PFN President vows to continue bus preaching despite proposed restriction

Leaders of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have vowed to continue preaching in commercial buses and other public areas, defying proposed legislative restrictions. PFN President Bishop Wale Oke strongly criticized the National Assembly's move, labeling it an "evil decree" and a violation of the Christian mandate to spread the gospel. "We will preach in buses! We will preach everywhere! Because you are making evil decrees. We will rather obey God than man," Oke declared during a sermon on Sunday. He asserted that evangelism is a core Christian responsibility and that believers would persist in their mission peacefully. Oke also questioned the lawmakers' priorities, suggesting they should focus on pressing issues like kidnapping and banditry rather than regulating religious activities. His comments followed reports that an amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission Act proposed penalties for preaching, hawking, and trading inside commercial vehicles. However, the Senate, through a statement by the Office of the Senate Leader, clarified that such restrictions are not new and are part of existing laws dating back to 2007. The clarification came after widespread criticism from Christian leaders, including Dr. Paul Enenche and Bishop David Oyedepo, who emphasized the importance of evangelism and called for the protection of peaceful religious practices.

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Make all the stadiums in Nigeria become prisons; if you want to enforce that law, we are coming. We will break that law. Our Master told us to go into the world and preach the gospel to every creature.