The African Church South West Zone Leadership passed Vote of Confindence on Barrister Michael Adebowale Oduguwa as the next Lay President

The Leadership of the South West Zone of The African Church has passed a vote of confidence on Barrister Adebowale Oduguwa as the next Lay President of the Church, raising from a stakeholders meeting of the Zone, held at the Ebenezer African Church Cathedral in Ibadan, Oyo State on the 1st November,2024.

The meeting had in attendance the  who is who in the African Church, South West Zone, despite the fact that the meeting was held on a Friday,  participants came in their numbers.

At the end,  the meeting resolved as follows

1. A vote of confidence was passed on the leadership of Barr. Adebowale Oduguwa as candidate for the office of The Lay President of The African Church.

 

2. That the constitution of The African Church is sacrosanct and must be complied with in matters relating to the elections into all offices in the church.

3. That Provinces, Dioceses, Archdeaconries in the zone must ensure that all their delegates are present at the Ughelli Conference.

4. That all Vice Lay Presidents elected from Dioceses must be approved at the conference and allowed to commence work immediately.

5. That all members of the acting management committee be dissolved with immediate effect and replaced a caretaker committee who will manage the church till election is conducted into various national offices.

6. That the church should not wave aside ,the serious allegation of Certificate racketeering against the Primate considering the effect that the issue is generating against the image of the church

Some of the participants at meeting include:

Elder Segun Tinuola, Vice Lay President elect, Ibadan North Diocese,  Ogunleye S. O, Vice Lay President, Ekiti  Central Missionary Diocese, Elder Shittu O. J, Ekiti Diocese, a former Oka Akoko Provincial Trustee, Femi Fafowora, Legal Advicer (Ijesha), Chief Muyiwa Aluko, the Vice Lay President elect, Lagos Mainland Diocese and a former Treasurer of the African Church,  Prince Sola Oyewale, Secretary, Ibadan Diocese and Ad. Secretary,  Ibadan Province.  Also present were Otunba Mojisola Oyenuga, Vice Lay President,  Ibadan Diocese. Elder Mrs. Theresa Olufunmilayo Adekoya also of the Ibadan Diocese (Cathedral Secretary). The Treasurer of the African Church Bro. Olukayode Adegbesan, from the Agege Diocese,  Julius Idowu, Vice Lay President elect, Ibadan Diocese,  Otunba Ayo Dipeolu, Vice lay President elect (Egba Diocese), Bro Oyerinde Elisa, Osun People's Warden,  Olu Oloribiwa , Diocesian Secretary,  Ekiti Diocese. Bro Jimmy Ogundimu, the African Church conference Secretary, Elder Taiwo Somefun from Abuja Diocese.

Are H A Adebayo candidate for National Education Secretary, from Ifako Diocese

Pastor Tauwo Orelaja outgoing Provincial Secretary, Ibadan Province and others too numerous to mention. 

From the "home" of the Incoming Lay President Barr. Adebowale Oduguwa were, Elder Seni Akinola, The Cathedral Warden of The African Church Bethlehem Cathedral,  Elder Dayo, Sobambo, Elder Steve Obigbesan, Elder George Tanimowo, the Vice Lay President elect (Lagos Central Diocese), Elder Omololu Odofin, a former Trustee of The Cathedral. Chief Tokunbo Daramola, Trustee of The Cathedral, Elder Bajo Ekanola, Cathedral Provost Warden,   Elder Adeniyi Aderibigbe, the immediate past Lagos Provincial Secretary, Elder Oladipupo Joshua, a candidate for the Post of The National Publicity Secretary of The African Church, Bro. Olaniyi Babalola, the past "Archdeaconry", Secretary,  Bethlehem "Archdeaconry" Elder Wale Ajayi, Present Archdeaconry Secretary,  Bethlehem Archdeaconry., Mrs Dupe Obajulaye

Brigadier General Adelakun Keazor

snd Brigadier Temidayo Sunday (The African Church Lads and Lases Brigade, Bro Tomiwa Opadele. 

 The "future" of The African Church was represented by Bro. Emmanuel Okeowo (ACYA Provincial PRO).