Christian actor Mike Bamiloye says he is amused by the recently signed Company and Allied Matters Acts (CAMA) which requires that religious bodies and charity organisations will be strictly regulated by the registrar-general of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a supervising minister.
The law has generated controversy in the Christian space, with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) describing it as Satanic.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Bamiloye said he laughed at the drama that would follow CAMA.
He wrote: “I laughed when I heard that some People want to gather together to remove the Trustees of Church and Audit their financial Accounts.
“I laughed and laughed and laughed! I laughed because of all the Drama that will follow after. I laughed because they want to understand. The secret of the Blessings of the Church! I laughed because they would be seriously dribbled by the Heavens!
“Apostle Johnson Suleiman said the tithes and offering of his church was what was used for the Diesel to power the generator of the Church! That is what they are coming to Audit! The Money for Diesel.
“They didn’t know how Winners Chapel was able to build two World Class Universities? They did know how they Built World Class Medical Centres. They didn’t know how Redeemed Church Built University and highly furnished Medical Centres for the Public. They didn’t know how Mountain of Fire Built University.
“They didn’t know how Deeper Life built their Universities! They didn’t know how Foursquare Gospel Church, CAC, Apostolic Faith, and many Churches are building Educational Institutions from the scratch to the top and their Lecturers Are not going on strikes, because they are well paid.”
CAMA provides that the CAC may by order, suspend the trustees of an association or a religious body and appoint an interim manager or managers to coordinate its affairs where it reasonably believes that there has been any misconduct or mismanagement, or where the affairs of the association are being run fraudulently or where it is necessary or desirable for the purpose of public interest.
The United Kingdom, among other countries, has a similar law.
