Port Harcourt-based clergyman, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has finally broken his silence after being called out by former security guards, Happie Boys.
The viral duo, Matthew Precious Kelechi and Amakor Johnson, recently publicly dragged the philanthropist for discontinuing their fully funded scholarship and allegedly abandoning them without assistance in Cyprus. Read here.
Reacting via his Facebook page, Apostle Chibuzor revealed that he paused funding their scholarship due to the increased dollar rate. He explained that the financial burden became too much for him, considering that he has over 4,000 individuals on his scholarship programs.
The clergyman clarified that the scholarship halt also affected other students, and he communicated the situation to their parents, offering them the alternative of letting their children continue their studies at any university in Nigeria or Benin Republic.
He, however, noted that despite how Happie Boys handled the situation, he has forgiven them and expressed his willingness to restore their scholarship at any university in Nigeria or Benin Republic.
He also disclosed that necessary arrangements are being made for them to return to Nigeria.
“I am Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM). I feel humbled by the level of appreciation I received from well meaning Nigerians on my good works in improving the lives of less privileged in Nigeria.
We all know the story of happy boys and how I intervened by sending them to Cyprus for studies. I felt at their age what they need is education not to work as security. Because of the Dollar rate, which became a heavy financial burden on me in paying school fees for over 4,000 persons on my scholarship programme, I stopped funding to Wait and see if the dollar will come down.
I also communicated to every parents and gave them options either to return to Nigeria and continue their studies or Benin Republic. Now Because of God and as a father I have decided to forgive happy boys on whatever thing they Posted against me and the church. On this note I have decided to restore their scholarship to continue in any university in Nigeria or University in Benin Republic. I have instructed the matron who I employed to take care of them to arrange their ticket to return to Nigeria.” He wrote on Facebook.
