National Sports Stadium proves too big for Pastor Chris

CHRIST Embassy leader Chris Oyakhilome on Sunday failed to pull a bumper crowd of 100 000 people his church initially claimed had registered to attend the Nigerian preacher’s service, with notable gaps visible in the 60 000-seater National Sports Stadium.

Although the attendance was fairly big, some bays were not occupied, while the overflow venue set outside the stadium was not occupied during the entire service.

People started trickling in the morning up until the evening but the venue, which United Family International Church founder Emmanuel Makandiwa often fills to the brim on his annual Judgment Night vigils, proved too big for the Nigerian cleric.

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