The Kingsway
International Christian Centre (KICC), a London- based organization, of the
main church pastored by Nigeria's Matthew Ashimolowo, has refuted the
allegation that he was involved Ponzi Scheme.KICC.
A statement by Dipo
Oluyomi, Chief Executive Officer and James Mcglashan, Chief Operating Offficer,
said:
“We wish to state
that the headline was unfortunate and misleading and has caused damage to the
reputation of Pastor Ashimolowo. The sensational headline suggests that Pastor
Matthew Ashimolowo lost $5 million when in fact he did not and did not make the
decision to invest.
“Pastor Matthew
Ashimolowo is the Senior Pastor of KICC and not her trustee and has never been
a trustee of KICC. As you are aware from the Charities Commission’s report, the
decision to invest was solely that of the U.K trustees without any involvement
of Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo. Importantly as the report states, it is the
trustees who have the responsibility for investing Charity Funds and not Pastor
Ashimolowo.”
The statement said
the investment referred to were made by former trustees on behalf of the
Charity over seven and half years ago and that they believed they were acting
in the best interest of the Charity and “they did not and have not benefited
personally.”
“KICC is a Charity
organisation whose main aim is to advance the Christian religion in the U.K.
and around the world as well as provide local communities with a great deal of
counseling and support, including educational, bereavement and prayer support.
“Pastor Matthew
Ashimolowo preaches around the world on behalf of KICC, spreading the word,
touching lives both home and abroad, raising Champions and the profile of
KICC,” it stated.
0 Comments