The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’ Chappel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has maintained that he never advocated for or spoke on behalf of any politician in the run-up to the country’s general elections in 2023.
In response to the leaked audio of him and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi discussing mobilizing Christians in Kwara and South-West states to vote for him on the eve of the presidential election, Oyedepo said this while addressing the congregation at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, in Ota, Ogun State. (Obi).
Meanwhile, the cleric, while indirectly referring to the alleged leaked phone conversation between him and Obi, said he never spoke to any group of people on behalf of any politician.
He added that all political parties sought his prayers and advice before the election and he availed them.
Oyedepo stressed, “I have never campaigned for anybody or spoken on anybody’s behalf and I will not do that till I go to heaven.
“There is no (political) party in this country that didn’t come to me for prayers and advice.
“I advised them, some, they didn’t take. Those who chose to take it saw results; those who said no are still going about it.
“If you still come again, I will still tell you, it doesn’t change,” he maintained.