Former general overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria Wilson Badejo has died at the age of 74.
In a statement, the church’s national secretary Rev. Yomi Oyinloye said Badejo, who was the church’s head between 1999 and 2009, died on Saturday after a brief illness.
“He was a great achiever, an accomplished servant of God, a role model, a bridge builder, mentor, teacher par excellence, an apostle and respected family man.
“Dr Badejo served the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria in several ministerial capacities, crowning his stewardship at the apex as the General Overseer of the Church from 1999 for 2009.
“He was a man of many parts who was able to unlock socio-cultural gateways, and in the process successfully endeared several friends and loved ones from all walks of life across the divide,” the church said.
Oyinloye added that the church was greatly saddened by the loss but encouraged members to take solace in the fact that the late general overseer lived a fulfilling, God-fearing and impactful life.
According to him, Badejo left behind an indelible mark in the heart of everyone who came his way.
The church called for prayers for the family of the deceased and the Foursquare Gospel Church in this trying time.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heartfelt condolence to the church and Christendom in general over Badejo’s death.
The president, in a statement by his spokesman Femi Adesina, on Sunday described the departed as “a dedicated servant of God, who led the Foursquare Gospel Church for 10 years.”
He noted that the deceased was ”committed to standing in the gap for not just his organization, but Nigeria as a whole.”
Buhari prayed that God would comfort the entire Badejo family.
He urged the family to take solace in the fact that their father, a veterinary doctor, author, cleric, and public speaker, set a standard to be emulated by all and sundry.
