The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also known as Daddy G.O., will add +1 on March 2, 2014, Sunday.
The
man of God, who has millions of followers, will allegedly have quite a
humble celebration. The Church has not announced any big plans in this
regard.
Enoch Adeboye
was born on March 2, 1942, in a simple family in the village of
Ifewara, Osun State. The Pastor often humorously says that his family
was so poor that even the poor people called them poor.
He
unashamedly tells his congregation that he had never owned shoes until
he turned 18. But he was gifted with such intangibles as focus,
consistency, diligence, ambition, a brilliant mind and a determination
to succeed in life.
In
1956 Enoch Adeboye was admitted into Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha,
Osun State and as a youth, he discovered a passion for books, and an
aptitude for science and in particular the field of Mathematics. This
led to an academic journey in the field of Mathematics against
incredible odds including but not limited to
finances, the Nigerian
Civil War and academic politics.
Adeboye
had obtained not only a Bachelors (BSc.) degree in Mathematics from the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1967, but also a Masters (MSc.)
Degree in Hydrodynamics and a Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Applied
Mathematics, both from the University of Lagos in 1969 and 1975
respectively.
One of
the motivations for these academic achievements was Enoch Adeboye’s
passionate desire to become the youngest Vice Chancellor of any one of
the frontline universities in Nigeria. It did seem that his academic
ambition would be realised as his academic career flourished. However,
this was not to be as a greater career awaited him in the service of the
Lord. In 1967 Enoch Adeboye got married to his beloved wife Foluke
Adenike Adeboye.
In
1981, Adeboye was appointed the RCCG General Overseer, taking over from
the founder, Pa Akindayomi, who died the previous year.
With
thousands of worshippers flocking the RCCG on daily basis, the present
auditorium being occupied by the Church at the Redemption Ground, which
is three kilometres long and one kilometre wide, is no longer able to
contain the large number of followers.
Last year, Adeboye
unveiled plan by the Church to construct one of the biggest auditoriums
in the world, saying that the new auditorium would be three square
kilometres. The auditorium is expected to be completed before the
Church’s 2014 convention in August. 