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Appeal Court upholds dismissal of Assemblies of God Church General Superintendent
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Appeal Court upholds dismissal of Assemblies of God Church General Superintendent The Court of Appeal in Enugu has upheld the suspension and dismissal of the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Paul Emeka, by the church. In a lead judgment delivered on Tuesday in Enugu by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the court held that it was not the fundamental right of any member to be General Superintendent of the church. The court voided his application for the protection of his fundamental human rights as General Superintendent. It said that there was no proper proof of service on the appellants and that the trial court was wrong in deciding that there was proper service. The court also overruled the order of an Enugu High Court that other members of the church that held various executive offices should vacate them. It voided the order of the trial court which awarded N30 million against other members of the executive and in favour of Mr. Emeka. The court blamed the r...