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Adeboye React to Protest…My position is same with CAN and PFN
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Adeboye React to Protest…My position is same with CAN and PFN 

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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has reacted to the protest led by some human right activist and celebrities few days back at the RCCG camp Along Lagos Abeokuta Express way.

The protest led by some notable artistes like Baba Fryo, Charley Boy and Eedris Abdulkarim accused accuse the top pastor of been mute over cogent national issues affecting Nigerians. “According to the group, they had come to show their unhappiness with his supposed silence over killings of Christians, establishment of cattle camps called RUGA and kidnapping in the Pastor Adeboye led the congregation in supplication for God’s mercy on Nigeria after speaking on the negative consequences of bloodshed and inhumanity.”

But in a statement on Wednesday at the National Headquarters of the Church, he reaffirmed his commitment to the umbrella Christian organizations that are mandated to speak on issues affecting the Church and the nation as a whole.

The statement, signed by RCCG’ Head, Media & Public Relations, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, said: “As in the past, that the views of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) represented his position and that of the RCCG.

“Pastor Adeboye, himself a one-time PFN President, noted that the aforementioned Christian bodies had spoken on the issues of kidnapping, killing of Christians, herdsmen attacks and general insecurity in Nigeria and that his position and that of the RCCG was not different from their expressed views.

“Besides, as a Pastor and spiritual father to millions of people in Nigeria and across the world, he regularly leads the congregation to pray over the problems confronting the nation at all major programs of the Church.”

Pastor Adeboye, according to Olubiyi, said, to be quiet does not mean that you are silent, disclosed that he had made his views on the issues known to all the relevant authorities. He declared that very soon, Nigerians shall see that God answers prayers. He enjoined all to remain calm and maintain the peace.

 

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