The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has backed the state Governor’s wife, Bolanle Ambode by endorsing the sacking of the Presiding Chaplain of the Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Ikeja, Venerable Femi Taiwo, PUNCH reports.
According to the Chairman of Lagos CAN, Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, he said the sacking of Taiwo was done by the Governing Council of the chapel which hired him, adding that the council had the power to fire him.
However, questions on the circumstances surrounding the sacking, including the order for Taiwo, his wife and kids to vacate their official quarters within 24 hours, were ignored by the cleric, who insisted that the matter should be allowed to rest.
Reporters were later asked to stop asking questions at the briefing, which was attended by leaders of CAN, representatives of the Christian Council of Nigeria and the African Church.
Recall that Taiwo’s sacking came after Bolanle, the wife of the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, stormed out of an anointing service at the chapel on May 14.
It was gathered that the Governor’s wife was angry because she was not anointed first.
It was reported that some members of the church’s governing council were used by Bolanle, who felt embarrassed by the Sunday incident.
On Tuesday at a press briefing organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs in the church, the CAN Chairman, Bamgbola, lauded the Lagos State Government for its achievements, adding that the governor and his wife had moved the state forward.
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He said, “Over the past three weeks, while thanking our God and celebrating our jubilee in Lagos State, one very simple matter has been dominating the social media. This is the issue of the severance of the employment of Venerable Femi Taiwo, the former Presiding Chaplain of the chapel, by his employers.
“As a result of the unfortunate misunderstanding of the issue, caused by erroneous publications in the print and social media, we believe CAN, Lagos State, must make clarifications to educate the public on this matter.
“First, the CCTL was built by the state government for itself, its family of Christian employees and for the public at large.
“Second, the government created a standing legal constitution for the CCTL, which has guided the running of the chapel for years. According to that constitution, CCTL is under the leadership of a governing council, which reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs. All religious bodies in this state report to the ministry.
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“The governing council of the chapel has the constitutional responsibility to recruit and terminate the appointment of two officers who run the chapel. The two officers are the presiding chaplain, who is the senior officer; and the chaplain, who is the deputy. The two are officers of the chapel and officers of the government of Lagos State.”
He said CAN had investigated the matter and discovered that the governing council sacked Taiwo within its constitutional powers.
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