Catholic priest Kelvin Ugwu has criticized Prophet Ebuka Obi, founder of the Zion Prayer Movement Outreach (ZPMO), following the viral fake testimony by a woman named Loveth, who claimed to own a N500 million house.
Father Kelvin, a Nigerian Catholic priest serving in The Gambia, referenced Ebuka Obi’s prophecy from January 29 and linked it to Loveth’s testimony.
In a numbered Facebook post from one to twelve, the Catholic priest criticized the prophet, his congregation, and media team for failing to verify the woman’s claim before allowing her to testify. He added that instead of expressing surprise, the prophet used her story to pray for his congregation.
“…4. I am not concerned about why God did not reveal to the prophet that the lady was lying. That area is left to God alone to answer. However, I am concerned that Ebuka and his congregation and media team cannot check the source of her income that will make her acquire such property just between January and February (since the claim is that it is through the prophecy of January 29th that she got blessed.) Any sensible person who hears such a tale should be more worried than excited.
“5. Because Ebuka, instead of being surprised at the instant wealth was seen using such tales to pray for others, it becomes very difficult to believe that he was not the architect of everything…”
The priest criticized Ebuka’s preaching as being money-centered, calling him a significant threat to the gospel of Christ.
“…6. But here is the problem and summary of Ebuka’s ministry: Ebuka’s understanding of how God works is money-centred; it is a prosperity gospel mindset. This is why Ebuka is a big threat to the Gospel of Christ. Everything is about having millions, mansions, visas, and travelling abroad. And when he wants to talk about other things other than those, he goes into male and female geni.tals.
“7. “Prophecy with instant solution” is his catchy phrase. But when you interrogate what “instant solution” means for an average Zion member, you will get to understand why it is not a problem or a red flag that in less than one month, a woman who said she had nothing can suddenly buy a house worth about 500 Million naira ($334,000) and instead of people questioning her, everyone is excited and thanking Jesus…”
Priest sends message to Ebuka Obi
He pointed out that Ebuka jokingly proposed marriage to Loveth during her testimony and allegedly belittled men and women in his church who didn’t own such a house, labeling them as “caged.”
While criticizing Ebuka’s handling of the viral incident, he accused the prophet of bullying Loveth by having her arrested. He also challenged Ebuka to reveal the names of the Igbo priests and two pastors he claimed were trying to bring him down.
The priest condemned Ebuka’s preaching, calling it a false gospel.
“…12. If Ebuka truly has the spirit of God in him and follows the Bible, the way he would have handled this issue would have won the admiration of many because nobody is perfect. On Loveth’s issue, if the testimony is fake, then the prophecy is also fake. What is wrong in admitting that you misled the people and couldn’t discern properly and apologize? But what do we see. . . He is now bullying the poor Loveth by arresting her and claiming that two Igbo priests and two pastors are the people planning to bring him down.
“13. What other evidence do we need? Ebuka should stop being a cowærd, he should call the names of the priests and pastors and allow the police to investigate them. Case closed!
“14. The summary of my long post is simple: no prophecy makes anyone rich. Church is not a place to claim wealth. Jesus did not make anyone rich. In fact, he told many rich people to sell everything they had and follow him. The gospel of Ebuka Obi on wealth is a false gospel. It is a get-rich-quick kind of gospel. Stop feeding yourselves with gibberish.”
Father Kelvin Ugwu’s post sparked several reactions online
Uchenna Okoye said: “One of things that I don’t understand in our world of today is this: why must it matter to you as a priest, prophet, pastor or Evangelist if a miracle happens in your ministry that makes you go and arrange one that you know that is not true. What is the big deal about it, why are we seeking to be powerful and popular when we are nothing but servants? Why did we have this mentality that if you pray and people did not fall or give fake testimonies that Your prayers are not answered? We need to stop because it is no longer funny.”
Queenet Ada said: “And we haven’t asked ourselves how fast his media team showcased the building which means they already know about the testimony even before the lady climbed the alter for them to have had it saved in their system.”
Ogwudile Nkechi said: “Need we say more? Fr kelvin just explained in details and also summarized everything we need to know about the Zion ministry. Case closed!!!”
Ifebu Dora Kiara said: “Fade, I must say, you are highly talented and I love how you always speak your mind and share your thoughts with us! I hope that those his members who are hypnotized will soon see the light. 👏”