‘It slipped out of my mouth’ – Apostle Suleman on praying for COVID-19 not to end

Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, has reacted to the controversy trailing one of his sermons were he said he prayed for COVID-19 not to end.

Recall that Suleman recently came under fire following his message in a viral video that he bought his third private jet during the COVID-19 pandemic and even prayed for the pandemic never to end.

Reacting, the cleric said it was a slip of tongue, adding that no pastor would pray for COVID-19 not to end. Apostle Suleman said: “There is a video trending about me that was posted by a pastor against me. It was a programme I had in Abuja and I was trying to explain something about COVID-19.

“When they told me that I prayed for the coronavirus not to end, I said ‘me? I did not say that.’
“When I watched the video, I discovered it slipped out of my mouth. There is no pastor that will pray for COVID-19 not to end. It doesn’t make sense.”

“That was what I was trying to buttress and it slipped out of my mouth. I could not have prayed for coronavirus not to end, no pastor would do that. But he (the pastor) took that mistake, edited some part and blew it,” he added.