A Nigerian preacher, Evangelist Benita Okeke, has criticized fashion designer Veekee James for claiming that the Holy Spirit inspired her while making JP2025 bride Priscy Ojo’s white wedding dress.
Veekee James had posted a video of the dress-making process, stating that she had prayed to God for inspiration, leading to the divine result of the dress.
However, Evangelist Benita Okeke disagreed with Veekee James’ claim, saying that the Holy Spirit would not lead someone to sew an indecent dress that exposes parts of the body that should be covered.
“The dress was not decent, it wasn’t decent clothing. And I’m like ‘will the Holy Spirit really lead you to sew a cloth that is indecent?’ Isn’t this a licence for indecency?” she asked.
According to her, the claim implies that the Holy Spirit can lead someone to wear inappropriate clothing, which is not consistent with scripture. “The Holy Spirit would not lead you to sew indecent clothing. Because that means the Holy Spirit can lead us to wear inappropriate clothing,” she added.
Evangelist Benita also emphasized that not every inspiration a religious person gets is from God, as a person’s mind consists of their thoughts and will. “You may be a child of God but not every inspiration we get is from the Holy Spirit, sometimes it is from our minds. Our mind consists of our will, our emotions, our thoughts, so it could come from there,” she said.
