The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has narrated how he rejected offers by four biggest billionaires to buy him a private jet.
Adeboye, in one of his sermons, said the incident took place many years ago when the naira was still very strong and even stronger than the dollars.
“At a stage of your history, four of the biggest billionaires in Nigeria were worshiping here.
“I am talking of billionaires at a time when billion naira means billion naira.
“At a stage in RCCG’s history, some of the members here met and decided they will buy me a jet.
“I’m talking of decades ago; not today. I had to stop them because I heard about their plan.
“They were already contacting one of my children who works with American Airline in America.
“How do we get a very nice well used jet for our pastor?” I had to stop them; said, “Ah! buying a jet is one thing; maintaining it is another thing.
“That right now, I need money to build Churches; not a jet,” Adeboye explained.
He added: “In case you don’t believe me, well, there’s evidence.
“When 9/11 happened, and America was trying to find out who and who could be connected with bombing their something, they saw a record.
” You know, every telephone call you make to America is recorded.
“In case you don’t know, know it now. They saw in their database that there was a time some people in Nigeria were trying to buy a jet from American Airlines.
” So they sent their operatives to go and pick up my son there.
“To find out what happened to that project. Then they discovered it is a pastor they wanted to buy it for.
“And they felt a pastor is not going to be a bomber. That’s you! That’s where you are!”
