By By Micheal Chukwuebuka
PASTOR Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has dismissed suggestions that he is a “father of Christianity” in Nigeria, following remarks made by activist Omoyele Sowore.
In a firm rebuttal delivered during a workers’ meeting at the Redemption City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Adeboye told congregants he had no desire to claim spiritual fatherhood over all Nigerian Christians.
Omoyele Sowore
“I am not the father of Christianity in Nigeria,” he said, responding directly to Sowore, who had reportedly lumped him together with David Oyedepo and William Kumuyi as patriarchal figures of the faith in the country.
The cleric insisted that his pastoral responsibility was strictly limited to his own denomination, RCCG, and that any claim to national Christian leadership should rightfully reside with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and its president.
“Let that be clearly understood,” he added, urging the public not to ascribe to him a role he had never sought.
God has already chosen next president, says Adeboye
During the same gathering, Adeboye also turned his attention to the country’s political future, telling worshippers that Nigeria’s next president for the 2027 general elections had already been determined by divine will.
“The outcome of the election ultimately rests in God’s hands and goes beyond human control,” he said, while stressing that his message was not an invitation to apathy. He encouraged Nigerians to participate in the political process but to remain prayerful, peaceful, and hopeful.
“Do not be anxious about the country’s political future,” he urged, adding that God remained sovereign over national affairs.
The pastor also took the opportunity to dismiss social media rumours suggesting that RCCG was affiliated with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He maintained that the church was fully independent and had consistently spoken out on national issues, including the economic hardships facing ordinary citizens.
“We are not tied to any political party,” he clarified.
Pastor E.A Adeboye
Adeboye’s latest remarks have drawn a mixed response from political commentators and religious observers, with some praising his refusal of a national father figure role and others questioning the timing of his divine prophecy on the 2027 election.
For now, the 84-year-old cleric remains firm: he will lead his flock, but the whole of Nigerian Christianity is not his to claim.
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