The Head of The Sacred Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria, His Most Eminence, Baba Alakoso, Dr. Clement Taye Olatunji Olagoke, JP, says the decision of the Church to reconstitute a new Board of Trustees is in line with the directives of the Economic And Financial Crime Commission.
Speaking in Lagos recently on the true position of The Sacred Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria, he said after renewing the church’s certificate with the Corporate Affairs Commission and maintaining certificate number 324, “the EFCC told us that all the church account with The Sacred Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria must be updated with the new registration certificate in the database of all banks in Nigeria.”
He added that the EFCC also directed that a copy of the new certificate, and Tax Identification Number (TIN) with a letter of introduction signed by any of the two Trustees of the church must be deposited with the EFCC for a proper identification against money laundering.
Baba Alakoso added, “The new policy is a major control measure to bring the Church together as one family and this became necessary because after the demise of the Most Elder Apostle J.O Sonde, the Baba Alakoso, who is also one of the registered trustees of the church, we were left with only two Trustees out of which one has also passed on, leaving the Church with only one Trustee recognized by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and that is Baba Alakoso Dr Clement Taye Olatunji Olagoke JP.”
Baba Alakoso said he therefore found it imperative to upgrade and appoint new registered trustees of the Church.
“I found it imperative to upgrade and appoint new trustees, which was ratified by the highest ruling body of the church,” he said.
Olagoke said after so many trials and blockages from those outside the fold, a new set of trustees were approved and a new certificate issued by the CAC, adding, “It was observed that some are claiming to be Sacred but they’re not known to us; hence we need to inform the EFCC to check such so that the name of the church will not be soiled by fraudsters.”
Continuing, he said the new board through the lawyer informed the commission to place an embargo on any church using its name without clearance and anybody or bodies parading themselves as members of the board, aside from the new ones, “will be handed over to the EFCC for questioning.”
