The songstress took to her Instagram page to announce news of her engagement to the clergyman on Thursday afternoon, June 23.
Mercy Chinwo shared photos with her husband-to-be and captioned them,
“I am blessed to be blessed with @theofficialblessed ❤️ The thoughts of doing the next phase and the rest phase of my life with you makes the blessing more real💃 I love you Sweet❤️”
However, shortly after the announcement, an old video of the clergyman hailing Mercy’s unique talents, resiliency, and hard work during a sermon surfaced, with many suggesting that this was the genesis of their love story.
In the video, Pastor Blessed also stated that Mercy Chinwo is like a sister to him.
Watch video below,
In other news, Nigerian socialite and celebrity barman, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, known better as Cubana Chief Priest garnered attention to himself after dropping a suggestive comment on gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo’s engagement post.
As congratulatory messages and warm wishes poured in, the nightlife king decided to join in, however, doing so by leaving a rather naughty remark.
“Congrats, so you dey like that thing”
His comment immediately elicited a myriad of replies from users, most of them demanding to know what “the thing” is.
