Nkechi Blessing: Odumeje’s inability to speak correct English doesn’t make him a fake cleric

Nkechi Blessing, the actress, has shared her opinion about Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, the controversial Onitsha-based pastor better known as Odumeje.

Odumeje has always been in the news for controversial reasons. The cleric rode to fame on the back of what many described as his “unorthodox practices”.

Some critics recently cast aspersions on his status as “a man of God” — sparking a strong-worded response from him last month, wherein he dismissed rumours that he uses fake powers.

In the recent Inside Scoop podcast, Blessing defended the cleric, saying she is “101% convinced” that Odumeje is a “true man of God”.

The actress also urged people not to look down on Odumeje because he does not express himself in correct English.

“I see a lot of people making caricatures of Odumeje saying he is a fake pastor. I see a lot of comment ‘our favourite fake pastor’,” she said.

“The first time I had an encounter with Odumeje, I was shocked to my bone marrow. The man will tell you everything about your life. He is not just telling you everything, he is giving you the solution.

“He is not telling you the normal things that are on the internet. Odumeje sabi. He is a true man of God. I am saying it here categorically. He can actually heal people.

“Because of the fact that he does not know how to communicate well in good English does not make him a fake pastor. He is an Igbo man. Speak with him in Igbo and he will flow with you. By the time you start coming to him with all those big grammar, it becomes a problem.

“So nobody should call my pastor a fake pastor again so that he will not release all his powers.”