The ongoing media saga between Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Common Wealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abuja and his congregant, Ese Walter is attracting more international concerns as Rev Mbasekei airs out his mind .
As can be recalled, on August 22, Ese walter published an article on her blog with the title; MY AFFAIR WITH PASTOR BIODUN FATOYINBO OF COZA accusing the Pastor of exploiting her sexually and leaving her in guilt. .
Rev Mbasekei Ayomobi, a well gifted Music Minister, a man of intergrity who moved to the United State of America some years back on his ministry expansion had this to say:
“I am Nigerian associate pastor living in the US and will be the first to tell you, sadly, that these things are happening with pastors, with impunity. But first of, I wouldn’t really say you were coerced, and therefore totally absolved of responsibility in this matter. You gave in of your own free will to the seductions of a straying pastor. You had a choice not to give in. You definitely needed the help of another faithful brother/sister in Christ to pray with you till you got healed.
But I am not in any way trying to absolve the pastor in question. If your story be true, I believe he bears a greater burden of spiritual responsibility than you do. He is ostensibly the more spiritual – definitely not on account of his lewd actions – but by virtue of his position in the kingdom. He should have been the one to reach out to you in repentance, possibly in the presence of other elders he accounts to spiritually. This is what would have provided for sound healing for all parties involved. You probably find justification in feeling abused for the fact that he purportedly ‘settled’ his case with another pastor, leaving you in the cold and darkness of your pain n guilt. He carried on, even when he knew you were still in the same church. I totally agree this is a gross distortion, spiritually and emotionally. It is abuse. Knowing you were there (and even if you weren’t!), he should have been more sincere in his repentance, and taken a break from ministry.
I salute your courage for speaking out. This reads like another classic case of the habitual, deliberate perpetuation of sin by the very people who should know and live better (make no mistake, God’s gonna judge His house). Often it takes only this level of exposure for the perpetrators involved to come to their senses. Only light chases away darkness. I find the ‘touch not my anointed’ word as a cop out and ploy by erring people in the church to keep heaping sin upon sin. At best, it is a misapplication of scripture. Besides, God’s grace is to empower us for victorious living, and not a mandate for licentious living. That’s what the bible means by doing despite to the spirit of grace (Hebrews 10:29). It is a great deception indeed.
Please sister, you should never feel, on account of another’s deception, that God ceased to be. I understand your pain. But His mercy is great, and His grace is still sufficient, and He waits with open arms to gladly embrace you back to wholeness and love. I believe from your experience you will be able by God’s grace to help throngs of other Christians who are going through this sort of abuse right inside the church. As the world yet remains imperfect, you might not find a perfect church -not even among the ranks of those of us who call ourselves ministers. But believe me, He has a remnant, a bunch of people out there, behind pulpits and in pews, who sincerely love Him and are daily exercising themselves by His grace to live pleasing lifestyles and be vibrant witnesses to His name and His word. It is my hope and prayer that, as you seek a closer relationship with God, He will lead you to such a place where you will be nourished spiritually, in all sincerity and love.
The Lord bless and keep
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