24/11/2024
We Will not be Coerced to Worship Rowland Obu as God, Say Brotherhood Faithfuls
..Recalls 23-Years leadership Crisis..Insists Nsikak Eduok Cathedral was built with Members' Sweat
By Ukpono Affia, Uyo.
Members of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star have stated that any attempt to coerce them into worshiping Rowland Obu as God or impose extraneous doctrine on them will be fiercely resisted.
The group who preferred to be identified as Brotherhood Faithfuls made their stance known following the 23 years long brawl which has plagued the religious body.
In a statement signed by Senior Christ Servant Lawrence Ubah on behalf of the group on Friday, November 22, 2024 at the Nsikak Eduok Cathedral, Uyo, the group revealed how Rowland Obu one of Leader Olumba Olumba Obu's children imposed himself as the new leader of the organisation against the instructions of his father who founded the religious body more than 60 years ago.
According to Ubah, ''the problem started on October 13, 2000 when the Holy Father Leader Olumba Olumba Obu promoted Her Holy Queen Mother, Ibum Olumba Obu, from General Secretary to Secretary General/Head of Administration and signatory to all Brotherhood documents.
"Bishop Rowland Obu, in blatant disregard of the Father’s pronouncement, went about signing letters and documents (as stated in the BCS Standing Order Vol. 6) and imposed himself as the new leader of BCS."
Ubah pointed to inconsistencies in video evidence of his alleged coronation and unresolved legal challenges.
"If the Holy Father truly coronated him as his successor like they claim, they should show the world the full video of the entire coronation, and the Father transferring the leadership of BCS to him (Bishop Rowland).
"The Father does not double speak. Since the father had already appointed our Holy Queen Mother as Head of Administration and signatory of brotherhood documents, there is no way he could have appointed another person as his deputy or successor, “Ubah stated.
Ubah revealed that in 2001, Rowland excommunicated several members who remained loyal to Leader Olumba, noting that ”today, that small gathering is what Rowland and his people ferociously want to take from us.
“Because of that small gathering, some brethren, in their magnanimity, started donating their lands and property for our assemblage. One of these is the Nsikak Eduok Cathedral, which they are battling in court to grab from us, as is their usual stock-in-trade,” Ubah said.
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