IBADAN— A Pentecostal Church, Gospel Faith Mission International,
GOFAMINT, has urged the Oyo State Government to intervene towards
resolving the problems arising from the citing of a motor park at the
entrance of the worship centre by members of the Ojoo Unit of the
National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Ibadan.
In an appeal letter signed by the General Secretary of the church, Pastor Ezekiel Ade Ojo and the Legal Officer, Sam Adegbite, which was sent to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the Chief Controller of Federal Ministry of Works in Ibadan, the church said members of the NURTW forcefully occupied the entrance of the church premises overlooking the Ibadan/Ilorin main highway in Ibadan on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 and turned the place into their park.
According to the church, the union came in with the support of some staff of the Akinyele Local Government Area in Ibadan and Oyo State “YES O” Corps members and destroyed the gate, the fence and other valuable property put on to protect the church premises before they moved in.
The presence of the members of the NURTW at the entrance of the Church and their characteristic motor park behaviours, such as smoking of Indian hemp, defeacating around the premises and noise pollution, have since been intimidating members of the Church, leading to a reduction in worshippers and causing tension in the area.
The place has been the location of the Church’s National Headquarters for over three decades, long before the recent construction of the new Ibadan/Ilorin dual carriage way. Apart from the large over 10,000-capacity worship centre, the Church has within the said premises a National Secretariat building, a Press, a Bookshop, a Nursery/Primary school, a Prayer house, a Hostel and some residential buildings.
Noting that the presence of a motor park is incompatible with the serenity expected around a Church and a nursery/primary school, the Church urged the Oyo State government to speedily intervene in this situation to prevent violence, as the leadership of the church may not be able to restrain the youths who feel constantly harassed by the presence and operations of the NURTW at the entrance of their place of worship for too long.
In an appeal letter signed by the General Secretary of the church, Pastor Ezekiel Ade Ojo and the Legal Officer, Sam Adegbite, which was sent to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the Chief Controller of Federal Ministry of Works in Ibadan, the church said members of the NURTW forcefully occupied the entrance of the church premises overlooking the Ibadan/Ilorin main highway in Ibadan on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 and turned the place into their park.
According to the church, the union came in with the support of some staff of the Akinyele Local Government Area in Ibadan and Oyo State “YES O” Corps members and destroyed the gate, the fence and other valuable property put on to protect the church premises before they moved in.
The presence of the members of the NURTW at the entrance of the Church and their characteristic motor park behaviours, such as smoking of Indian hemp, defeacating around the premises and noise pollution, have since been intimidating members of the Church, leading to a reduction in worshippers and causing tension in the area.
The place has been the location of the Church’s National Headquarters for over three decades, long before the recent construction of the new Ibadan/Ilorin dual carriage way. Apart from the large over 10,000-capacity worship centre, the Church has within the said premises a National Secretariat building, a Press, a Bookshop, a Nursery/Primary school, a Prayer house, a Hostel and some residential buildings.
Noting that the presence of a motor park is incompatible with the serenity expected around a Church and a nursery/primary school, the Church urged the Oyo State government to speedily intervene in this situation to prevent violence, as the leadership of the church may not be able to restrain the youths who feel constantly harassed by the presence and operations of the NURTW at the entrance of their place of worship for too long.
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