RCCG Get  New Overseer As Adeboye Steps Down

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG),
Pastor Enoch Adeboye yesterday stunned the church congregation when he stepped down as the General Overseer and announced a successor.
Pastor Adeboye popularly known as Daddy GO who made the shocking announcement at the annual ministers’
thanksgiving of the RCCG held at the 3km by 3km auditorium of the
Church in Simawa, Ogun State also named Pastor J. O Obayemi as the new Overseer of the church.
He said Pastor Joseph Odesola will be the Secretary of the Church.
It was learnt that  both Obayemi and Odesola until their appointments were members of the Governing Council of the Church.
The Financial Controller of the mission, Pastor J.A. Adeyokunnu was announced as the new Treasurer.
Pastor Obayemi, according to Adeboye has been the one in charge of salaries and pensions of Pastors.
Odesola on his part, until now is the Assistant General Overseer in charge of Administration and Personnel.
Harping on the rational for stepping down Pastor Adeboye said the development came as a result of the new regulations from government, noting that with new rule, the likes of
him (Adeboye), Pastor Williams Kumuyi of the Deeper Christian Life
Ministry and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Ministries will have to go.
“So let me introduce to you your Overseer, he is Pastor Obayemi, you know RCCG is in over 193 countries of the world and I know they will not reject me when I visit,” he added.
One of the senior Pastors who spoke on the condition of anonymity but gave insights into the new appointments said the new overseer would only be in charge of Nigeria while Pastor Adeboye would still be overseeing the church on a global scale.
Meanwhile, Pastor challenged the ministers to go back home and get themselves involved in party politics.
He said  “all of you should get back and encourage your members to join parties of their choice, get membership cards and be very active at the ward levels.”
Pastor Enoch Adeboye assumed the leadership of the RCCG Worldwide in March 1981 at the age of 36, as at the time, the church had just established the first overseas parish in Ghana.