Sowore during service in RCCG| Omoyele Sowore/X
African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God erupted in joy when he was introduced to the congregation during Sunday’s National Thanksgiving Service at the church’s headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
Sowore also said RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, offered to pray for him during a private meeting after the service.
Sowore disclosed this in posts on his X handle on Sunday, October 4, 2026, recounting his visit to the church.
In an afternoon post, he wrote, “The Church of God is ready for the revolution!
“We received a warm and enthusiastic reception today at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, after I was introduced to the congregation.
“The message of hope, revolutionary justice, and national renewal continues to resonate everywhere”
According to a report by Church Times published on Sunday, Sowore attended the service on invitation alongside the AAC National Chairman, Pastor Samuel Ajeigbe.
Sowore said he later had a private meeting with Adeboye.
He said, “After the service, I had a private meeting and conversation with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who offered to pray for me.
“He stated that he follows my activities religiously, expressed certainty that my path is honorable, and said he is confident of my triumph.”
Sowore said his meeting with Adeboye was the second time they had met at the same venue, recalling that their first encounter was in 1996.
He said, “Our first meeting was in 1996, shortly after I completed my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). And met him while mobilizing the unlicensed Against Deadly Campus Cultism and The Free Reigns of Cult Gangs.
“Thirty years later, we met again at the same place. I deeply appreciate the warm reception of members of the church, and our private conversation, and his prayers. It is important to state that my visit was not intended to promote a political agenda.”
Later on Sunday night, Sowore criticised supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over their reported reaction to his visit to the RCCG.
He wrote, “Those @PeterObi #Obidients have been weeping all day. Did they not get the memo that times have changed? They have crassly complained about our one-million-revolutionaries march in Lagos yesterday and today’s visit to the Redeemed Church of God.
“The people know the real opposition party, the African Action Congress (AAC), and they know Omoyele Sowore as the candidate who has consistently challenged the status quo.
“The fact that they found us today in a church, of all places, and immediately lost their minds tells you everything about how unsettled they are. But the clearest message came from the contrast in today’s reception at the Redeemed Church of God. When Lagos APC Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, were called, the response was cold and restrained. When I was called, the revolutionary members of the church erupted in joy. The difference could not have been more obvious: the APC officials received polite acknowledgment, while the AAC received genuine excitement.
“The message is reaching everywhere. #AAC #Sowore2027 #TakeItBack.”
Church Times reported that the visit also drew mixed reactions from social media users.
It also reported that Sowore had previously shared that he was a member of the Deeper Life Campus Fellowship during his first two years at the University of Lagos.
