He was reported to have said " Pastor Adeboye, you are building business centres not churches"
I have waited for 72hrs hoping that the highly acclaimed human rights lawyer and public advocate will deny the story. But this never happened.
Femi Falana is a personal friend and i could have taken this up with him privately. But i choose to comment publicly because of the public image of femi Falana who i recognise that he has a large following in the country especially among the youths and the civil society family both in Nigeria and abroad. It is imperative to publicly correct his falsehood lest he mislead many whi believe in him.
I write these comments not because i want to defend pastor Adeboye. I am by far too inconsequential to take up such a role.i know for a fact that those who defend pastor adeboye operate at such a sublime realm that I cannot even comprehend. And there lies the foolishness of falana's comments.
Pastor Adeboye and the RCCG are obeying the instructions of our Lord Jesus when he charged his disciples to go into every corner on the surface of the earth and preach the gospel.Mark16:15
This the RCCG complies with by spreading the gospel through the planting of churches erronously referred to as "business centers"all over the world, by femi Falana.
Secondly Christian's are mandated by the scriptures to give tithes and offerings.
The more a church has, the more tithes and offerings it will collec abd the richer the churches get. Quite frankly also the richer the pastors and heads of the churches also get. Because they are scripturally allowed to partake in the wealth of the churches. 1 cor vs 13.
Those who work in the temple eat from the temple and those who serve at the alter share what is offered at the alter.
Falana can onish the church as a christian to use a greater portion of their wealth to the poor and the needy in the society, even the scriptures are full of such onitions.
Femi Falana should stay in the areas of his core competence and not dabble into religion where obviously he is so uninformed.
Casting aspersions on great men of God like Pastor Adeboye is unwise and very very dangerous.
These great Generals in the Christiandom are certainly not infallible but because of the Lord's anointing they carry on their heads, even when they go wrong, they can only be judged by God Himself.
I will en my brother and friend the highly respected silk to repent and ask for forgiveness from God for his reckless statement.
May the Lord forgive us all of our numerous sins in Jesus Name."

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''STILL ON FEMI FALANA'S COMMENTS ON PASTOR ADEBOYE.

I have read the 30 or so responses to my comments on the above matter.
I stand by my views.
Nothing in this world can change my stand with Lord Jesus who is my only hope of glory.
As I wrote previously, my statement was not intended to defend Pastor Adeboye. I repeat I have no competence to do so. I do not say this to seek favour from pastor Adeboye but as a man of God if I find favour in his eyes I rejoice.
However i wrote for the exact reason which the many critics on my wall made their cases.
If money is collected from the satellite churches and sent to the headquarters , let the judgement be on them that ister the funds but let God who gave them commission be the judge, Not mere mortals like you and I who also have our own secret and presumptuous sins. As long as the gospel is preached the scripture is fulfilled. My faith, my reasoning and stand at all times concerning Christianity is based not any doctrine but strictly and solely on the word of God as expressed in the bible. No more no less.
Please read phillioians 1 vs 18
" what then? Notwithstanding every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached and I rejoice, yes and will rejoice"
This is the word of God. And upon this I stand with no fear of contradiction or any equivocation whatsoever.
Business centres or not as long as Christ is preached, God's mission and Christ charge for Christians to go into all corners of the earth and preach the gospel is fulfilled."

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Both Falana and Okupe are correct. No Church can grow without business ideology, Nothing concern Falana about church being run as business center. The Government mandate all Churches to with the CAC ,so they broke no laws and Falana should keep shut. The more Nigeria church grows, the more the immoral behavior grows. Okupe please keep shut if he can't advise our religion leaders that have worsen the moral situation of nigerians

Doyin Okupe is stupid to put mouth,papa Adeboye is not saying anything.

The question is are the business centres illegal, did adeboye infringe on any law?

As a lawyer that should be falana concern since he has lost his voice to challenge any of the unconstitutional things happening in the country

Northern peaceful protesters right was infringed by dss i didn't hear falana make pemp

Baawaa:
Doyin Okupe is stupid to put mouth,papa Adeboye is not saying anything.

The both sides just want something

Falana needs irrelevant topics to divert focus on how bold he was during ojota and how weak he is now

Okupe doesn't have political constituency, he needs the base of christians

life no balance
But
some people are cashing out

Baawaa:
Doyin Okupe is stupid to put mouth,papa Adeboye is not saying anything.

Adegboye should respond to Femi Falana? In the hierarchy of SANS that attend Redeemed Christian Churchbof God, Femi Falana will not be too 20.

favor914:
Adegboye should respond to Femi Falana? In the hierarchy of SANS that attend Redeemed Christian Churchbof God, Femi Falana will not be too 20.

Falana doesn't need to be dignified with his response

He should file a case before law if adeboye took his wife or has broken any law

Baawaa:
Doyin Okupe is stupid to put mouth,papa Adeboye is not saying anything.

Somebody help me with that Zidane famous headbutt picture against Marco Materazzi

No be to dey form being holy on a Sunday morning. You go gree comot hand for wickedness?�

It's dangerous

What nonsense.. these are the people who keep Nigeria backward.
Why shouldn’t he or sane people speak ?

It's only Christians that people like Falana can attack; let him try it with those tebliques and Islamic fundamentalists and let's see what happens.

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I may not like what you say but I will defend to death ur right to say it..... Voltaire.


Falana said the absolute truth.
Church is now a business whether Redeem or any other.
And anyone establishing such such center is just building up a business establishment

Nawa, but it's not wise to speak ill of any man of God.. it is commanded by Jeaus to spread the gospel in every corners of the earth and that's the commandment he's obeying

Okupe is among the people who made this country a laughing stock, defending the indefensible. He wants the same thing happening in the north to happen in the south whereby people are forbidden to air their views when so-called clerics are involved. See the bloodshed in the north, many people have been silent because the religious leaders said they can’t criticize muslims in power. So everybody is silent watching the blood fest. We can’t have that in the south. Call out any cleric not doing the right thing.

If that is what Falana truly said, he must have his reasons. Okupe should go and repent from his sins. We are not religious slaves.

FEMI NA CONFIRM ATENU NA

Sir Femi Falana is an adult and free to speak his mind. Sir Femi Falana has done a lot for Nigeria in of enhancing rule of law and democracy. I respect the man. After Gani Fawehinmi it is Sir Femi Falana, they are the only true advocate of the masses. It's all about what you do for society.

We never ready as a country walahi

Baawaa:
Doyin Okupe is stupid to put mouth,papa Adeboye is not saying anything.

And Falana is not stupid for putting his mouth where it is not needed

Doyin Okupe should Bleep off not everyone will worship Adeboye. Doyin like many Nigerians has so turned themselves to pastors stooge that makes them fills that others who chose not to be like them shouldn't have the right to hold their views on what the pastors does

Okugbe man again.

Are all these pastorprenual fraudsters not building business centers all over the country that they call churches?
Okugbe loves living in denial and falsehoods that's why he was a spokesman for Jonathan.

Femi should not disrespect men of God.

Adeboye is not Nigeria's problem

onthehill:
Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has warned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, against speaking ill about Pastor E. A . Adeboye - the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, IgbereTV reports.

In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, Okupe said he recently read a story online where Falana was quoted as saying Adeboye was building business centers and not churches.

Okupe said he has waited for Falana to debunk it and since he hasn't, he decided to caution the legal practitioner over the said comment.

His posts reads;


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=435133811515781&id=100050574965706


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=435160381513124&id=100050574965706

L

Doyin okupe

Stealing from the masses to donate to Adeboyo

Well,Doyin and Adebayo are both theifs