Evangelist Mike Abayomi Bamiloye has defended Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye against criticism over his perceived silence on Nigeria's worsening security situation. Some Nigerians had questioned why Adeboye had not publicly protested recent abductions of pupils and teachers in Oyo State, contrasting it with his 2010 protest during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Bamiloye, founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, said Adeboye did speak out, referencing a video from November 2025 in which the cleric condemned the country's security challenges and gave the government a 90-day ultimatum to act. He added that many bloggers overlooked the message, creating a false impression of inaction.
Bamiloye argued that it is unreasonable to expect an 84-year-old man to lead street protests, stating that Adeboye's role is spiritual leadership and intercession, not demonstration. "And for all those who are expecting an 84-year-old man, Servant of God, to lead a Protest against a Government, this does not make sense by virtue of his age and by the Mandate of His Calling," Bamiloye said. He clarified that the 2010 protest was not Adeboye's personal initiative but followed a directive from the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, which had called on all churches to protest insecurity. "And for all those who said he led a Protest against Jonathan, on February 2nd 2010, it was the instruction of the CAN and PFN for every church to stage a protest against INSECURITY of the Nation and He complied and led his denomination too just as some other churches did," Bamiloye stated.
He urged Christians to focus on prayer as their primary duty, citing I Timothy 2:1–3, which calls for prayers for leaders and peace. According to Bamiloye, spiritual intervention remains central to national healing and stability.
Mike Bamiloye claims Enoch Adeboye issued a 90-day ultimatum in a November 2025 video, yet offers no evidence the government responded or that the deadline had any consequence. If Adeboye's spiritual authority now depends on past collective actions by CAN and PFN, his current influence rests on borrowed directives. The expectation for an 84-year-old to protest contrasts with the absence of younger clerics stepping forward. Bamiloye's call for prayer alone shifts responsibility from public accountability to private devotion.
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