The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has thrown his weight behind those calling for a change of the current security chiefs if they can no longer guaranty the safety of Nigerians. This is coming on the heels of a video circulating online, in which popular teak talker , Mama G, heaped curses on the man of God for allegedly stopping members of his church when they wanted to join the protest over the abduction of school children in Oyo state. The cleric urged the Federal Government to give Nigeria’s security chiefs a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists or resign from office.
Adeboye
made the call in a video shared on his X handle on Tuesday.
He
expressed concern over the country’s worsening security situation and called
for urgent action against perpetrators of violence.
According
to him, security chiefs should be held accountable for results in the fight
against terrorism.
He
said, “You can only advise the commander-in-chief. You can’t command him,
because if you command the commander-in-chief, then you become the commander of
the commander-in-chief. That doesn’t make sense.
“But
I’ve tried. And God is my witness. I don’t want to take much of your time.
“What
should we do now? I’m talking to you as my children. If I were asked to make
suggestions, I would say quietly to our government, move fast. And tell our
security chiefs, get rid of these terrorists within 90 days, or resign.”
The
cleric also urged the government to target not only terrorists but also their
sponsors, regardless of their influence.
He
said, “When giving orders to the service chiefs this time around, we should
make it clear to them that they are not only to eliminate the terrorists; they
should eliminate their sponsors, no matter how influential they may be.”
Adeboye
recalled that a former Nigerian president once issued a similar directive to
security chiefs, but said the order was not fully enforced after the deadline
elapsed.
He
said, “There was a president, unfortunately he’s dead now… who called the
service chiefs together and said, I give you three months. Get rid of all these
Boko Haram people, or resign.”
He
added, “He ran with that advice, but he didn’t follow it through… because he
gave the order as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. But security
operatives moved fast.”
Adeboye
said he later met the late president after the deadline passed, noting that the
experience shaped his current recommendation.
He
said, “So I went to see him… this time, somehow, the press got to know that I
visited him… unfortunately, like I said, he’s not alive now.”
The
cleric added that his advice to government remains that security chiefs must
not only be tasked with eliminating terrorists but also their sponsors “no
matter how influential they may be.”
Adeboye
reshared a video that suggested he had campaigned for a government or political
party and that he called for the cancellation of a planned protest against
insecurity.
Earlier
on Tuesday, RCCG defended the General Overseer against what it
described as persistent falsehoods and deliberate misrepresentations.
In a
statement issued through its official public relations handle on X, the church
said it would no longer remain silent in the face of inaccurate narratives
about its leader.
According
to the church, both Adeboye and the church have, for years, been subjected to
false narratives driven by personal interests.
It
accused some commentators, bloggers, and media organisations of circulating
misleading claims about Adeboye’s positions on politics, governance, and
national issues without proper verification.
Addressing
allegations that Adeboye had campaigned for a government or political party,
the church described such claims as untrue, maintaining that the cleric has
consistently encouraged civic participation without endorsing candidates.
The
church explained that he had merely communicated a directive from the
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria concerning changes to the format of a
nationwide prayer programme.
The
church further rejected suggestions that the cleric has remained silent on
major national issues.
“Pastor
E.A. Adeboye has, on several occasions, spoken about national issues such as
insecurity, corruption, economic hardship, elections, governance, and the need
for righteous leadership. However, he often chooses the language of moral
guidance, prayer, and counsel rather than partisan political confrontation,”
the statement added.
All this is coming amidst the outburst of a popular teak talker known as Mama G, who heaped curses on the man of God for allegedly preventing members of his church from embarking on a peaceful protest against the kidnap of school children in Oyo state. According to Mama G, this “suppression” happened because the church has close ties with Nigeria's First Lady, who currently serves as an RCCG pastor. She also criticized high-profile Nigerian religious leaders for keeping quiet while ordinary Nigerians continue to suffer from banditry and economic hardship under the Tinubu’s administration.
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