Port Harcourt-based cleric, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has responded after being called out by former security guards, the Happie Boys.

They both, Matthew Precious Kelechi and Amakor Johnson, recently publicly chastised the philanthropist for cutting their fully-funded scholarship and allegedly abandoning them in Cyprus without any form of help. (Read Here)

Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere announced on his Facebook page that he has suspended funding their scholarship due to the increased dollar rate. He explained that since he has more than 4,000 people in his scholarship programs, the financial burden has become too much for him.

The cleric clarified that the suspension of the scholarship also affects other students and informed their parents of the situation and offered them the alternative of letting their children continue their studies at a university in Nigeria or the Republic of Benin.

However, he noted that despite the way the Happie Boys handled the situation, he has forgiven them and expressed his willingness to resume their scholarship at any university in Nigeria or the Republic of Benin.

He also announced that the necessary arrangements are being made for their return to Nigeria.

“I am Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM). I feel humbled by the level of appreciation I received from well meaning Nigerians on my good works in improving the lives of less privileged in Nigeria.

We all know the story of happy boys and how I intervened by sending them to Cyprus for studies. I felt at their age what they need is education not to work as security. Because of the Dollar rate, which became a heavy financial burden on me in paying school fees for over 4,000 persons on my scholarship programme, I stopped funding to Wait and see if the dollar will come down.

I also communicated to every parents and gave them options either to return to Nigeria and continue their studies or Benin Republic. Now Because of God and as a father I have decided to forgive happy boys on whatever thing they Posted against me and the church. On this note I have decided to restore their scholarship to continue in any university in Nigeria or University in Benin Republic. I have instructed the matron who I employed to take care of them to arrange their ticket to return to Nigeria.” He wrote on Facebook.