The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has dismissed claims that he participated in a protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan, explaining the circumstances surrounding a photograph circulating on social media.
Key Highlights
- Pastor Enoch Adeboye denies ever protesting against former President Goodluck Jonathan.
- An old photo of him holding a placard during a procession resurfaced on social media.
- He says the photo was taken at a nationwide prayer walk in February 2020, under the Buhari administration.
- The walk followed a directive from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over insecurity and killings.
- “I have never protested against any government,” the RCCG general overseer said.
The controversy resurfaced after an old photograph showing Adeboye holding a placard during a public procession began making the rounds online.
Some social media users had used the image to suggest that the respected cleric once took to the streets to protest against Jonathan’s administration.
Photo From 2020 Prayer Walk
However, Adeboye has clarified that the photograph was taken during a nationwide prayer walk organised in February 2020, several years after Jonathan left office.
He explained that the exercise took place under the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari and was organised following a directive from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
According to the RCCG general overseer, the procession was organised to draw national and international attention to worsening insecurity, killings and other security challenges confronting Nigerians at the time, and was not a political demonstration against Jonathan or his government.
Speaking on the controversy, Adeboye denied ever carrying a placard against the former president, insisting that the exercise was a march against corruption rather than a political protest.
“I did not carry any placard against Jonathan. What we did was a march against corruption. I have never protested against any government. My own is to pray for those in authority,” the cleric said.
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Religious Leaders And National Affairs
The clarification comes against the backdrop of renewed conversations about the involvement of religious leaders in Nigeria’s political and social affairs, particularly their responses to insecurity, corruption and governance challenges.
Adeboye has over the years made public interventions on national issues, while his position as the leader of one of Nigeria’s largest Christian denominations has often placed his comments under public scrutiny.
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