On Monday, April 11, the General Evangelist of Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide (MCCSW), Elder Professor Joseph Otubu, decided to build yet another church for the Lord.
Exactly 53 days after, a sparkling 500-seater ultra-modern church christened Eternal Glory Parish was commissioned in Kukwaba District, Abuja to coincide with his 70th birthday.
The renowned gynecologist told guests at the dedication that building churches has become an addiction he cannot help.
“I don’t know what is wrong with me but I can’t just stop building for God,” he started to a loud applause.
“I guess it is an addiction that will never go away. No matter where I am or what I do, I don’t find satisfaction until I have done something for God.”
He said no price was too high to pay to make God happy, saying his passion remained to continue building across all the major cities of the nation.
Otubu, who donated a parish in Surulere, Lagos last November to the church, said: “It is a token to remind God that I am grateful for His faithfulness over the years.”
The Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) candidate for the presidential election of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it was a habit he inherited from his father, the late Baba Aladura of Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Church (ESOCSC), Godfrey Otubu.
He recalled how his father built many churches for ESOCSC across the nation and paid the tuition of uncountable indigent students.
“I learnt well from him and the next place I will like to build for God is the city of Onitsha,” he stated.
Showing his nuclear family, Otubu dispelled rumour that he is a polygamous stating he has been married only to one wife, Josephine since February 4, 1979 with two sons.
“I don’t have a concubine or another wife anywhere else. This is the only woman I have known all my life,” he stressed.
Declaring he has decided to live his rest for God and humanity, Otubu said: “I have told my children I have nothing to leave for them when I am gone.
“All they can hope to get from me are just books in the library.”
His friend of many years and former Director Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NACA), Dr Harold Demuren, praised Otubu for being selfless.
He revealed that plans had been concluded for the celebrator and his immediate family to be in Jerusalem for an all-expense paid vacation.
“We had done everything until Joseph (Otubu) said he will prefer to celebrate his 70th with a church dedication back home.
“I found that humbling and touching,” he stated to wide applause.
The Baba Aladura of MCCSW, Dr Israel Akinadewo, praised Otubu for his selflessness.
He disclosed that despite all the cathedrals he has built for God, the celebrator does not have a house of his own.