Reverend Olu Martins, the media aide to the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has set the records straight as regards the recent story making the rounds that Pastor Azemhe Azena, a former pastor of the OFM under the leadership of Apostle Suleman, has started his own ministry.
In a Press Statement made available to Popular News on Wednesday, Reverend Martins disclosed that Pastor Azemhe had earlier this year “approached Apostle Johnson Suleman asking to be relieved of all pastoral duties because of a debilitating health condition for which Apostle Suleman immediately obliged knowing the value of a sound health to life and family.
“Apostle Johnson Suleman is therefore not aware that Pastor Azemhe Azena has started his own ministry or church as that wasn’t the premise upon which Pastor Azemhe had approached Apostle Johnson Suleiman ab initio.”
According to Reverend Martins, “this clarification is important because honesty, transparency and truth is the foundation of our Christian faith.
“If someone claims to be a son but acts like a hireling it is incumbent to set the record and make it plain for the purpose of the unsuspecting public who may want to continue to deal with the said son on ministry relations because they think that all is well.”
Going further, Reverend Martins posited: If Pastor Azemhe wants to start his own work (which is laudible) he needs to come out straight and follow the right channel.
“The right channel for clarity would be to properly inform the Apostle Suleman officially and not use underhand tactics (that is if wants to continue to lay claim to Apostle Johnson Suleman as his father and mentor).”
Summing it up, Reverend Martins asserted: “For the avoidance of doubt Apostle Johnson Suleman is not averse to anyone leaving the Omega Fire Ministries as long as such disengagement is honest and sincere.
“Anyone therefore who wants continue to associate with pastor Azemhe Azena is free to so do except that such individual (s) do so on their own merit and decision and not because Pastor Azemhe has the nod and blessing of Apostle Suleman because the kind Apostle isn’t aware that Pastor Azemhe has started his own ministry because the latter didn’t say he wanted to disengage to start his work but to attend to his health.”
