Abimbola:
The relevant portion appears to be that Pastor Adeboye "defected" from the traditional Anglican Church to "Egbe Ogo Oluwa" (later called RCCG). So Bakare's defection from RCCG should not be held against him, even by RCCG members. That is all that I am saying.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
PS: Reading through his biography, it appears that Pastor Adeboye and I were at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka together - well, I as a child and he as a university student. Unless otherwise informed, the war must have displaced him from UNN, for him to graduate with a BSc at GreatIfe in 1967. Abi I lie?
That makes it the second person this week that I discovered that I have kindred spirit with - the first being a rebel leader and one of the founders of the inchoate Republic of South Sudan, Dr. Lam Ajawin, my Imperial College friend
Lam was Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2007) of Sudan's National Unity Government, leader in Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) since 1983 - but I had lost COMPLETE track of him until last week!
I was at Imperial College till December 1978 - he doing his PhD (and graduating in 1980), while I crossed over to the US.
Wonders will never cease - Imperial College and Chemical Engineering - and rebellion! There is hope for me yet!
And South Sudan, here I come to your inauguration!
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PASTOR ENOCH ADEJARE ADEBOYE
'Nigerian Million Makers' are men and women born naked like you and I. They
are men and women who face life's challenges just like every other person. The
difference is that, they find solutions to such challenges. They are men and women
who discover their purpose on earth and pursue it with everything they've got.
They have great passion for their calling to making life better for others. This
is also true of Nigerian Million Maker of today, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye who
went without shoes for the first 17 years of his life. Bill Graham observed: "You
don't have to put greatness on to people, you just have to elicit it, for the
greatness is already there".
Born on March 2, 1942 at Ifewara in Osun state to the family of Mr and Mrs Moses
Adeboye, young Enoch grew up lacking the good things of life. The family was so
poor that they hardly managed to send him to school. It was a celebration galore
when the family bought an umbrella. For the first 17 years of his life, he never
wore shoes. Not that he does not want to, but none was available. Today all that
is history as Pastor Adeboye can afford anything money can buy in fact he recently
acquired a private jet for the promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His
education was a struggle. Through the help of God and the assistance of his
mother, Mrs Easther Adeboye, he was educated even to the tertiary level,
graduating at the age of 25 in 1967. He attended St Stephen's Anglican primary
School, Ilesa Grammar school, University of Nigeria Nsuka, University of Ife (now
Obafemi Awolowo, University) and University of Lagos.
Though the fact was that he attended school under a difficult situation, it did
not stop him from sparkling like a million stars, as he was an 'A' student from
primary school to the University level. What his parents lacked in material
wealth, he made up in academic excellence.
With an M.SC in Hydrodynamics and a PhD in applied Mathematics, the soft spoken
pastor started his teaching career at Okeigbo Ifetedo Grammar school, where he
taught Mathematics and later moved to the Lagos based Anglican Girls Grammer
School. He thereafter lectured at University of Ilorin and later University of
Lagos. His dream then was to become the youngest Vice-Chancellor in Africa. But,
that was a better plan in the offering.
are men and women who face life's challenges just like every other person. The
difference is that, they find solutions to such challenges. They are men and women
who discover their purpose on earth and pursue it with everything they've got.
They have great passion for their calling to making life better for others. This
is also true of Nigerian Million Maker of today, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye who
went without shoes for the first 17 years of his life. Bill Graham observed: "You
don't have to put greatness on to people, you just have to elicit it, for the
greatness is already there".
Born on March 2, 1942 at Ifewara in Osun state to the family of Mr and Mrs Moses
Adeboye, young Enoch grew up lacking the good things of life. The family was so
poor that they hardly managed to send him to school. It was a celebration galore
when the family bought an umbrella. For the first 17 years of his life, he never
wore shoes. Not that he does not want to, but none was available. Today all that
is history as Pastor Adeboye can afford anything money can buy in fact he recently
acquired a private jet for the promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His
education was a struggle. Through the help of God and the assistance of his
mother, Mrs Easther Adeboye, he was educated even to the tertiary level,
graduating at the age of 25 in 1967. He attended St Stephen's Anglican primary
School, Ilesa Grammar school, University of Nigeria Nsuka, University of Ife (now
Obafemi Awolowo, University) and University of Lagos.
Though the fact was that he attended school under a difficult situation, it did
not stop him from sparkling like a million stars, as he was an 'A' student from
primary school to the University level. What his parents lacked in material
wealth, he made up in academic excellence.
With an M.SC in Hydrodynamics and a PhD in applied Mathematics, the soft spoken
pastor started his teaching career at Okeigbo Ifetedo Grammar school, where he
taught Mathematics and later moved to the Lagos based Anglican Girls Grammer
School. He thereafter lectured at University of Ilorin and later University of
Lagos. His dream then was to become the youngest Vice-Chancellor in Africa. But,
that was a better plan in the offering.
He was once invited by his uncle Reverend Chris Fajemirokun to Redeemed
Christian church of God to seek solution to a particular problem. The Redeemed
Christian church of God founded in 1952 was led by Rev Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi.
Though, led by an uneducated man. Dr Enoch felt the presence of God in the
congregation. It was here that he heard that if one does not change from his
sinful ways, the person will end up in hell on the day of judgement. With this in
mind, when the alter call was made, he wasted no time in giving his life to Jesus.
A great choice he made that would changed his life for his life to be an example
and be considered on this blog Nigerian million makers.
Christian church of God to seek solution to a particular problem. The Redeemed
Christian church of God founded in 1952 was led by Rev Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi.
Though, led by an uneducated man. Dr Enoch felt the presence of God in the
congregation. It was here that he heard that if one does not change from his
sinful ways, the person will end up in hell on the day of judgement. With this in
mind, when the alter call was made, he wasted no time in giving his life to Jesus.
A great choice he made that would changed his life for his life to be an example
and be considered on this blog Nigerian million makers.
He became a born-again on July 29th 1973. He acknowledged God in
everything he did and was baptised by immersion in September 1973. As a worker in
the church, he laboured to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ through his word and
deeds. He also conducted lunch hour fellowship at the University community.
everything he did and was baptised by immersion in September 1973. As a worker in
the church, he laboured to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ through his word and
deeds. He also conducted lunch hour fellowship at the University community.
He was ordained a pastor of the church on September 14, 1975 alongside four others. He later became official English language interpreter of Reverend Josiah Olufemi. , whose messages were purely Yoruba language. He succeeded reverend Akindayomi when he went to be with the London November 2, 1980 and was ordained General overseer of the Redeemed Christian church of God in 1981. Thus dropping his job as a university lecturer to become a fulltime pastor.
And so at the age of 38, pastor Adeboye became the leader of the church, a
move that left many elders of the church surprised. Dropping the chalk to hold the
microphone for the rest of his life Pastor Adeboye has changed the face of
Christianity in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world. Unlike most preachers
of gospel, his messages are centred on holiness and purity.
And so at the age of 38, pastor Adeboye became the leader of the church, a
move that left many elders of the church surprised. Dropping the chalk to hold the
microphone for the rest of his life Pastor Adeboye has changed the face of
Christianity in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world. Unlike most preachers
of gospel, his messages are centred on holiness and purity.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Triple a Thegenius <a3_tripleagenius@yahoo.com> wrote:
Prof,You should get the info here:There is a more comprehensive biography of him. I cant recall the title now but every Christian in Lagos carries one....
To: OmoOdua@yahoogroups.com
Cc: NaijaPolitics e-Group <NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com>; "nigerianid@yahoogroups.com" <nigerianID@yahoogroups.com>; USAAfrica Dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 9:25:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OmoOdua] On Bakare's Defection from the RCCG to Form Latter Rain......{Re: BUHARI LEADS THEM ALL....NATURALLY.... IBK PLEASE PERUSE THIS & LEARN THE TRUTH!!
Dear All:Thanks for this information ...but the issue goes BEYOND who founded the Church that MIGHT HAVE BECOME RCCG:
(1) when was it NAMED the RCCG, and who so named it - Adeboye or Akindayomi?(2) what denomination was Adeboye BEFORE he "defected" to RCCG?
Thanks.Bolaji AlukoOn Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:31 AM, DIPO ENIOLA <dipoeniola@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Mobolaji ALUKO <alukome@gmail.com>
Subject: [OmoOdua] On Bakare's Defection from the RCCG to Form Latter Rain......{Re: BUHARI LEADS THEM ALL....NATURALLY.... IBK PLEASE PERUSE THIS & LEARN THE TRUTH!!
To: "NaijaPolitics e-Group" <NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com>, "nigerianid@yahoogroups.com" <nigerianID@yahoogroups.com>, "USAAfrica Dialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>, "OmoOdua" <OmoOdua@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 10:22 AM
Albert Ayeni:You wrote, with some disapproval that:QUOTEPastor Bakare defected from the Redeemed Christian Church of God also because of irreconcilable differences (with the biggest Church in Nigeria).UNQUOTECorrect me if I am wrong: you are NOT Roman Catholic, are you? Yet you are a Christian, are you not?Then you are a member of the Protestant Church whose founder, Martin Luther, DEFECTED from the BIGGEST CHURCH in the world in 1521- the then Roman Catholic Church!Voila!Besides, I do not think that Pastor Adeboye himself was born an RCCG member, since he was the Church's founder. Therefore he too must have DEFECTED from another LARGER Church - maybe the Anglican Church, the LARGEST Church in Nigeria right now?So, please let us look for other reasons against Bakare: not closet Muslim (his mother Abigail was Christian, his Muslim father died when Bakare was aged 2), defector from the largest Church in Nigeria, etcheram, ad nauseum...And there you have it.Bolaji AlukoPS: By the way, Bakare has been plunged into politics, just as Luther was plunged into marriage:"Suddenly, and while I was occupied with far different thoughts," Luther wrote to Wenceslaus Link, "the Lord has plunged me into marriage.""
--- In NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com, Peter Claver Oparah <peterclaver2000@...> wrote:
>
> Biggest church in Nigeria? Funny. how did you come about it? By the number of
> signboards in Lagos?
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Von: Adebayo Adejuwon adeadejuwon@...
> An: NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com; NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com;
> NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com; ogonna@...; usgemology@...;
> mkghs@...; eddyogunbor@...; sulaymandauda@...
> CC: talknigeria@yahoogroups.com; Naija Politics naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com;
> ibk@...; igbo_forum@yahoogroups.com; igboevents@yahoogroups.com;
> igboworldforum@yahoogroups.com; abiausa@yahoogroups.com;
> ibo-benei-yisrael@yahoogroups.com; okibe1@...
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, den 3. Februar 2011, 4:10:41 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] Re: ||NaijaObserver|| Re:
> BUHARI LEADS THEM ALL....NATURALLY.... IBK PLEASE PERUSE THIS & LEARN THE
> TRUTH!!
>
> Â
> Pastor Bakare defected from the Redeemed Christian Church of God also because of
> irreconcilable differences (with the biggest Church in Nigeria..........
>
>
>
> Albert Ayeni
>
>
> Are you serious at all? The who world is reading you? Bakare left Redeem? So
> what? What has that God to do with his being VP to Buhari?
> Bakare left Redeem because of irreconciliable difference. So, if the difference
> was irreconciliable what should Bakare have done? Remain there? And what are
> these irreconciliable diiferences? Tell the world/ Did bakare not leave Deeper
> Life?
>
> But why did you forget to mention that Bakare established the first model church
> of RCCG at Ladipo Oluwole? Why did you forget taht he was not accused of
> stealing or impregnating another man's wife?
>
> Albert, get serious for a change.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Triple a Thegenius a3_tripleagenius@...
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com; NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com; Nigerian
> Observer group naijaobserver@yahoogroups.com; ogonna@...;
> adeadejuwon@...; usgemology@...; mkghs@...;
> eddyogunbor@...; sulaymandauda@...
> Cc: talknigeria@yahoogroups.com; Naija Politics naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com;
> ibk@...; igbo_forum@yahoogroups.com; igboevents@yahoogroups.com;
> igboworldforum@yahoogroups.com; abiausa@yahoogroups.com;
> ibo-benei-yisrael@yahoogroups.com; okibe1@...
> Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 5:10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] Re: ||NaijaObserver|| Re:
> BUHARI LEADS THEM ALL....NATURALLY.... IBK PLEASE PERUSE THIS & LEARN THE
> TRUTH!!
>
> Â
> Woza Albert!
>
> You are really funny. We should let a Niger Delta man occupy the presidency so
> they can have their own turn at spoiling Nigeria? Na wa for you o.
>
> So what if Bakare defected from Redeem, the so-called biggest church? Would you
> have had a prob with him if he had defected from the biggest shrine or the
> biggest Catholic church? Is he the first pastor to leave Redeem? What of Pastor
> Igbodalo? Is that the only church pastors have defected from? You want me to
> give you a load down of those who have left Winners Chapel in VERY controversial
> circumstances?
> You then proceed to allocate position to Bakare and Buhari in GEJ's govt...are
> you naive or idealistic?
>
> AAA
>
>
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Albert Ayeni ayeni982000@...
> To: Nigerian World Forum nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com; Nigerian Observer
> group naijaobserver@yahoogroups.com; ogonna@...; adeadejuwon@...;
> usgemology@...; mkghs@...; eddyogunbor@...;
> sulaymandauda@...
> Cc: talknigeria@yahoogroups.com; Naija Politics naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com;
> ibk@...; igbo_forum@yahoogroups.com; igboevents@yahoogroups.com;
> igboworldforum@yahoogroups.com; abiausa@yahoogroups.com;
> ibo-benei-yisrael@yahoogroups.com; okibe1@...
> Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 6:21:22 PM
> Subject: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] Re: ||NaijaObserver|| Re:
> BUHARI LEADS THEM ALL....NATURALLY.... IBK PLEASE PERUSE THIS & LEARN THE
> TRUTH!!
>
> Â
> Dear Peter:
>
> I am sorry to say, your doctor's prescription for the Nigeria that I know is
> WRONG! WRONG!! WRONG!!! Your doctor did not do a good job of diagnosing Nigerian
> problems and the intrinsic capacities of the candidates, and that is why his
> prescription cannot be right. These are my seven reasons why I believe your
> doctor is wrong:
>
> 1. First and foremost on my list:the GMB/Bakare ticket cannot effectively tackle
> what I consider to be the number onechallenge Nigeria must deal with decisively
> from 2011 onwards: The Niger Delta problem --- the millstone on Nigeria's neck!
> Former VP Abubakar described it as the scar on Nigeria's conscience, but I
> prefer to call it the sore on Nigeria's consicence. Your doctor totally
> discountenanced this problem and many others. Where injustice has reigned for
> over 50 years, that problem of injustice must be dealt with first before Nigeria
> can really find the way forward.Put 10 GMB/Bakares there, it will not matter at
> all, and I believe this without a shadow of doubt. Why has the Delta Region
> remained among the poorest regions of the country, in spite of the wealth that
> has been harvested from that part of the country since 1960 to develop the rest
> of Nigeria (never mind most of the wealth was looted by Nigerians)? The rest of
> Nigeria must stand up to this question, and now is the time! Also, why is it
> that the wealth carted away from the Delta Region has not been effectively
> utilized to develop the country? It is money looted unjustly, so it cannot be
> used to accomplish much good. Even some of our brothers from that part of the
> country were put to death for justly demanding their rights and the rest of the
> country looked the other way --- as if nothing happened! How can Nigeria truly
> make progress in this kind of messy situation? I leave this to everyone's
> imagination.
>
>
> At this point in our development, the leader that will help us tackle the
> problem most realistically must come from that part of the country. Either
> President GEJ or Dr. Pat Utomi currently on the list of contestants would fit
> this bill. No one else in the running even comes close --- and that is the
> truth. Solve the Delta problem and Nigeria will start making progress. It is not
> just by chance that we have contenders to the leadership position coming from
> that part of the country this time around. We may not find them the most
> qualified to hold the office, but that is merely human judgment which is always
> trumped by the wisdom and will of God. We must do our best NOT to throw away
> what I see as a golden opportunity to respond positively to the offer before us.
> With PEACE in the Delta Region, Nigeria will start to experience peace of mind
> and we can plan effectively for the future of a united and strong nation.
>
> 2. Nigeria runs a democratic government guided by a Constitution where
> leadership must employ tenacious negotiation skills guided by the rule of law to
> accomplish meaningful consensus on topical national issues including corruption
> and indiscipline. The GMB/Bakare ticket lacks the track record, temperament,
> tolerance, endurance and stamina to withstand such political demands.Their
> experience as consensus builders is unknown and very doubtful. GMB's CPC could
> not work out an alliance with ACN and/or any other parties. GMB bolted away from
> ANPP due to irreconcilable differences. Pastor Bakare defected from the Redeemed
> Christian Church of God also because of irreconcilable differences (with the
> biggest Church in Nigeria). I cannot see either of these two men seeing anything
> good in what anyone else may suggest. With such characters, it is unimaginable
> the kind of chaos they will throw our fledgling democracy into should they get
> to power. How will they work amicably with a Legislative body that represents so
> many interest groups???
>
>
> 3. Though a decent man as most of us believe, GMB has two many enemies in the
> Nigerian political landscape and will find it nearly impossible to move the
> country forward because of several controversial arguments that are bound to
> develop between the executive and the legislative arms of government. They will
> be at each others throat throughout his administration, and Nigeria will be the
> worse for it.
>
> 4. GMB will serve the country better as the Leader of EFCC in the coming
> administration if he is really interested in helping to clean up the Nigerian
> system of corruption and indiscipline. This is a full-time job and he will be an
> exemplary leader in that office.
>
> 5. Pastor Bakare will serve Nigeria better as the voice of the common man
> outside the political establishment. In the Nigeria of 2011-2015, he cannot be
> an effective fighter for the common man from within the establishment. As VP he
> must take an oath to implement the Nigerian imperfect Constitution framed to
> protect and accommodate the interests of ALL citizens in a secular state, not
> just the members of SNG, CPC, or the Latter Rain Church. How will he do this
> without compromising his fiery godly figure?
>
>
> 6. Pastor Bakare's integrity has been thrown into question by some allegations
> made against him which are yet to be refuted publicly. Some of them that border
> on Spiritual matters bother me extremely. Can I really trust him?
>
>
> 7. The duo has practically no track record of ability to handle the challenges
> of development in the 21st Century. Corruption and indiscipline, the two things
> on which the two seem to agree, are just a component of the myriad of challenges
> Nigeria must confront to accelerate growth and development in the coming years.
> Apart from detesting corruption and indisciplinewhat experience do the two have
> to convince Nigerians that they know how to handle the tonnes of challenges
> confronting Nigeria? Can the two strong-willed highly opinionated individuals
> actually work together successfully? I am not sure anyone has an answer to this
> question. Even on corruption and indiscipline does anyone know they can agree on
> the approach to adopt to tackle the problems --- the Muslim and Christian
> approaches may run parallel or opposite each other and that could create an
> instant logjam!
>
> I rest my case!
>
> Be blessed, Albert
>
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