Drama as Deeper Life Pastor Dumps Church, Accuses Kumuyi of Supporting Tinubu’s Govt

Drama as Deeper Life Pastor Dumps Church, Accuses Kumuyi of Supporting Tinubu’s Govt

  • A pastor under the Deeper Life Church has resigned from his position and membership in the ministry
  • The cleric, identified simply as pastor Ogueze Chinyerugo, quit the ministry over Kumuyi's support for Tinubu's administration
  • This is coming a few weeks after Kumuyi drummed support for President Tinubu, urging Nigerians to accept new leaders

Nnewi, Anambra State - Pastor Ogueze Chinyerugo of the Deeper Life Church has quit the popular ministry.

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A man of God has decided to quit Deeper Life as Kumuyi urged Nigerians to support Bola Tinubu’s administration. Photo credit: PASTOR W F KUMUYI, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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PM News reported that the cleric dumped the renowned ministry because the General Overseer, Pastor William Kumuyi, urged the members to support the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.

According to Daily Trust, while addressing newsmen on Tuesday, August 22, ahead of his church’s Global Crusade starting Thursday, August 21, the Deeper Life Church leader urged Nigerians to forget the past and accept the new leaders.

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According to his resignation letter dated August 23, 2023, published by the Niche newspaper, the pastor claimed Kumuyi’s recent comments made him believe he supported Tinubu.

The cleric disclosed he could not bear that as he claimed the administration had brought hardship on Nigerians.

Part of the letter by Pastor Chinyerugo reads:

“I write this note with great burden, bearing in mind its far-reaching spiritual implications.
“I feel that our father in the Lord and our general superintendent, Dr WF Kumuyi, have made a costly mistake and there is no way for me to effectively convey my mind to him than resigning as the pastor of the above district, effective from today, the 23rd of August, 2023."

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