PASTOR ADEBOYE SPEAKS ON HANDING OVER TO BISHOP OYEDEPO AS RCCG GENERAL OVERSEER
PASTOR
ADEBOYE SPEAKS ON HANDING OVER TO BISHOP OYEDEPO AS RCCG GENERAL OVERSEER
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has addressed reports of him planning to hand over
leadership of the church to the General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop
David Oyedepo.
Pastor Adeboye, who spoke at the ministers’ conference of the
mission on Saturday which held at the Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun state, stated
that God had not yet revealed to him who his successor would be.
He, therefore, warned those spreading rumors of Bishop Oyedepo
being his successor, to desist from such act.
Adeboye said: “Elijah knew before Elisha knew that he would
succeed him, Moses also knew that Joshua would succeed him and likewise Eli
knew before Samuel and not the other way round and therefore, God will tell me
first before any other person about who will become my successor as a general
overseer.
“So, those of you who are carrying rumour of who would be my successor
or claiming to be the one that God had chosen should desist from such act as
God had not shown me anybody yet.
”Some even said I would hand over to Bishop David Oyedepo, some
said to Pastor Joe Olaiya because the two are very close to me that they do
minister during our major events such as the conventions, Holy Ghost congresses
and yet another quarter said one of my sons is the one succeeding me.
“But I would advice you to always check sources of your
information before believing such information and also to focus on whatever you
are doing rather than spreading rumour.
“So, let me say it loud and clear again that God has not told me
who my successor is.
“What God had told me several years ago was that He would tell me
who my successor would be at least five years before I would be called home and
as at this now, He had not told me anything as regards that, which means He is
not ready to call me home in the next five years.”
Adeboye however stated that he pities who would eventually emerge
as his successor because “such a person would have to pray more than I do and
has to sacrifice a lot also.
“Because I know how many hours I pray a day and I can count how
many days I eat in a year too.
“So, whoever that will take over from me, such person will have to
surpass me and God will have mercy on the person,” he added.
