Chris Oyakhilome, founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated better known as Christ Embassy, has retracted from his recent claim that the introduction of 5G networks caused the coronavirus pandemic.
It would be recalled that the clergyman had recently stirred controversies when he claimed that 5G — the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies supporting cellular data networks — was initiated to facilitate a “New World Order”.
According to him, the coronavirus pandemic was created to instill fear among people in actualizing the agenda, adding that the 5G technology was an ‘antichrist initiative’.
His claim had attracted several backlashes from many like Matthew Ashimolowo, senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London, expressing his disappointment at pastors who were dishing out false information with respect to the pandemic.
It would, however, be recalled that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) refuted the claims of Pastor Chris, adding that the commission is not laying fiber optics across the country to install the 5G network, as the clergyman also claimed.
But in another teaching amid the criticisms, Oyakhilome stated that he was only opposed to the initiative because of its perceived health risks and the seeming silence of authorized regulators to speak on its advantages and disadvantages.
He said;
I have to look at my calling as a priority and I’m into the healing ministry. You may be a pastor or a minister and not be into the healing ministry, this may not concern you.
I’m a science and technology enthusiast. I love technology. Just studying the capabilities of the 5G makes me like ‘Wow! I’d like to go on it like tomorrow morning. I’d like to start it right away.
The clergyman added that;
But at the same time, I’m into healing, I know what it means for people to be sick. I meet with sick people all the time. And so, no matter how interested I am in the 5G, I’m going to put health first.
He said he wondered if there were any health risks or implications attached to the network, stressing that those were his concerns for the 5G network.
Pastor Chris expressed that;
I became even more concerned when I found out that regulators didn’t seem to care much in looking into the details of the 5G network from independent scientist and experts, medical experts.
The clergy however said he would love to make use of the 5G network ‘if they roll it out’ adding that;
But it’s important that all its health risks be understood and where there are challenges, it should be fixed. If there are health risks, they should be fixed.
We want to go on extraordinary technology but we must also consider all the health implications. That’s my point.
