The yet to be sorted out issues involving the Qua Oboe
Church would be said to be far from over as the ordination service that was
scheduled to take place today at 112 Ikot Ekpene road turned soar as Elders and
Deacons of the Church turned the pulpit into a battle field.
Our source who was inside the church during the ugly
incident informed our Reporter that the ordination of Elders by the Resident
Pastor, Ibup Emma did not go down well with the rest of the Elders as they
vehemently opposed raising their voice even while service was ongoing, thereby
turning the church into a rowdy football pictures.
The Elders who stood up from their seats, approach the
Resident Pastor in a bid to stop the ordination and were shouting on top of
their voices “no, no, no, no”. All these were captured on the numerous
television screens around the church.
Pastor Ibup Emma on being harassed by the opposing elders
used the Microphone to call on the security forces, DSS to come in and rescue
the situation.
This caused majority of the congregation to scamper for
safety as some had to leave the church while others stayed to watch events
unfold.
Our source said the Elders opposed the ordination as the
resident pastor did not get the approval of the church committee.
It would be recalled that the church has been engulfed in
irreconcilable differences with name change controversy with a section
answering Qua Iboe Church of Nigeria and the other answering Qua Iboe Church,
Nigeria with United Evangelical Church as an appendix.
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel who is a member
of the church, had about a year ago made an effort to broker peace by
reconciling Qua Iboe Church of Nigeria and United Evangelical Church into one
conference.
The peace which held at government house had leadership of
the two conferences in attendance.
Posted on 14th/01/2018
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