Expecting 84-year-old Adeboye to lead protests makes no sense – Bamiloye

Founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye. Photo: Facebook: Mike Bamiloye

Popular gospel film producer and founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, has defended the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, following mixed reactions over the cleric’s remarks on the nation’s security challenges. Adeboye ignited a public debate on Tuesday after sharing a video where he urged the Federal Government to issue a 90-day ultimatum to service chiefs to eliminate terrorism or resign from office. PUNCH reports that he reshared the video, originally made in November 2025, amid allegations that he had campaigned for a government or political party and called for the cancellation of a planned protest against insecurity. Reacting via his official Instagram page on Wednesday, Bamiloye slammed critics and bloggers for misprojecting the cleric’s stance, emphasising that Adeboye has consistently spoken out against societal evils. He also ruled out the expectation for the 84-year-old minister to lead street demonstrations. Bamiloye wrote, “This is what he said, many Bloggers saw this, but they would project it. But he spoke against the evils. Related News Police recover kidnap victims’ bodies in Edo forest, arrest suspect Bandits kill man, kidnap two women in Kwara community Insecurity: CAN declares national mourning, demands emergency “And for all those who are expecting an 84-year-old man, servant of God, to lead a protest against a government, this does not make sense by virtue of his age and by the mandate of his calling.” Adeboye Addressing historical comparisons drawn by critics who pointed to a 2020 event in which Adeboye marched on the streets during the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bamiloye clarified that the action was not an isolated personal political stunt but a coordinated institutional response. “And for all those who said he led a protest… it was the instruction of the CAN and PFN for every church to stage a protest against insecurity of the nation and he complied and led his denomination too, just as some other churches did. “Our major responsibility as the Church of God is to continually pray for the peace of our nation and the intervention of God in the government,” he stated. The RCCG Public Relations team, in a statement on Tuesday, had also clarified that a viral photograph showing Adeboye holding a placard was from a 2020 peaceful prayer walk under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, and not a political demonstration against former President G