Flamboyant rich Nigerian Pastor
Bishop David Oyedepo of the
winners chapel has been
declared winner of the "Slap a
winch" for Christ case in Ogun
state. Justice Ojo struck out the
case, saying the application
lacked merit on many grounds.
He awarded a N20,000 cost
against the applicant.
He said the girl, who was
allegedly slapped, remained a
ghost victim and that the
applicant failed to prove that he
attended the service where the
girl was allegedly slapped.
Mr. Oyedepo was named the
richest pastor in Nigeria last year
by Forbes magazine with an
estimated worth of over
N20billion.
During the hearing of the case,
Dele Adesina, counsel to Bishop
Oyedepo, had complained to the
court that they did not have a
photograph and the video where
the Bishop slapped the young
lady.
Mr. Adesina had argued that
there was nothing to show that
the young lady who was slapped
in the video – who had been
dubbed 'Miss Justice' in the
course of the suit - is a living
person.
"There is nothing to show in the
application that 'Miss Justice' is a
living and existing person
entitled to claim under the
provisions of the 1999
Constitution," Mr. Adesina said.
"We humbly submit that 'Miss
Justice' is a fictitious person, not
capable of being represented in
court.
"For the applicant to establish
that he is suing on behalf of
another person, that person
must be determinable and
identifiable," he added.
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