The General Oversea of Fountain of Souls Ministries International, Pastor Dennis Woruka Jnr, has reacted to the comparisons that people have making between UK and Nigeria regarding the new Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) on the regulation of churches.
Pastor Woruka, in a statement titled: “CAMA LAW: FOR THOSE COMPARING THE UK GOVERNMENT WITH NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT”, said UK government pays grant to churches annually.
“To those of you who think the Government regulates Churches in the UK and as such, the CAMA Bill in Nigeria should stand.
“I am a Pastor in the UK. This means I can speak on this issue.
“As a Church in the UK, you are seen as a charity. The UK government gives grants to the Church. For example, the government can give you £50k (N30 million Naira) at the end of the year based on how much your Church performed that year.” Pastor Woruka said
He explained that it is in view of the grant being given to churches that government checks finances of churches to ensure that the grant is used for the purpose it was given. Therefore, the CAMA 2020 of Nigeria does not make sense since the government doesn’t give grants to churches
“Because of this, the Government checks your finances to ensure the grants given to you are merited. This is how the UK Government regulates churches.
“The CAMA Bill does not make any sense in Nigeria, because the Nigerian Government, to the best of my knowledge, does not give any form of grants to any Church in Nigeria. How do you want to regulate the finances of the Church , to the extent of changing her board, when the Church does not benefit from you, financially.”
Pastor Woruka urges people to stop comparing Nigerian Government with UK government. He clarified also that his church does not collect grant from the UK government
“Therefore, stop comparing the UK Government with Nigeria in relation to this CAMA Bill.
I am not against the government tracking down fraud or any form of money laundering.
“Please note:
My Church (Fountain of Souls Ministries Int’l UK) has never collected any form of grant from the UK Government and we do not intend to do so.” he concluded
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