Founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries Evangelist Mike Bamiloye has defended the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye following criticism over the cleric’s remarks on insecurity in Nigeria.
In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Evangelist Bamiloye accused bloggers and critics of misrepresenting Pastor Adeboye’s position, saying the RCCG leader had spoken against insecurity and other challenges facing the country.
“This is what he said; many bloggers saw this, but they would misproject it. But he spoke against the evils,” Bamiloye wrote.
His comments followed renewed debate over a video of Adeboye, originally recorded in November 2025, in which the cleric urged the Federal Government to give security chiefs 90 days to end terrorism or resign from office.
The video resurfaced online on Tuesday and drew mixed reactions, with some social media users accusing Adeboye of supporting the government and discouraging planned protests against insecurity.
Responding to calls for the 84-year-old cleric to lead public demonstrations, Bamiloye said such expectations were misplaced.
“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,” he said.
Bamiloye also addressed references to a protest march in which Adeboye participated in 2020 during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to him, the march was carried out following a directive from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) for churches to protest insecurity across the country.
“And for all those who said he led a protest, it was the instruction of CAN and PFN for every church to stage a protest against insecurity in the nation, and he complied and led his denomination too, just as some other churches did,” he said.
Mike Bamiloye added that the church’s role is to continue praying for peace and seeking divine intervention in national affairs.
“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 Department had earlier clarified that a viral photograph showing Adeboye carrying a placard was taken during a peaceful prayer walk organised in 2020 and was not linked to any political campaign or protest against a former government.
The church also reiterated that Adeboye remains politically neutral and encourages members to participate in civic activities without endorsing any political party.
