Man Shares Thought-Provoking Observation after Bishop David Abioye Held His Sunday Service

Man Shares Thought-Provoking Observation after Bishop David Abioye Held His Sunday Service

  • On Sunday, January 19, Bishop David Abioye, a former first vice president of Winners' Chapel, held a Sunday service in Abuja
  • The Sunday service came as a surprise to some people because he had retired from Bishop Oyedepo's church on October 18 last year
  • A Nigerian man took to social media to give his take on Bishop Abioye's decision to organise Sunday services after leaving Winners'

Bishop David Abioye's public announcement that he would be holding weekly Sunday services has continued to generate a buzz online.

A Nigerian man named Emmanuel Daniel has marvelled on social media at the retired preacher's new role hosting Sunday church services.

Emmanuel Daniel shares his observations about Bishop David Abioye holding Sunday services after retiring from Winners' Chapel.
Emmanuel Daniel comments on retired preacher Bishop David Abioye running Sunday services in Abuja. Photo Credit: Emmanuel Daniel, Bishop David O. Abioye
Source: Facebook

In a Facebook post, Emmanuel Daniel wondered if Bishop Abioye was forcefully retired from Winners' Chapel while still active.

"Retired Bishop Abioye now runs Sunday service. Was it that he was forcefully retired when he is still active? Just wondering," he wrote.

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His post stirred reactions on the social media platform. On January 19, Bishop Abioye held his Sunday service in Abuja, and a video showed a large turnout at the event.

The church service ended months of speculation and anticipation from his followers and apologists, who expected him to start his own ministry after his retirement.

Reactions trail man's take on Bishop Abioye

Legit.ng has looked at some reactions of netizens to Emmanuel Daniel's comments about Bishop Abioye starting Sunday services.

Moses Lwoalabo said:

"Ona don see na the church waa we see goo."

Wam Portals said:

"Big politics in the church."

Adogiye Albert Zante said:

"The person that retired him is older than him and still in service."

Ayonaworio Orubu said:

"His retirement is for a particular ministry not service to God Almighty but service to the ministry through which he was serving God so he knowing fully well that serving God is till death do you apart. have started his own ministry."

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In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Bishop Abioye's Facebook post had raised questions from netizens about him starting a new church despite his retirement last year.

Man reacts to Abioye and Aremu's retirement

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man had shared a touching observation he made after watching a video of Bishop Thomas Aremu and Bishop Abioye's retirement service.

The young man realised that the two bishops must have retired voluntarily to preserve the mandate system that they had helped establish, stipulating that the maximum age would be 60.

He claimed that some pastors retired at 60 in 2020 but were given extensions to continue pastoring and said Bishop David Oyedepo allowed the two bishops to leave retire at their own requests.

"...For me, the news was a bit worrying, but I don't jump to conclusions. When I watched the retirement service yesterday, it dawned on me that Bishop Aremu and Bishop Abioye might have volunteered to retire in order to ensure the mandate preserves the system they all helped put in place.

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