Pastor Ifeoluwa Akindayomi, the last born of the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pa Josiah Akindayomi has died. He was 62 years old.
He died on Sunday November 2..
His death came about 45 years after that of his father and 7 months after the transition of his elder brother, Pastor Kolade Akindayomi, who died on May 4 this year.
A close family friend of the late Ifeoluwa Akindayomi told Church Times that his death was shocking and too sudden.
‘Nobody would have thought he would die barely 24 hours after he was chairman of a wedding ceremony.
with his business and the bit he could do in God’s vineyard.” .said Akinyemi
He noted that his greatest strength was being able to keep his friends and his love for people.. ‘He had a good human relations and was doing quite well. The last time I saw him was during the convention of the RCCG. His house was home to many peopley who came for the convention. I am really devastated to hear of his death.’ said Akinyemi.
Recalling their days together at Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Akinyemi said, ‘He was a perfect gentle man. He picks his words and was generally pleasant. There was no air around him.. he was just like any other student.
“He did not go about bragging. As a pastor he truly loved God. He would not fight for anything. One would have thought he would have risen to a very high position in the church. But I guess he must have decided by himself to keep low and not agitate for anything.I am personally going to miss him.”
(Church Times Nigeria)
This is so sad and it’s a huge loss to the redeemed Christian church of God.
He was planning to relocate to Canada,given a PR ( permanent resident) but death denied him the opportunity of reuniting with his family.
The General Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye has not issued any statement as at the time of filling this report.