The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has formally announced the death of Professor Folagbade Aboaba, one of its eminent leaders and ally of General Overseer Enoch Adeboye.
Professor Aboaba died in Lagos on Saturday, January 21 after a brief illness
He would have been 90 on March 8.
Announcing his death in a statement on Monday, the leadership of the RCCG said the late Aboaba served God passionately in various capacities, saying he was a distinguished elder and member of the church’s board of trustees.
“Prof. Aboaba served God passionately in various capacities and made a significant contribution to the work of God in the RCCG. He spearheaded the activities that led to the birth of The Redeemer’s University and served as the pioneer Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution,” the statement signed by Pastor Oladele Balogun, special assistant Pastor Adeboye, read.
According to the church, Aboaba was a member of the Annual Holy Ghost Congress Planning Committee as well as the Chairman of the Technical Advisory Board and Lands Committee of the Mission.
“As a Church, we are grateful to God for the opportunity so graciously granted him to serve God and to be a blessing to humanity. Pastor Fola Aboaba was a Professor of Agricultural Engineering and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Ibadan.
“We commiserate with the family he left behind and, we pray that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the loss,” the church added.
A Christian wake is set to take place for Aboaba on February 7 while his remains will be buried on February 8.
