GENERAL Evangelist of Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide (MCCSW), Prof. Joseph Otubu, has appealed to Nigerian film producers and script writers to stop portraying Aladura churches as occultic, wicked and criminally-minded, reports Sam Eyoboka.

Noting that some clerics may have misrepresen-ted the movement, Otubu said their practices are not limited to the Aladura Movement, stressing that every denomination has its share of bad eggs.

Speaking at the 50th anniversary/thanks-giving service of the church at its sub-head-quarters in Lekki, Lagos, the gynaecologist wond-ered: “Are the Aladura church members the worst of all persons in Nigeria? Are the Aladura the only people committ-ing crimes?”

“In every denominat-ion, there are bad eggs but unfortunately our own bad eggs have been overemphasised and Nollywood should talk about sin and its reper-cussions in every assem-bly, denomination, asso-ciation or religious asso-ciations, not just in Aladura,” he said.

Continuing, Otubu hailed Aladura churches for their prevailing inter-cessory prayers, noting that it is a remarkable legacy that must be sustained till the end.

“Aladura churches have earned themselves the name because the founding fathers of the Cherubim and Seraphim churches believed in the efficacy of prayers. God will always answer our prayers in his way, wisdom and in love.

“I can tell you that the Aladura Church established by Orimolade is an excellent church built absolutely on the efficacy of prayer,” he stressed.

According to him: “If you are committing sin and fail to repent as to receive God’s pardon, there is little or no hope of prayer being answer-ed.

“Certain elements are requir-ed in prayer as exemplified in the classic prayer taught to the disciples in the Lord’s Prayer,” he emphasised.

Otubu urged churches to unite as one big family to stem the tide of sin, unrighteousness in the society.

The national president of The Apostolic Church and chairman of LAWNA (TAC), Pastor Gabriel Oladele Olutola, also charged Nigerians to remain committed to prayers to fix the challenges facing the nation.

“There is no hope aside from prayer and we must continue to pray. Our God will answer our prayers and will take all the problems that we have from Nigeria, including the recent upsurge of insurgency,” Olutola assured.

Dignitaries at the anniversary with the theme; “Prayer is the key”, included former Lagos Commissioner for Health, Dr. Leke Pitan; the president of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, represented by Rev. Femi Asiwaju; the head of TEKAN/ECWA bloc, Rev. Emmanuel Gigawu, among others.