Vera Anyim has disclosed that she remains committed to serving God as a member of Dunamis church despite the embarrassment she received while giving her testimony.
Glamtush reports that Vera Anyim, the lady accused of lying while testifying about being a “BSc graduate of law” from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Monday, met the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Dr Paul Enenche and his wife, Dr Becky Enenche.
This online news platform reports that Vera, who claimed during a Sunday live service that she graduated from NOUN after 10 years, was accused by Pastor Enenche of lying.
A video clip making the rounds on social media revealed how the senior pastor interrupted her testimony, saying she lied by claiming she had a BSc in law.
The Internet has been flooded with reactions from concerned Nigerians who asked the pastor to tender apology to Vera.
The church has since apologized, saying the development was not intentional.
Shortly after the apology emerged, Vera took to her Facebook page to share photos of herself, Pastor Enenche and his wife.
Vera said she has no grudges against the pastor and the church, stressing that she remains committed to “serving God as a member of Dunamis church”.
Vera Anyim post read, “I want to inform the whole world that I just had a warm meeting with my spiritual father and mother Dr Paul Enenche and Dr Becky Enenche. I don’t have any grudge against the church or them.
“I remain committed to serving God as a member of Dunamis church. I am thankful for the concern of the public.
“I have put the situation at my back and I have moved forward and I want everybody to do the same. Peace.”
Earlier, responding, Enenche said his action was rather based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
Speaking through Sylvester Edoh, his Personal Assistant, Enenche assured that he has reached out to the Vera personally.
A statement signed by Edoh reads: “A scenario was created on Sunday the 14th April, 2024 at the Glory Dome, the Global Headquarters of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, when Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna came out to testify of how God helped her graduate from the University, thus making her the first person to attain that feat in her family.
“These were the immediate triggers for the said scenario: First, listening to the testifier’s expressions as it borders on basic spoken English, conveys the impression that the minimum standard expectation of a graduate, especially a graduate of Law was not met. Second, stating that she studied Law for 10 years begged the question of what her degree actually was.
“Third, she was unable to state exactly what the correct degree was for Law which is LLB, rather she said it was a BSc in Law which is largely unknown as a Law degree in Nigeria and possibly globally. These prompted the Senior Pastor, Dr. Paul Enenche to stop the testimony immediately as a product of a “lie.”
“However, relief came when it was later confirmed that she actually graduated from a university. It must be pointed out clearly here that embarrassing the testifier publicly with the attendant media frenzy was never intended; whatever happened was under the spur of the moment.
“The action of the Senior Pastor was rather based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.
“While we remain resolute in our passion for excellence, intolerance of mediocrity and falsehood, we wish to reiterate the fact that no harm or hurt was ever intended by the Senior Pastor against Ms. Anyim Veronica. “The Senior Pastor feels deeply concerned and had already reached out to her.
As a Commission, we regret every inconvenience, hurt and embarrassment this unfortunate scenario has caused to Ms Anyim Veronica Nnenna. We remain committed to her physical welfare as well as her spiritual growth”
See the statement below
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