The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has been asked to explain if feminists and the coalition’s cause the unproductivity of his pastors, or the insecurity and high inflation that have enveloped the nation?
The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) in Owerri, through Angela Nkwo the NFF’s Communications Officer asked Oyedepo to proffer solutions to insecurity, inflation, amongst others confronting the nation.
NFF said that ‘feminism is about demanding gender equity, justice and access to equal resources for everyone, which will benefit families, communities and the wider society as a whole.’
Oyedepo during a Sunday service had warned women against joining the feminist movement as he stated that feminism would lead to frustration and devastation saying ‘ “If feminist revolution is your vision, don’t attempt to get married, because it won’t work.’
He went on to enjoin women to submit themselves to their husbands in everything.
He said: “Right now, there is a feminine revolution. Then you get into feminine frustration and destiny devastation.
“You know something; no book on earth will ever overtake the Bible in currency. It is the eternal truth. While the earth remains, the truth of scriptures remains in force, you either choose to follow or go your way.
“For we can do nothing against the truth – no matter what civilisation we are talking about – but for the truth at all times.
“If feminist revolution is your vision, don’t attempt to get married, because it won’t work.”
The group advised Oyedepo to focus on suggesting solutions to how the challenges confronting Nigeria could be subdued.
The statement read, “The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) has condemned the comments credited to the celebrated cleric and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo on feminism, saying he should proffer solutions to insecurity, inflation, amongst others confronting the nation.
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“Casting huge aspersions on being a woman, its definition and expectations therein when he advised women against joining the feminist movement because it leads to frustration and devastation; contrary to the claims spread by people, feminism is about demanding gender equity, justice and access to equal resources for everyone, which will benefit families, communities and the wider society as a whole.
“The cleric’s comments justified the notion that women do not lead branches of the church popularly called Winners chapel, saying it is condemnable as women form a followership of the congregation.”
“NFF queried if feminists were the cause of his disengaged Pastors who failed to meet their assigned targets by the church even as they maintained they were male, who do not advance feminist principles, We need to ask the eminent cleric, did feminists and the coalition’s cause the unproductivity of his Pastors, or the insecurity and high inflation that has enveloped the nation,”.
