A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Bayo Adeyokunnu, has reportedly indicated interest in contesting for the vacant throne of Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Osun State.
The General Overseer of RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, dropped a hint recently during Mr Adeyokunnu’s 70th birthday celebration in the United States, where he (Adeyokunnu) currently serves as the deputy continental overseer of the church.
The clergyman, the younger brother of Mr Adeboye’s wife, Folu, will soon retire from the church, having clocked 70.
The Owa Obokun seat became vacant on 12 September after the death of its last occupant, Adekunle Aromolaran.
While praying at the birthday ceremony held on 26 October at RCCG Victory Temple, Bowie, Maryland, USA, Mr Adeboye said Mr Adeyokunnu may be the next king of Ijeshaland.
“He may be the next king of Ijeshaland,” the revered clergyman, generally called GO, was heard saying in a video clip of the…