By Adenrele Benedicta, Washington DC
Celestial Facts Finders, a pressure group of the Celestial Church of Christ with its headquarters in Washington DC has urged the embattled shepherd of Metro Parish in DC, VSE Michael Odubanjo to respect an order from the Pastor of the church Worldwide, Reverend EMF Oshoffa that he should stop parading himself as the shepherd in charge of the parish amidst allegations of high-handedness, gross financial mismanagement and an act of insubordination to the pastor which were made against him by parishioners in the crisis-ridden Parish.
In a press statement which was made available to journalists this morning, Celestial Facts Finders through its Convener, Leader Adewolu Bademosi wondered why VSE Odubanjo has continued to disrespect a standing order from the Office of the Pastor publicly and will still go secretly to beg people to help him plead with the same pastor he has been attacking through the help of some bloggers.
The Celestial group further stated that there is no need for Odubanjo to remain in Metro Parish while he is actually working together with some elders of another faction of the Celestial which isn’t that of Oshoffa. “This is part of his plots to destroy Metro Parish and for him to be prevented, he has to obey the Pastor’s order and return back to Nigeria since his clergy status has also been withdrawn indefinitely” the group said.
Recall that Pastor EMF Oshoffa had on March 22, 2025 notified VSE Odubanjo by an official letter which he personally signed of the withdrawal of his posting to Metro Parish, Washington DC and also about the termination of his clergy status worldwide indefinitely.
This implies that he is no longer the shepherd in charge of CCC Metro Parish in Washington DC and also, he cannot function as a shepherd in any CCC parish worldwide until the Suspension is lifted by the authorities of the Celestial Church of Christ headed by Pastor Mobiyina Oshoffa.
Prior to the March 22, 2025 letter, Pastor EMF Oshoffa had on February 10, 2025 written VSE Michael Odubanjo and copied the Parochial Committee of Metro Parish that on no account should the embattled shepherd stay any further in the United States as the shepherd in charge of the Parish without fulfilling his immigration status to be able to work as a clergyman in the country.
Celestial Facts Finders however threatened to drag VSE Odubanjo before a competent US Court of he fails to quit Metro Parish as it has been ordered by the Worldwide Pastor of the church, EMF Oshoffa within fourteen days.