RCCG founder’s son dies

Pastor Ifeoluwa Akindayomi, the last born of the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pa Josiah Akindayomi died lastq Sunday, according to Church Times

He was 63 years old.

His death came about 45 years after that of his father and seven months after the transition of his elder brother, Pastor Kolade Akindayomi on 4 May, this year.

A close family friend of Pastor Ifeoluwa Akindayomi told Church Times that his death was shocking and too sudden,

A source said: ‘Nobody would have thought he would die barely 24 hours after he was chairman of a wedding ceremony.

‘He was very okay and had no sign of any illness. For him to have served as chairman of a wedding a day before he died was clear indication that he was okay to many of us. But the unexpected did happen’.

On how he died, the source said: He had gone for a prayer walk on Sunday morning and came back to his house at the RCCG Camp and was about to prepare for the Sunday service when he missed his steps and fell headlong, hitting his head on a sharp object in the house. He sustained injury from the fall and passed out. Before he could be helped to the hospital the worst had happened’

Ifeoluwa Akindayomi was an Assistant Provincial Pastor of Ogun Province 5 of the RCCG. He also owned a vibrant printing press.

His wife and children have since relocated abroad, according to the source, ‘leaving only him in Nigeria’.

According to the source, the family wanted him to come over to stay with them in Canada where they live. But he insisted on living in Nigeria because of his business and the ministry work

He was said to have expressed a lot of worry that his family was not staying with him in Nigeria and had even tried to persuade his son to come back home so he could help manage the family business