President Buhari eulogises Pastor Adeboye at 76

President Buhari eulogises Pastor Adeboye at 76

- President Buhari has felicitated with the general overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye on his 76th birthday

- The president extols Pastor Adeboye for his humility, discipline and sacrificial spirit to take up the higher call of leading the Lord’s flock

- He prayed that the God will grant the general overseer longer life and good health

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, March 1, congratulated Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) on his 76th birthday

Buhari in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, prayed that the almighty God will grant the general overseer longer life, good health and more strength.

Read the statement below:

"President Muhammadu Buhari joins all members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Christians in Nigeria and many parts of the world in congratulating Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, general overseer of the RCCG, on his 76th birthday on March 2, 2018.

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"Buhari extends warm felicitations to the family and friends of the highly revered preacher and teacher of the word of God under whose leadership, since 1981, the church has grown to become one of the largest congregations in the world, with parishes in almost all countries.

"The president affirms that the exemplary leadership provided by the servant of God has resulted in an exponential growth of the church, which directly translates into development of infrastructure, building of educational and health institutions, as well as vocational centres that have created a means of livelihood for many Nigerians. He commends Pastor Adeboye’s warmth and friendliness, recalling his visits to the State House, and most significantly, the historic visit in London when he was on medical vacation.

"President Buhari believes Pastor Adeboye has planted seeds of the gospel that posterity will always remember, especially his divinely inspired dream of ensuring that there will be a church within every walking distance in the country."

The president extolled Adeboye for his humility, focus, discipline and sacrificial spirit of giving up his personal comfort, career and dreams, to take up the higher call of leading the church. he also prayed for God to grant the cleric longer life, good health and more strength to propagate the word of God.

According to an earlier report by Legit.ng, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated elder statesman and Nigeria’s former federal commissioner for works and housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, on his 85th birthday.

President Buhari, in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity Femi Adesina in Abuja, felicitated with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the elder statesman for the grace of living a long and fulfilled life.

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He noted with delight Okunnu’s foundational contributions to the infrastructural growth of the nation, and its developmental strides.

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