Pastor Adeboye Causes Panic At Holy Ghost Convention Service

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E A Adeboye  sent worshipers at the grand finale of the church's  2017 Annual Holy Ghost Convention Service into tension mode  at the weekend, when he brought out for the first time, his staff of office handed to him by the founder of the church, Pastor Josiah Akindayomi.
Events of the night was devoid of any panic until Pastor Adeboye mounted the Pulpit after the ministration of his Faith Tabernacle counterpart, Bishop David Oyedepo he  brought out delicately handled wrapped object which later turned out to be his staff of office.

While unwrapping it, Adeboye  told the congregation that while his predecessor held sway as the leader of the church, God instructed him to make a 100% wooden staff which he should pass on to his successor as staff of office.

According to him, he didnt have any reason to parade the staff in the public  before that night because he was  under strict instruction from God to produce it on  request.

 According to some worshipers who spoke with  The Rhema News after the service, the  initial suspense which followed the  statement of the Pastor while brandishing the staff sent jitters down their spines as "we  thought Baba wanted to handover the staff to a successor"

In the words of Barrister Jude Edobor, "the way Papa was picking his words while unwrapping the staff and giving the background information was so pregnant and caused serious tension.

"I thought i was the only anxious one, until some people around me wondered aloud that pastor may want to pass on the staff of office."

However, Edobor and those in his school of thought were relieved of their anxiety when Pastor Adeboye explained that he only brought out the staff to be involved in the early morning's prayer session.

Pastor Adeboye who revealed that the RCCG is now present in 190 countries of the world said there was nothing magical about the staff of office as it was made of wood.