The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, the Senior Pastor of the City of David parish of the church.

Iluyomade, who is also the head of the Apapa Family of the RCCG, was reportedly suspended over the weekend, a source confided in The Nation.

Iluyomade was said to have been suspended for three months by the Governing Council of the church. A panel has also been set up to investigate some of the allegations against him and the parish.

A top pastor in the church said the decision to suspend Iluyomade was a response to the public outcry against the extravagant birthday party of his wife shortly after the death of former CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe.

Iluyomade has since been replaced by Pastor Charles Kpandei of RCCG Resurrection Parish of Region 11 of the church.

The Nation learnt that Kpandei resumed at the City of David on Sunday, June 2 and was given a cold welcome.

The sources said: “Those in the City of David had been expecting Pastor Kpandei. Some top RCCG officials had to meet with some top people in the parish and confided in them that Pastor Idowu would have to be removed from the parish.

“They needed to get the confidence of these top people because of the great influence of Pastor Iluyomade in the parish. The RCCG was not sure of the outcome of its move, so it had to be discreet. He may not be returned to the parish after the suspension.

“We have just three months to the convention. It may be a way of taking him away from the place permanently. He has spent many years in that parish. He needed to be moved.

“It was not Pastor Adeboye that suspended him. The governing council decided to suspend him. I think it’s a decision in the right direction. Though some believe it is coming late. They needed to investigate some of the things people were saying against him and the church.”

Fondly called PID, Pastor Iluyomade has been in the eyes of the storm following the 60th birthday of his wife, Siji Iluyomade.

Many people believed the birthday which was celebrated just about a week after the unfortunate death of Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the US was in bad taste.

Wigwe had been of immense blessing to the church before his transition. But the birthday party suggested the church had no emotional attachment to him.

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All senior pastors in RCCG are rascals with questionable characters

If there are 100 pastor's in RCCG 98% of them are criminals

A pastor of other tribe will struggle build parish plant parishes here and there but can't be promoted to provincial or regional pastor lie lie na for Zonal pastor you go die..... As of 2018 in Abuja all the 6 province were headed by a Yoruba Man go to fct province 5 jabi you hardly see another tribe working there every corner is their tribes Man while the hard working pastors are left to languish in little parishes Areas and Zones..... I know the politics being played there very Very well RCCG na politics dem dey play there...... Ask pastor Peter balogun of the Citizens dem show am pepper that year and he proved to be a real gentle man and left the church for them.

You dey mention church you get mind mention RCCG a business enterprise where monthly remittance are taken more serious than souls been won. God go judge plenty things and RCCG won't escape it. I wonder why it has not been registered under CAC dem suppose dey pay task because the Money they make in a month some federal government agencies no dey make am .

May God purge RCCG of Money monger pastors because dem plenty for there having worked under them for 7years I know what goes in and what goes out.