The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, said he knew Pastor Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye was born to be king.
He said this in response to critics who queried him for not stopping Pastor Ghandi from vying for the position of his forebears in Ogbomoso.
Pastor Adeboye disclosed this while speaking on Sunday at the Beulah Baptist Conference in Ogbomoso, the venue of the interdenominational Thanksgiving Service for the newly-installed Soun of Ogbomoso, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
When Pastor Ghandi came to inform me about the development, I told him to go and pray. He came back and said he had not heard anything. I told him to go back and pray again, and after a while, he came back and told me that ‘God had spoken. I have heard him say loudly and clearly that I should go.’ It was then that I told him to go because it had been destined. I knew that long ago, but I want God to speak to him directly.
“To my critics, if I said no and God said yes, whose word is the final? God, of course. So I cannot stop him because Pastor Ghandi was destined to be a king even before he was born, and thank God it has come to fruition.”
Counselling from Acts 15:18, Pa Adeboye said the monarch should embrace people and promote peace and unity among his subjects.
After the sermon, Pa Adeboye anointed the king and his wife and prayed for his peaceful and prosperous reign as Soun.
While addressing the congregation, Oba Ghandi described Pastor Enoch Adejare as his spiritual role model.
“Pastor Adeboye has been a father to me. It’s an unforgivable sin if you report me to Pastor Adeboye. I don’t like people reporting me to Pastor Adeboye. We have gone to the whole world together, and I have watched him closely, and I see a genuine man of God.
“I am happy today that the person who laid hands on me to become a pastor is the same person who anointed me when I became king.
“To my people in Ogbomoso, let us work together’ Let us develop this land and make it the pride of our sons and daughters. I believe it’s a new dawn for Ogbomoso.
“I will be the king of the Christians, Muslims, and traditional rulers. I will be the king of every son and daughter of this land. That is my strength. And I believe God will give me His mercy to lead his people. I want everybody in this land to pray for me so that I will live right.”
Special prayers were also offered by the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Dr Israel Akanji, Bishop Titus Olayinka, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Pastor JS Adegoke, and Rev. Dr Solomon Ademola Isola, former president of the seminary, Professor Nihinlola Emiola, Rev Stephen Ola Ayankeye, Rev Bishop Moradeyo Titus Olayinka, Bishop of the Anglican Church, Rev Johnson Adeniji, Prophet Akintola, and Baba Awoye, among others.
