General Overseer (GO) of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Tuesday denied meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
In a statement on Tuesday, the church said Adeboye was under the authorities of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), adding that he would not speak “on behalf of Christians on issues regarding policies”.
The statement reads in part: “This is to inform the general public that Pastor E.A. Adeboye is under the authority of God, the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and as such, will not speak on behalf of Christians on issues regarding policies.
“Pastor E.A. Adeboye and the RCCG have not and will not endorse any candidate for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The news reported by Daily Post is false. Daily Post and other News Outlets should desist from spreading false information about Pastor E.A. Adeboye and the RCCG, as it defeats the code and ethics of journalism and the full weight of the law will be employed if such happens in future. God bless you.”
The Special Assistant, Media and Communications, to the CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, had a few weeks ago condemned the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket.
He stated: “The Christian Association of Nigeria has stated it clearly that the situation in the country now is not suitable for a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“It is up to Nigerians to accept or reject. Today’s Nigeria is not the same as when Nigerians voted Abiola-Kingibe ticket which was eventually annulled. Our prayers are with Nigeria and Nigerians,
Also, CAN’s General Secretary, Rev. Joseph Bade Daramola, in a statement, said the group would consider Muslim-Muslim ticket “as a declaration of war.”