Why did Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye Retired?

Pastor E.A Adeboye has retired as the general overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, but he remain the international overseer of the RCCG. Few years ago there was so much discussion, as some members of the council of the church wants him to retired. I could remember in 2012, we prayed against that, but now it has finally happend but i'm glad he is still part of the church, on the international level. 

Pastor Joseph Osuolale Obayemi has been named as the new general overseer of RCCG Nigeria. Obayemi who was a deputy in charge of Finance and a member of the governing council of the church. However, Pastor Adeboye agreed to step down as the general overseer in Nigeria but he still the general overseer globally. 

Pastor Adeboye is a highly respected and educated man is currently 74 years old. He had his B.Sc in Mathematics at University of Nigeria Nsukka and got his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos, and worked as lecturer at University of Ilorin. He joined the RCCG in 1973; he worked in the church as translator of Pa Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi from yoruba into English. Rev. Josiah who was the founder of the church also claimed God showed him that the man that will be his successor will be highly educated and when he saw Pastor Adeboye for the first time he said it that he will be his successor when he died. 

In 1980 Pa Akindayomi founder of the RCCG died and in 1981, Pastor Adeboye was appointed aus the General Overseer of the church. The church was not known before Adeboye became the General Overseer, and Pastor Adeboye worked tiredless, has the church has branches in about 190 countries, including more than 14,000 parishes in Nigeria alone. One of the goal of the church according, to Pastor Adeboye is to plant a church within five minutes walking distance of  every person on Earth. 

The church is one of the fastest growing pentecostal in the world no doubt. 

According to one of the member of the church, says that Pastor Adeboye announced his retirement during the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving as the overseer of RCCG in Nigeria. Stating that this is sequel to the new legal requirements set up by the Financial Regulations Council, guiding all registered churches, mosques, that they now have a maximum period of twenty years to lead their organizations. And they are not permitted to hand over to any member of their family.

Pastor E.A Adeboye remains the General Overseer of RCCG Worldwide. 

May the almighty God contiune to strengthen Pastor Adeboye and peace to the church!