The founder of Mountain of Liberty and Miracle Ministry, Chris Okafor, has claimed that he made a public apology to Nollywood actress Doris Ogala under pressure.
Speaking during a recent church service, Okafor stated that he has decided to withdraw his apology to Ogala, who accused him of being in a seven-year secret relationship with her.
He explained that his apology was not directed at Ogala, but was meant to protect respected church leaders from being dragged into the controversy.
According to him, he initially resisted issuing an apology because he believed it would be interpreted as an admission of wrongdoing.
“You lose a fight to win a war. I was under immense pressure from certain people around me, saying I should do different things. I said that what I am being asked to do is like accepting what I did not do.
“Firstly, the reason why I apologised was that the fathers of faith were being dragged, and I did not want them to be dragged, Pastor Matthew and Bishop Abioye.
“There is no single apology to that person. There is no apology for what I did not do or for someone I have not met face to face. I knelt down because of those fathers, not because of any Jezebel anywhere,” he said.
The cleric said he is now relying on the legal process to resolve the dispute.
“We have chosen the right course, and the right course will prevail,” he added.
