Sunday, November 25, 2012 could have been any other day for Nigerian
comedian Princess but after attending a morning church service at the
Covenant Christian Centre, things took a different turn.
The comedienne says she was publicly embarrassed by one of the ushers
of the church after she was told she couldn't sit in the front row of
the church while Pastor Poju Oyemade was delivering a sermon. The
comedienne says the usher told her he was asking her to leave because
she was 'single'.
The same day, Princess poured out her mind on her Twitter page.
'I can't believe dis Covenant Christian Centre people & their sitting
arrangement. Is dis not supposed to be the house of God?! one usher
told me I couldn't sit in front cos I am single. I nearly died of
embarrassment, in d presence of God! *sad face', @PrincessCOMEDY
lamented.
Princess further explains that the popular Pastor was aware of what
happened as he was present while she rebuked the usher later on at the
car park.
'Y would I lie? I av plenty witnesses.If na lie make their Pastor
confront me,he was there wen I raked 4 d usher later in d car park.
both of dem better b sure of d facts. I was embarrassed & emotionally
rattled.They want 2 look gud 2 Pastor Poju,I only fear God!'.
Her tweets of course caused uproar on the social network with a number
of people taking sides with her and the others defending the church's
action.
When @Im_a_MARVEL asked 'question is what was she wearing? Might be a
good reason to have her seat at d back', Princess replied 'since u av
known me av I EVER dressed improper? They don't want 2 admit dat usher
did wat was WRONG. Sugbon oruko ti ekun a somo e'.
@yewiez tweeted 'I attend C3 (short for Covenant Christian Centre). I
have been told a couple of times by ushers that i can't sit in front
because I'm single'.
But then @oshladiva tweeted 'I attnd CCC,I'm single,I dnt knw nobody
dere n I sit in front quite often,so dats a mute point really.Wat is d
FULL story.Dnt make assumptns/conclusions from 1 persons pt of view'.
As the debate grew bigger with Princess still giving her rant and
other Twitter users dishing out their opinion, Oyemade weighed in on
the matter, making an apology to Princess.
'@PrincessCOMEDY My apologies for what happened on Sunday',
@pastorpoju tweeted. This got Princess more animated as she responded:
'@pastorpoju accepted but I feel really PAINED u waited dis long
knowing wat ur usher did on Sunday was VERY wrong. Its not a sin 2 b
SINGLE! OMG! So u r single too, that usher owes a BIG time apology.He
spoilt my day,made me regret coming to ur church &hurt my feelings'.
She finally calmed down and accepted his apology, explaining to her
fans '@pastorpoju has apologised on bhalf of his usher dt embarrassed
me on Sun. Tanx 2 my friends &fans 4 their words of wisdom while I was
hurtin'
The supposed heartfelt apology might as well not be taken seriously as
the apology tweet has disappeared from the Oyemade's timeline.
Source : Net
