Yesterday, there were numerous rumors on social media regarding the suspension of the Senior Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in the City of David Parish, Region 20, Idowu Iluyomade. However, it was discovered that the pastor had just been moved to a different parish.

Despite the rumors that suggested Pastor Iluyomade was placed on leave for three months, a source claimed he was simply moved to the mission's headquarters parish, Throne of Grace, in Ebute Metta, Lagos. According to a source within the church, on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at the monthly thanksgiving ceremony performed in all RCCG parishes, Iluyomade's move was formally announced and confirmed.

His new position, according to the source, is as the Pastor-in-Charge of elders in the RCCG Region 1, Ebute Metta. It was reported that Pastor Iluyomade had complained about not having retired at the age of seventy. A further source disclosed that Pastor Charles Kpandei, who oversees RCCG Resurrection Parish in Region 11, was invited to take Iluyomade's place at the City of David Parish. The source stated that the two pastors were scheduled to be transferred after each serving eight years in the two parishes.

"It is typical to have a change in leadership," he stated. Most pastors in the RCCG are transferred. Since the church rotates its pastors, Pastors Iluyomade and Kanpdei were both up for transfer. They were both reassigned after serving as regional pastors for more than eight years. Pastors of the RCCG may even be assigned overseas. It is unrelated to politics or other events. It was time for them to be transferred.

Remember that just nine days had passed since Herbert Wigwe, a prominent donor to the parish and the late chief executive officer of Access Holdings, along with his wife Doreen and son Chizzy, perished in a helicopter crash in the United States, raising controversy surrounding the City of David Parish?

It was said that the General Overseer of the RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, became enraged at the development.