The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, said he would not hesitate to take the COVID-19 vaccine if it was required by any country he wished to visit for the sake of evangelism.
The cleric however frowned at the action of governors mandating residents of their states to take the vaccine.
Recall the Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, had mandated that residents without proof of receiving the vaccine should be denied access to public places like banks and worship centres.
Adeboye while addressing a congregation of worshippers in the early hours of Saturday at the monthly Holy Ghost Night on October 2, 2021, however, claimed he had nothing against the vaccine as he could also take it if necessary.
“I can do anything to do the work of God, including taking the vaccine to allow me to enter a country just to preach the gospel,” the leader of the RCCG said.
Stressing that safety is of the Lord, Adeboye, cleared the air that he did not instruct members not to take the Covid-19 vaccine, adding that members who wanted to take the vaccine should do so instead of living in fear or doubt.
His words: “I never said to you don’t be vaccinated, you have never heard that from me. Rather than living in fear or doubt, get vaccinated. If you believe that getting vaccinated would put your mind at rest, then go ahead.
“Daddy are you saying that you too could be vaccinated? If there are nations in the world that say I can not come to preach the gospel there because of vaccination, I will do anything for Jesus Christ.
“If vaccination is going to hinder me from doing the work that God has called me to do, if they asked me to get vaccinated 10 times, I would be vaccinated.
“Don’t ever say that you hear from me that you should not be vaccinated,” Adeboye said.
“The number of doses available in the country is not even enough for 10 per cent of the total population of the country, how do you then say whoever does not take the vaccine will not be able to go to the bank, church?
“it means 90 per cent of the people will not be able to access their money. We will need to go back to the olden days of keeping money, I hope you know this system.
“Well, I believe they just want to make us laugh and you know in Nigeria, we need things to make us laugh,” he further stated.
According to him, “If taking the vaccine will make you feel safer, you can go ahead to take,” stressing that “if there is need for me to take it, I will do.” (NewsWireNgr except headline and some edits)
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