The
Redeemed Christian Church of God has revealed the final decision on
whether Pastor Enoch Adeboye will reverse his decision or not.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has announced its final decision over the controversy surrounding Pastor Enoch Adeboye's decision to quit his position as the General Overseer of the church.
The church said the Adeboye's decision to appoint a national
overseer for the church in Nigeria remains unchanged. However, the
church dismissed insinuations that Adeboye had resigned as the General
Overseer of the RCCG.
Giving details of the church's decision, its Head of Media and
Public Relations, Pastor Segun Adegbiji, revealed at Redemption Camp,
Mowe, Ogun State, on Thursday 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.
Adegbiji further noted 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.
He said, “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.”
Adeboye had resigned as the head of the church in Nigeria on
Saturday, reportedly in compliance with the code. He named Obayemi as
the overseer of the church in Nigeria and took on the new title of
General Overseer, RCCG, Worldwide.
President Muhammadu Buhari reacted on Monday by sacking the Executive Secretary of the FRC, Mr. Jim Obazee.
The President had, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant
on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, approved the sacking and the
replacement of Obazee.
The statement also constituted a board for the Council with Mr.
Adedotun Sulaiman as chairman and Mr. Daniel Asapokhai as Obazee’s
replacement.
According to Punch, the former FRC leadership was said to have
disregarded an October 17, 2016, directive by the Minister of Trade,
Industry and Investment, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, asking for the
suspension of the code.
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.”
The RCCG also confirmed that Obazee was formerly a pastor in the
church, who left his pastoral position to pursue his career in financial
accounting, saying the church did not habour any hatred towards him.
Adegbiji explained that Obayemi would, in the mean time, operate
from the Green Pasture Arena in the Somolu area of Lagos, where he was
when heading the church’s Region 2 for the time being.
The RCCG spokesman said the Governing Council of the church still
had Adeboye as the leader, while Obayemi, six other Assistant General
Overseers and two special assistants to the GO were members.
The AGOs, according to the RCCG spokesperson, are Pastors J. F.
Odesola, Ayo Adeloye, Olu Obanure, Peter Amenkhienan, E. O. Daramola and
E. A. Adeyemi. The two special assistants in the RCCG’s current council
are Pastor Remi Akintunde and Pastor D. G. Kuo.
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