Rev Paul Emeka
Emeka was first suspended by the General Council
of the church and was later expelled, and he approached the Enugu state
High Court where he got a judgement in his favour.
The church’s General Council appealed the judgement of the high court and won.
Not satisfied, Emeka went to the Supreme
Court to challenge the appeal court judgement with the argument that his
fundamental rights had been trampled on by the church. He lost as the
justices unanimously upheld
the ruling of the appellate court.
In
their judgements, Justices Paul Adamu Galinje, Ejembi Eko, Kudirat
Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, and Clara Ogunbiyi, all ruled in
favour of the church, a ruling that confirms Dr Chidi Okoroafor as the
authentic general superintendent of the church.
Reacting to the Supreme Court ruling, the second vice president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Monday Onyekachi Ubani, said: "The
Supreme Court has just dismissed the appeal of Rev Paul Emeka who took
Assemblies of God Nigeria to court after he was rightfully dismissed for
importing wrong and strange doctrines into the church.
"By this judgement we believe that Rev Emeka will manifest repentance and come back to his senses for real reconciliation.
"The
church of God will match on and the gates of hell will not triumph
against her. By this judgement there is no vanquished and no victor,
CHRIST REMAINS THE WINNER ALWAYS, GLORY BE TO GOD!"
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