Adeboye Defends Tinubu on Insecurity, Urges Crackdown on Sponsors
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has come to the defence of President Bola Tinubu amid growing criticism over the worsening security situation in Nigeria.
Speaking at the US-Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala organised by the Save Nigeria Group on June 23 in Washington, Adeboye said the president had fulfilled his duty by issuing directives to the military and should not be expected to personally take up arms.
“I need to make this one clear: I don’t support those who are accusing the president of not doing enough,” Adeboye said. “When the commander-in-chief has given instructions to his subordinates, he has done his bit. You don’t expect him to go and put on khaki and fight.”
The revered cleric drew a parallel with former US President Donald Trump, stating: “When my friend Trump gives instructions to go and bomb anywhere, he doesn’t leave the White House. He has done his bit. ‘I hereby command, bomb Iran’, and then he goes to his bedroom and sleeps. The rest is left to the soldiers.”
Despite his support for Tinubu’s approach, Adeboye acknowledged the deteriorating security climate, noting that terrorism and kidnapping, once largely confined to the north, have now spread to the south and reached close to his own doorstep.
“Things have gone far, far worse than before the bomb came,” he said, referencing a US strike on Islamist terrorists in Nigeria last December. “So bad that they are asking: ‘Where is your God?’ That is how bad it is.”
Adeboye revealed that he had personally discussed the security crisis with President Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who is also an RCCG pastor. He said he advised the president to issue a strong directive to military officers across the armed forces.
“I told him to issue directives... and set a 90-day ultimatum: ‘Wipe out this rubbish or resign.’ And then take care of the supporters, the sponsors,” he said.
The RCCG leader described the sponsors of terrorism as known individuals, including wealthy businessmen and politicians, who continue to operate freely.
“You know them. Some of them are businessmen. Some of them are politicians. Go after them,” Adeboye urged. “Because if you do not deal with those who are supplying these people with arms and ammunition... if we don’t go after the sponsors, the problem will continue.”
He also called on the United States to collaborate with other nations to support Nigeria in combating terrorism.
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