Respected man of God and the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye has debunked growing claims of endorsing any candidate ahead of the 2023 election in Nigeria.
In a disclaimer, the Church authority said Pastor Adeboye and the RCCG has no plan to endorse any candidate for the 2023 general elections and that the General Overseer is under the authority of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and as such would not speak on behalf of Christians on issues regarding politics.
In a statement release through the church’s official social media page, they also threatened to seek legal redress should such claim be made again.
The statement reads, “It has come to our notice that some news outlets are reporting that a meeting between the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide and the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was held a few days back at the Redemption Camp where our esteemed father in the Lord was said to have supported the preferred candidature of the Party the former governor is a member of.
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This is to inform the general public that Pastor Adeboye is under the authority of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and as such will not speak on behalf of Christians on issues regarding policies.
“Pastor 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 Adeboye and the RCCG as it defeats the code of ethics of journalism and the full weight of the law will be employed if such happens in the future,” the disclaimer read.
The disclaimer came after claims of Pastor Adeboye meeting with Tinubu over a possible endorsement began to circulate the internet.
CAN had also at the weekend directed all churches in Nigeria to advise their members not to vote any presidential candidates with links to hard drugs, Boko Haram or any violent religious groups.
Among the qualities the religious body said Christians should look out for in a candidate are honesty, truthfulness, respect for the rule of law, respect for religious and ethnic diversity, compassionate, disciplined and credible.
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