Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye rechristened him Abraham.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tinubu, who is a former Governor of Lagos State, disclosed this during a meeting with some Islamic groups and members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kano State on Monday.
The APC presidential candidate disclosed that Pastor Adeboye rechristened him Abraham on the day his wife, Oluremi Tinubu was ordained as a pastor in the RCCG.
“The day my wife was ordained a pastor, I was there. Pastor Adeboye gave me Abraham. I said, what’s the meaning? He said, watch out, the father of nations,” Tinubu said.
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“The day my wife was ordained a pastor, I was there Pastor Adeboye gave me Abraham, I asked what’s the meaning, He said watch out, the Father of nation” – Tinubu.
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TNG recalls that Oluremi was 2018 ordained a pastor in the church at the Old Arena of RCCG, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway during the RCCG’s 66th annual convention themed “Dominion”.
To become a pastor in RCCG, one must have gone through the preparatory stages of baptismal and workers in training class.
The candidate must have completed a one-year course at the church’s School of Disciples and consistently participating in church activities and programmes.
The person must also be a worker that has served in different or specific positions in the parish he attends and is recommended by senior pastors for ordination.
Before her ordination, Oluremi has been a staunch believer of the Christian faith regardless of the faith of her husband, Tinubu, who belongs to the Muslim faith.
Oluremi once said that her relationship with the APC presidential candidate is the “will of God” for her life.