The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Paul Enenche, has spoken up why he turned down a N30 million donation from the Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, during a recent crusade held in the state.

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During his sermon on Sunday sermon at the Dunamis headquarters in Abuja, Enenche said he did not reject the gift from the governor but was only trying to hold unto his principles.

He said; “For some people, that may be a surprise because they don’t know who we are. But those who know us, that’s no surprise at all. That’s how we’ve lived, and that’s what we’ve stood for.

He further past instances including declining honorariums offered after national assignments during Jonathan’s regime.

According to him, in 2014, he had gone on a trip to Jerusalem with the then-President Goodluck Jonathan and other government officials but he paid for his own travel and refused any financial compensation.

“By the time we returned, the board chairman brought an offering and said this is their honorarium to me for going, I said no.

Enenche noted that even when former President Jonathan worshipped at his church on multiple occasions, no financial transactions took place.

According to him, the building of his church has never included any funds from the Government; “Government funds are not in this project, not one naira. I don’t want to touch any dime of government money,” he said.

He also shared similar occasions when the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and a childhood friend who became a government minister and offered him a vehicle, which he rejected

The Senior pastor clarified that he has and will continue refusing money or gifts from government officials due to the linkage with public funds.

He stated that he is doing everything to remain uncompromised and to retain the freedom to speak truth to power.