Former RCCG Deputy general Overseer Is dead

<p><strong>A former deputy general Overseer of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Redeemed Christian Church of God<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Pastor J&period;H&period; Abiona<&sol;a>&comma; is dead&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Punch<&sol;em> reports that the 96-year-old retired DGO of the church died on Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A source said an official statement on the passing of Abiona soon would soon be made&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abiona was one of the respected elders of the church&period; He was appointed acting General Superintendent after the death of the founder&comma; Pa Josiah Akindayomi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abiona had handled the transition of the church leadership from Akindayomi to Adeboye and weathered the storm generated by people who were eager to lead the church&comma; despite God’s plan&comma; which had earlier been made known to them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Respected for his humility and commitment to the work of God in the church&comma; Abiona was known as one of the very few people to pray for Adeboye and his wife&comma; Foluke&comma; during church programmes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;house-of-reps-speaker-gbajabiamila-welcomes-new-baby&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;808000&semi;">House of Reps Speaker&comma; Gbajabiamila Welcomes New Baby<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>In an earlier interview with a magazine in the church&comma; he had said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I thank God that we insisted on doing God’s will and today everyone can see that the successor was God’s choice&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;