Barely two days after ‘Ore ti o common’ Yoruba gospel
singer, Tope Alabi in an interview spoke on a range of issues as well as claiming
that wealthy men and some pastors have pestered her for sex before which she
declined, reactions have continued to poured in.
Her allegation has sparked reactions from an official of the
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria who has challenged her to substantiate her
claim by naming and shaming the pastors involved.
According to the official, “it is not possible that a pastor
pestered her for sex as she claimed. But she needs to come out and name such an
individual in order to teach others a lesson and cleanse the body of bad eggs.”
Speaking further, the official asserted that making such an
unsubstantiated claim on the pages of newspapers will not make any impact but
rather bring shame to the body of Christ. “She knows the proper channel to
follow to report something like that”.
Still speaking on the issue , Michael O. Awoleye, Senior
Research Officer at Federal Ministry of Science & Technology, Nigeria
wondered why on earth the pretty gospel singer could have made such an
allegation.
“In the first instance, if Tope Alabi truly altered that
statement-what for? To prove to the world she is a saint or what does she
intend to gain from that? She won’t be the first and the last person to be
tempted in such a way. She should rather prove to the world that her husband disvirgined
her and no other man has ever touched her before. Advice for her will be to
avoid distractions and maintain a focus on her ministry. Any time I listen to
her songs I know God is in it.”
To Odoh Abraham, another respondent, “The fact is, if a
pastor, so called or others would place such demand on her despite her claim to
being a gospel artiste, that to me goes a long way to establish that her Christianity
is doubtable and suspect. It is an indication that she is probably not who she
claims to be-a true God fearing Christian. Only dead carcasses attract flies.”
Folaranmi Omotola of The Polytechnic Ibadan noted, “I
expected her to have grown more spiritual than this! Hum God help the body of Christ...”
To you our readers, what do you make of the reaction of this official especially
as it regards naming the pastors involved – wouldn’t that lead to more
controversies?
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