The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye claims to be the latest victim of the corruption in Nigeria's aviation sector.
He accused that, an official of the nation’s aviation sector demanded bribe from him before he would be allowed to fly his helicopter.
The renowned cleric called for a drastic action against corrupt practices, while disclosing his recent experience on Saturday during a special meeting with all ordained ministers of the mission at RCCG, Region 21, Oyo State.
Adeboye, who arrived at RCCG 21 Headquarters, Oluyole, Ibadan, around 1:25 pm, said he arrived late for the meeting because someone had requested a bribe from him to fly his chopper.
He said to avoid being late to the meeting, he had decided to embark on the trip via his chopper to avoid a possible congestion at the busy Lagos / Ibadan Expressway.
However, the preacher withheld the identity of the said official and the department or agency involved while saying such a demand from him was a waste of time.
“I don’t give excuses because I have discovered long ago that only failures give excuses. But you must pray for Nigeria.
Adeboye continued the speech, by saying, Something must be done about corruption in this nation. All I can say is that I’m this late because somebody wanted a bribe. And you know if you’re expecting a bribe from me, you have to wait forever.
“But the devil has failed. And the devil will continue to fail. Fortunately for me, when I said…I started to leave for Ibadan by 9:00 am.
“I decided to come because I know what the devil could do, by helicopter, so that there won’t be a traffic jam that would tie me down on the expressway.
“Then, I ran into something else. But by the grace of God, we’re here,” Adeboye said.
The bribe issue was highlighted, when Adeboye's team communicated with aviation officals to authorise the use of the airspace for the helicopter.
It was further understood that, it took a presidential involvement from Abuja before Adeboye could embark on the trip to meet with the ordained ministers, after the five-hour delay by the federal authority.
The 78 year old Pastor had taken the delivery of a brand new helicopter, registered with initials, ‘5N-EAA’ representing ‘Enoch Adejare Adeboye’ in September 2020.
