The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has reacted to social media comments questioning its ordination of Senator Remi Tinubu as a pastor.
Quest Times understands that this is coming after an old video, in which the Senator representing Lagos Central at the National Assembly, appeared to be talking down on the Igbos and their alleged refusal to align with Lagos’ politics, resurfaced on social media.
According to the wife of the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, the Igbo residing in the state “were proving difficult despite the love shown to them.”
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“We will entreat all the deities of Lagos to chase Igbo people out. Igbo who didn’t marry Yoruba, we will inherit them. Given how much we love Igbo, you now want to spoil everything.
“You are not the only tribe in this place, Hausa are here, we accommodate them, Calabar are here, we accommodate them. But Igbo are proving difficult. We will inherit you.
“Despite the love we have for you… others are here and we accommodated them,” she was quoted as saying in Yoruba.
Reacting, the RCCG Head of Media and Public Relations, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, said the church was not aware of the video.
We are not aware(of the video) and I’m sure Remi Tinubu was not speaking as a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,” Olubiyi told PUNCH.
“I’m not in a position to answer that because the church knows what it considers before ordination and social media does not dictate to the church what the church should do. She has her life,” he replied when asked to comment on those questioning the ordination of the lawmaker as an RCCG pastor.