Adeboye: God ’ll forgive those spreading ugly rumours about me —Bakare

Founder of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare in strong words, on Friday denied having any links whatsoever with the suspended controversial code of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) which led to Pastor Enoch  Adejare Adeboye resigning as the head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Nigeria.

He was reacting to stories being spread online concerning his alleged affinity with the sacked FRC boss, Jim Obazee.

Reacting to the said conspiracy theory via SMS to Saturday Tribune, Bakare said “May the good Lord forgive those who spread ugly rumours and imagine vain things about other people. How can any one think or suggest that I know anything about the code as it relates to Ps. Adeboye. Balderdash!

“Let those who gave you such lousy information establish the basis of their malicious story. Shalom.”

Obazee who was allegedly insistent on the application of the code concerning tenure of church leaders even when the Minister of Trade and Investment ordered its suspension, was a member of RCCG before he reportedly fell out with the Adeboye leadership.

He was said to be close to Bakare’s church.

RCCG on Thursday claimed Obazee threatened to deal with Adeboye before his acrimonious exit from the church.

Bakare’s exit from RCCG was also controversial, reportedly quitting as the pastor of the church’s first model parish in Nigeria.

Bakare himself has led his church for more than 20 years which the code prescribed as terminal point for church leaders.