JANUARY 8, 2017 – The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG), Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday complained that the Buhari-led government is interfering too much in the affairs of the church.
Adeboye made the disclosure at the annual Ministers Thanksgiving service held at the Redemption Camp, where he also announced a new leadership structure for RCCG Nigeria, to be led by Pastor Joseph Obayemi.
In the course of the service, Adeboye reportedly began by telling the crowd that the federal government of Nigeria under President Buhari has, lately, formed the habit of interfering in the affairs of the Church.
He recounted how the government forced the RCCG to abandoned the robust retirement package for their Pastors, where full time Pastors who retired from the employ of the Church collects their full salary and benefits till death, to adopt a statutory contributory pension scheme which has resulted in Pastors, both those in active service and retirees, earning far less than they should have earned under the old scheme.
Similarly, Adeboye dwelt on the issue of how Christians are not taking advantage of their numerical strength to determine who becomes a political leader.
He explained that the apathetic attitude of Christians has led to a situation where leaders are now imposed on them.
His solution: “When you get home, tell every member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to go and register for a Political Party. I want every member to be a Card carrying member of a political party.”
“You can register for any party of your choice, but by all means, register. If you register, you will have to attend your party meetings at the Ward level.
That way you will be part of those to nominate the party delegates who will decide who will run for elections and be our leaders at the national level”. He said
