The presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, says that he was rechristened Abraham by the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
The former Lagos State governor said the RCCG general overseer called him father of nations the day his wife, Remi, was ordained a pastor in the RCCG.
“The day my wife was ordained a pastor, I was there. Pastor Adeboye gave me the name Abraham,” Tinubu said. “I said what’s the meaning? He said the father of the nation.”
Tinubu disclosed this while speaking with the Kano chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, on Monday.
Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim running mate in the person of former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima has been met with criticisms from Christians, with many accusing the ruling APC of an agenda to Islamise Nigeria.
Lawan Babachir, a Tinubu ally, and APC chieftain had threatened that Christians will vote against the APC, describing the same faith ticket as “satanic.”
Few months ago, an online news portal, Peoples Gazette had reported that the State Security Service in a secret memo to President Muhammadu Buhari warned that Tinubu’s choice of vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election would trigger a sectarian crisis that could destabilize Nigeria.
