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| Abiodun Fatoyinbo and Busola Dakolo |
Founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Abuja, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, is not ready to be helped to overcome his sexual weaknesses, his former spiritual father, Pastor Emmanuel Oset has declared.
Oset, presiding pastor of Championsโ Church Ilorin, was reacting to the allegation of rape against Fatoyinbo by celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo.
Several women have also alleged the preacher had illicit sexual relations with them.
The first allegation broke in 2013 when Ese Walters gave graphic details of how she had a long affair with the preacher, culminating in sexual relations while in the United Kingdom.
Oset, to whom Fatoyinbo submitted until 2014, described his estranged spiritual soul as a man who cannot be helped by man or God.
He spoke on Thursday in an interview on Arise TV.
According to him:โOur Lord Jesus Christ knew that Judas had become a thief but it wasnโt Jesus who said so, it was John who said so. Not because Jesus was weak but because Jesus was hoping that this man would change,โ he said.
โYou always find in the scripture, the purposes of God are redemptive. Before God comes with judgement in any case, you will see that he would have tried to get through to the person. It is when His love has been rebuffed and rebuffed again that He comes with judgement. That is Godโs procedure.
โGod does not rule by force, he rules by love.
โPeople have spoken. People spoke in 2013 but you can only help somebody who wants to be helped.
โIf somebody doesnโt want to be helped, even God will not be able to help him. His hands will be tight in that regard.โ
Recalling his efforts to bring Fatoyinbo to order in 2013 when Walters allegations became public knowledge, Oset said: โWhen in August 2013, news broke out online concerning him and his ministry, as somebody he was close to as an elder I thought it was my responsibility to get across to him.
โI was preparing to go to the United States for ministry and after some efforts because it wasnโt easy to get through to him, his pastor in Ilorin here, I told him, get through to your boss and I want to share a thing or two with him.
โโEventually he succeeded, and he called me from Abuja. And I told him this news is all over the place and I want to hear from you and I want to also give you some counsel if need be.
โโAnd he said he would get in touch. I said okay, Iโm on my way to the US while Iโm there if I want to get through to you how do I do it?
โI thought he would just say sir you can get through to me using my email. Then he said his fear that time was that he was being bugged.
โWhen I came back from the United States, I still tried to get across to him because my desire is always to please God. I am not saying this to impress anybody.
โI wasnโt part of those already making comments on the issue. I just wanted to see how I could be useful in terms of helping him, but he didnโt show up.
โI waited from August 2013 to April 2014. When he didnโt show up and he was coming to town, having meetings I was seeing his billboards in town, well, my wife and I said to ourselves weโve done our bit.
โโIt was then I wrote him a letter and I said consider that we no longer have anything to do with you and your ministry. I didnโt post it, it was hand delivered by his pastor.โ
