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ifewara , osun state , nigeria daddy go or pastor adeboye nigerian 02 march 1942 pastor e a adeboye 2.jpg enoch adeboye
 enoch adejare adeboye pastor and former professor of mathematics
enoch adeboye

enoch adejare adeboye is a nigerian pastor and the general overseer of redeemed christian church of god -lrb- rccg -rrb- pastor adeboye had his b.sc .
in mathematics at university of nigeria nsukka and subsequently got his phd in applied mathematics from the university of lagos , and worked as a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of lagos and ilorin ; after joining the rccg in 1973 he began working to translate the sermons of its then pastor and founder , rev. josiah olufemi akindayomi , from yoruba into english .
in 1981 adeboye was appointed general overseer of the church , taking over from papa akindayomi , who had died the previous year .
for three years he filled the role part-time , still lecturing at ilorin , until giving up his university position to preach full-time .
the church , which was not well known before adeboye took charge , now claims branches in over a hundred countries , including more than 14,000 in nigeria .
adeboye has stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of every person on earth .
he is the national president of rcf -lrb- an interdenominational fellowship in all the campuses in nigeria -rrb- which is under the umbrella of christ the redeemer 's ministry -lrb- crm -rrb- where he serves as founder and president .
in 2008 , `` newsweek '' magazine named adeboye one of the fifty most powerful people in the world .
he is married to foluke adeboye , also a pastor , with whom he has children .
he also has national and international awards and was named among the centenary awardees of his country in 2014 .
he recently endowed 4 nigerian universities : obafemi awolowo university , university of lagos , university of ibadan , university of nigeria with professorial chairs in mathematics to the tune of 50 million naira .
