The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has said it does not dabble into politics in any shade or colouration.
Apparently reacting to rumours making round that the General Overseer of the Church Pastor Enoch Adeboye gave his blessings to the vice-presidential ambition of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the RCCG dissociated itself from the report.
Osinbajo, a former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, who is said to be Adeboye’s close ally, had been chosen as the running mate of the APC presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on December 17, 2014, Wednesday.
Taking to its official twitter handle, the RCCG denied celebrating the emergence of Buhari’s running mate, who pastors its Olive Parish located on Banana Island, Lagos.
The church however warned Nigerians to disregard such report and be wary of fictitious social media accounts.
The church wrote on its Facebook page:
“On behalf of The Governing Council of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, we would like to inform the public that RCCG is not affiliated nor represented by @rccgworldwide. The church’s official twitter page is @rccghq. The church cherishes the right of all citizens to participate in the democratic process to vote.”
Not long after Buhari announced Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential elections, he was said to have called Pastor Adeboye, for blessings.
Question later emerged over whose side Adeboye might take ahead of the 2015 polls being that Osinbajo is a pastor at his church and one of his close confidants. On the other hand, Adeboye has been associated with President Goodluck Jonathan, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Osinbajo is a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State. He has a beautiful wife, Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo, who is a grandchild of the late Obafemi Awolowo.
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