Winners Chapel reacts to controversy statement "Gate of Hell" made by Oyedepo

After the controversy surrounding
president Jonathan's visit to the Living Faith Church last Sunday, the church has issued a release, slamming the rumours as false

Our attention has been drawn to a
statement credited to the President
and founder of the Living Faith Church worldwide, also Known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, which has gone viral.

He was reported to have made the
statement last Sunday when the President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan came to worship at Faith Tabernacle, which is the headquarters of the ministry.

The falsehood that is being spread around by mischief makers is that the Bishop, while praying for the President, said,

“I will open the gates of hell to
anyone who oppose you.” A little later, some others who in an attempt to “defend” the Bishop, came up with
another quote purportedly said by Dr.Oyedepo, which is: “I will open the
gates of hell to those who oppose the peace of this nation.”

Well, let’s set the records straight: The Press and Publicity Unit of the church, publishers of Faith Tabernacle News, was at the 3rd
service and recorded (on tape), the
President’s 6-minute speech, the
congregational prayer for him and the Bishop’s blessing on the President.

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the presidential candidate of the ruling party – the PDP, came to the church as thePresident of this country, not as a candidate
in the forthcoming elections. And Bishop Oyedepo prayed for him, as instructed in the Bible book of 1 Timothy 2:1-2, as the President of Nigeria not as a PDP standard-
bearer.