Enoch
Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
has justified his purchase of a private jet saying it is necessary for
his work.
Mr. Adeboye, one of the most respected Christian
leaders in Nigeria and the head of the Redeemed Church that has millions
of members across 160 countries, stated this in an interview with
global news channel, Aljazeera.
The pastor said “there are things you need,” to perform the task he does as the general overseer.
“When
you have to oversee churches in 160 countries, you can’t do that on a
bicycle,” he said in response to a specific question on whether he
needed to have acquired a private jet.
Though considered unique
in his simple appearance and un-flamboyant lifestyle, Mr. Adeboye is one
of the increasing numbers of Pentecostal pastors that have acquired
private jets, leading to condemnations by some Nigerians.
The
other private jet acquiring pastors include David Oyedepo, the head of
the Living Faith Church Worldwide; and Ayo Oritsejafor, the current
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
Despite
presiding over churches with hundreds of thousands of poor people, they
have all argued that they need the private jets for God’s work.
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Footnotes:
* But sir, the pope is the leader of over 1 billion catholics worldwide,
yet he boards a commercial jet liner. If my memory has not failed
me,Pope Benedict visited Benin republic two years ago on Air Italia
* Anyway in life you can always find reasons to justify any action. It makes life very interesting.
For
instance you can even justify having 3 or 4 jets in the midst of
poverty stricken members some of whom don't even have access to clean
water. The biggest problem with jet acquisition is that by
collecting such gifts from politicians, our pastors find it difficult to
defend the poor by talking some sense into our politicians. Rather when
our politicians visit them, they just shower prayers for them and not
say a word about the situation of the poor and jobless youths in the
church. If religious leaders can no longer speak for the poor, then the country is finished. So one can say that some of our pastors have contributed a lot to corruption in Nigeria. If
you must own a jet, why 3 or 4 when members feed on $2 a day. What
happened to youth empowerment/job creation for church members. Last time I checked, thats not Christ-like
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