Rivers Govt Reacts Over Accusation of Denied C of O to OPM Church

Apostle Chinyere blessing and endorsing Nyesom Wike

Rivers State Government says there is no truth in the claim made by the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor  Chinyere, that the State Government denied his church Certificate of Occupancy (C of O).

Rivers State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Ezemonye Ezekiel Amadi made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists.

He described the claim as not only misleading but also malicious and ungodly.

“I can say unequivocally that neither Reverend Chibuzor Chiyere as a person nor his church the OPM, has applied for C of O to the Rivers State Government for any property anywhere in the world. When you apply for C of O, you fill a form and a file will be opened for that application. I challenge him to present to the world the file reference number for his application or let him show to the world, a copy of application form, with which he applied for C of O. It is ungodly, I find it disturbing for a reverend gentleman like him to make such false claims”, Amadi said.

He also requested the man of God to show proof that his church applied for the said C of O.

“As I speak to you, there is no application for C of O lying anywhere in the ministry from Reverend Chinyere Chibuzor or the OPM. As far as I am concerned, Reverend Chibuzor and his congregation have the fundamental right to associate with anybody. They are free to vote for anybody or candidate of their choice but to play politics with their vote is very ungodly. They can go ahead and vote for any candidate and support who they want to support but should not be based on false report”, he added.

The general overseer of OPM had some days declared that he and his church members would support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, who has assured of signing people’s C of O once he takes over from Governor Chibuike Amaechi.