Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, advised him he frequently prayed for him and believed he would triumph.
Sowore stated the cleric additionally described his methods as pure throughout a latest assembly on the RCCG’s nationwide headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
The activist disclosed this throughout an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, a few week after attending the church’s National Thanksgiving Service.
In a put up on X following the service, Sowore had revealed that Adeboye provided to hope for him throughout a non-public assembly.
Recounting the encounter on the podcast, the AAC presidential candidate stated the cleric recognised him and advised him he had been praying for him.
“He said to me, ‘You know, I know you very well, and I pray for you all the time, and I know your ways are pure, and that you will triumph,’” Sowore stated.
He defined that after the thanksgiving service, he was initially requested to attend close to Adeboye’s automotive however was later knowledgeable that the cleric wished to see him within the church’s sacristy.
According to Sowore, their dialog additionally revisited their first assembly in 1996, when he approached the cleric for help in a marketing campaign towards cultism in Nigerian universities.
He stated he had sought Adeboye’s help shortly after finishing his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, at a time when cult-related actions had been changing into a serious concern on college campuses.
Sowore recalled that Adeboye supported the initiative and directed that N10,000 be given to him to fund the marketing campaign.
“We used it to go and campaign against cultism,” he stated.
The activist stated Adeboye additionally sought his permission to hope for him throughout their latest encounter, a request he accepted, though he advised the cleric he would preserve his eyes open in the course of the prayer.
“So he did pray for me, and we stood up, and we laughed,” he stated.
When requested whether or not he had given his life to Christ in the course of the assembly, Sowore stated the dialog didn’t contact on such a dedication, explaining that he was not concerned in organised faith.
“We didn’t have that kind of conversation because giving life to Christ is for people who are into organised religion. I am not into organised religion,” he stated.
Sowore additional clarified that he didn’t talk about his presidential ambition with the RCCG chief, describing their encounter as a private dialog.
He stated the dialogue was partly formed by Adeboye’s shock at their earlier assembly almost three many years in the past.
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