Nigerian cleric and televangelist, Chris Okafor, has retracted his apology to Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala.

The lead pastor of the Mountain of Liberty and Miracle Ministry, who had previously apologized to Doris Ogala amid accusations against him, has taken back his apology.

In a now-viral video, Okafor explained that there was no reason for his initial apology, however, he was pressured. While addressing his congregation, he threatened to tackle the matter legally.

He further maintained that he agreed to apologize because the heat and criticisms were touching his spiritual fathers, and he had to do that to douse the heat.

“There’s no apology for what I didn’t do or for someone I haven’t met face to face. I was pressured by people I called friends but who are not.

“Firstly, the reason why I apologised was that the fathers of faith were being dragged. And I did not want them to be dragged. Pastor Bishop Abioye, and Matthew.

“I knelt down because of those fathers. Not because of any Jezebel anywhere.”

Refreshing your memory, The Nigerian Voice had previously reported in 2025 that Doris Ogala in a viral video on Instagram, had called out Pastor Chris Okafor for refusing to honour his promise of marrying her, despite being intimate with her since 2017. She accused him of using her, being responsible for the death of her younger brother, financial exploitation, and many other atrocities.

Not backing down following the clergyman's wedding to his heartrob, Doris, in a viral video alleged that Pastor Chris' marriage to the bride was under compulsion after raping her. She claimed that the young bride is 21 years old, and her mother is a choir coordinator in the church, who had also been romantically involved with the clergyman.

Doris further claimed that the clergyman was left with no choice than to marry the young lady, due to threats of legal actions from her family.

Additionally, Doris, during a recent episode of the KAA Truths Podcast, called on the Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to visit the clergyman's altar, and find out what is beneath it. She alleged that an individual died during the construction of the altar, adding that a blogger also gave her some information about the altar and what was beneath it; however, Pastor Chris got wind of it, and passionately appealed to her to die it down.

Following Doris Ogala’s continuous allegations against Pastor Chris, she was reportedly arrested during a livestream on Saturday night. She had, during the livestream confirmed that some operatives of the Nigerian police force were in her home, and she could also be heard reprimanding an individual for giving ‘anyhow’ person access to her home, despite her warnings.

She, however, regained her freedom on Monday, December 22, expressing gratitude to human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore and VeryDarkMan for securing her release.

Surprisingly, despite initial dismissal of Doris Ogala's claim, Pastor Chris Okafor made a u-turn by tendering a heartfelt apology to Doris Ogala in front of his congregation. In the viral video, the clergyman had admitted to his wrongdoings, and promised to make restitutions to the women he had offended. He, however, stated that not all Doris Ogala's allegations against him were true.

Reacting to the clergyman's apology, Doris, who had earlier accepted it, picked out a statement from the apology, stating that she was not satisfied with it.

She said that although she has forgiven him, she strongly disagrees with him debunking some of her allegations. Doris further emphasized that she is not in anyway making false claims against the clergyman.