Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and others to write a book about Pastor Adeboye

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday hinted that he and many other writers would team up to write a book soon about the General Overseer (worldwide) of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

Obasanjo who had authored many books including My Watch and Story of the Tortoise, since leaving office in 2007 as Nigerian President, said Adeboye has touched more lives in the country more than most politicians, and worth documentation in form of “epilogue.”

The PhD Student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) gave the hint in his remarks at the book presentation titled: “Pastor E.O Adeboye: His Life and Calling” at the Auditorium of the RCCG  Youth Centre, on the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.

Although Obasanjo did not name the people that would participate in doing additional book on Adeboye,  but noted that whatever had been written earlier about the man of God by others, was not adequate to capture the life of the exemplary man of God, whom he added, “personally influenced” his life.

The ex – President as as a politician he and other politicians are supposed to touch lives, but declared that  Pastor Adeboye has affected more lives positively than the nation’s  politicians.

He prayed that when he and others would be chronicling Adeboye’s life and calling, he would be around to witness it.

“Adeboye has been a man of God with a difference, whom I benefited from personally when I was consulting to contest the 1999 election.

“I was told not to reveal my coming here by Mummy (Adeboye’s wife). How can I come to you without calling you? But, that was instruction.

“Until I am I this hall, I never saw anything about this programme. That means we have committed sins by keeping this secret from you and we seek for forgiveness from you and I am sure we have been forgiven.

“On this book, the 40 authors that are said  to have written the book are not enough, because we are still going to write the epilogue of Daddy and when we are going to do that, we are not going to be 40, but millions and I pray that you will be there to witness the epilogue of your live and calling,” Obasanjo said.

In attendance at the event were the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, his wife, Mrs Dolapo, Pastor Adeboye, his wife; Mrs. Folu Adeboye and top RCCG members.

Source - The Nation Newspaper