Pastor Chris Okafor, the founder of Liberation City, also known as Grace Nation International, has temporarily left the pulpit.
Following a relationship controversy involving actress Doris Ogala, there were calls for the pastor to resign from his leadership role and pastoral responsibilities inside the church.
However, it’s unclear if the decision is related to the relationship controversy and the accusations that followed against the cleric.
Chris Okafor announced the news during Thursday’s New Year’s service and invited four of his subordinate pastors to step in for January 2026.
We have four Sundays in January, and since they will be prophetic Sundays, Pastor Sylvester, Pastor Kelvin, Pastor Oliver, and Shadrach will minister to you and anoint you each Sunday.
They will therefore be present. The priest stated, “I will be resting while they are here, and it will be time for a personal retreat with God and time for me and my wife to rest because we haven’t rested, had time, or even gone on a honeymoon since our wedding.”
Remember that as soon as the video of the pastor interacting with his younger girlfriend appeared online, the scandal began.
Actress Doris Ogala was among the ladies who reportedly confronted him after the engagement for promising them marriage and engaging in sexual relations.
Actress Ogala threatened to disrupt the marriage, so Okafor married his new bride in a different church amid the scandal.
