The
Redeemed Christian Church of God has spoken out on the decision of its
General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye, to appoint a national overseer for the
church in Nigeria.
Pastor Adeboye
While addressing journalists at Redemption Camp in the Mowe area of
Ogun State, on Thursday, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
Head of Media and Public Relations, Pastor Segun Adegbiji, said the
decision of its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to appoint a
national overseer for the church in Nigeria, remains unchanged.
Speaking further, he explained that the plan to have a national or
country overseer for the RCCG Nigeria was ongoing before the purported
implementation of the now suspended Corporate Governance Code by the
Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.
According to Punch Metro, Adegbiji, who said he was briefing the
press on behalf of the leadership of the church, stated that the
decision of Adeboye to appoint one of the seven Assistant General
Overseers of the church, Pastor Joshua Obayemi, as the Nigeria’s
national overseer was irreversible.
“If you know Daddy GO (Adeboye) very well, he does not make
such an important decision without consulting the Church Council, and
most importantly, God. That decision has been made and it does not in
any way affect his position as the General Overseer of the RCCG.
“So, there is no need to reverse the decision after the Federal Government has suspended the implementation of the FRC law,” he said.
Recall that Pastor Adeboye had resigned
as the head of the church in Nigeria on Saturday, reportedly in
compliance with the code, and named Obayemi as the overseer of the
church in Nigeria and took on the new title of General Overseer, RCCG,
Worldwide.
But on Thursday, when Adegbiji was asked why the church decided to
appoint a country overseer for Nigeria when Adeboye was still in charge,
the spokesman explained that RCCG’s rapid growth and the enormous
administrative responsibilities that followed the expansion were some of
the reasons for the action.
Adegbiji stated, “The RCCG is a fast-growing church and as of
the last count, we are in 192 nations of the world and most of these
countries have their national or country overseer. So, there is nothing
wrong if Nigeria, which also has the blessing of hosting the world
headquarters of the RCCG, has its own national overseer.
“However, this does not, in any way, affect the position of the
General Overseer as all other national overseers of the church in other
countries report to him.
“He has been and he will continue to perform his role without
let or hindrance. So, he (Adeboye) has never stepped down as the General
Overseer of the RCCG.”
The spokesman explained that the “RCCG is a law-abiding church”
by deciding to appoint a national overseer shortly after the sacked
Executive Secretary of FRC started the implementation of the
controversial code.
He said, “The church obeys the law. Leaders of the church in
other nations are also subject to the law in their respective countries
and that was why the church in general and Daddy GO in particular
decided we cannot be an exception.
“But we thank God for what has been happening in the country since the GO appointed a national overseer for Nigeria.”
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