WHY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE STEPS ASIDE

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has retired as GO Nigeria. Pastor Adeboye,  Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942, in Ifewara, Osun State. Pastor Adeboye had his B.Sc. in Mathematics at University of Nigeria Nsukka, and subsequently got his PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Lagos, and worked as a lecturer in Mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin, before going into full time priesthood in 1984. After joining the RCCG in 1973, he began working to translate the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English. In 1981, Adeboye was appointed General Overseer of the church. He took over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died the previous year. For three years he performed the role part-time, still lecturing at Ilorin. He finally gave up his university position to preach full-time. The church, which was not well known prior to Adeboye’s ascendance has grown phenomenally, to become Nigeria’s biggest, with branches globally in about 190 countries, including more than 14,000 in Nigeria. Adeboye has stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of every person on Earth.

Pastor Adeboye writes Redeemed Christian Church of God pastors,  on Saturday explains new RCCG structure as he named a new General Overseer (GO), Pastor J.O Obayemi, as his his successor, ahead of his 75th birthday on 2 March. The new GO Nigeria, Pastor Joshua Obayemi was appointed the new GO at the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving at the Church international headquarter in Ogun State. The newly appointed GO was the former Special Assistant to the General Overseer (SATGO) on Finance. Pastor Adeboye also appointed Pastor Johnson Odesola, who was the Special Assistant on Administration and Personnel, as the church Secretary Pastor Adeyokunnu as church Treasurer.
SEE LETTER:

The General Overseer in
his letter written to leaders of the church worldwide explaining his reason for stepping down as leader of the Nigerian branch of the church.

In his letter which claims that the reason for the restructure is basically to align with the legal provisions guiding the religious organizations and civil society organizations as contained in the law of the land. 
He also unveiled the new leadership structure for the church in Nigeria, explaining that he would remain the overall leader as the Global Missioner of the denomination worldwide.