Yinka Ayefele ti lo korin nibi ayeye ti won fi n sami odun keta ti wooli Elijah Olufemi Akinade (Baba Lion) ti lo simi laya Olugbala. Ayeye naa waye ni ile ijosin C.A.C. LION OF JUDAH, Iyana Church, Ibadan.
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| Awon eniyan n ya foto Ajinhinrere Yinka Ayefele |
Nnkan bi odun meta seyin ti baba yii dagbere faye, iwe iroyin
The Nation saleye bi Wooli naa se fi ile aye sile.
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| Elijah Olufemi Akinade |
How Akinade died, by son
I
want to rest, tell the church to keep on the firing line as there is no
reason to mourn, continue in the word, worship and other activities of
the church”.
These
were the last words of General Overseer of Lion of Judah Worldwide
Evangelical Ministries (LOJWEM), Rev Elijah Akinade, who died
penultimate Saturday at an Abuja hospital.
His
son, Obafemi Akinade, who was on his sick bed at the Federal Government
Hospital, Abuja, said his father was in high spirit as he confronted
death.
The
late Akinade, who was fondly called Baba Lion, according to the
Administrative Director of the church, Evangelist Adesegun, had been in
Abuja fasting for some time.
Adesegun
said the deceased church founder suddenly fell ill on Friday night and
was immediately rushed to the hospital around 4: 00am on Saturday.
He later died few hours later.
Born
in 1954 in Ibadan, the late Akinade was described as a miraculous child.
His parents, it was gathered, lost many children before him.
But he survived and went to work with Coco-Cola Nigeria Plc and later entered the ministry.
He was on radio and television for over three decades.
The late cleric started out as a gospel musician and was a founding member of Gospel Musician Association of Nigeria (GOMAN).
He was ex-national Vice President and ex-Chairman GOMAN, Oyo State chapter.
Tributes have started pouring in for the deceased.
Prophet
Moses Kasali, in his tribute, said “O my dear prophet Akinade you have
really fought a good fight on earth and I know Jesus Christ, himself
knows and evangelism recognised you and your work on earth. But you
left us at a ripe age nevertheless rest in the blossom of the Lord”.
The
General Overseer of the Go Ye Ministries, Rev James Iyanda, said: “we
can’t forget your leading role in the body of Christ in Nigeria, in the
south west; especially those great testimonies still speaks to the end.
You are indeed in a Hero in the kingdom of God.
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