After more than two decades of internal conflict, the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has successfully resolved its 24-year ownership crisis, which had caused divisions within the church and led to widespread destruction of property across its global branches.
Addressing the media in Uyo, the Chairman of the BCS Board of Trustees, Sister Victoria Clarke, announced that the organization has now registered a new board with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), officially settling the long-standing leadership dispute.
Clarke emphasized that the new board comprises carefully selected individuals known for their integrity, who will now oversee the affairs of the church.
“These trustees are now at the helm of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. They are the only legally recognized body authorized to administer and represent the church globally. This marks a new beginning, where the true beauty and purpose of the Brotherhood will shine forth to the world,” she stated.
Clarke also addressed misconceptions surrounding the church’s leadership, reaffirming that its founder, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, remains the Sole Spiritual Head.
She dismissed claims that his second son, His Holiness Roland Olumba Obu, had taken over the church’s leadership.
“The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is not a hereditary institution. Leader Olumba Olumba Obu remains the Sole Spiritual Head and the Promised Comforter. He has no assistant or deputy,” she declared.
While acknowledging Roland Olumba Obu as the second son of the leader, Clarke made it clear that the church does not recognize him as its spiritual head.
“We respect and honor him as the Leader’s child, but he is not God, and the Brotherhood does not acknowledge him in that capacity,” she added.
