The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has reaffirmed its zero tolerance for financial crime, urging its pastors and workers to maintain transparent financial records and reject funds from questionable sources.
The church stated this in a release issued by its Department of Strategic Communications following an address by the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to church workers on Saturday, November 7.
Olukoyede spoke at the invitation of the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ahead of the church’s annual Holy Ghost Congress.
During his address, the EFCC chairman cited an instance in which a donation to a church project was later discovered to be proceeds of financial crime.
He said Adeboye ordered the church to refund the full amount within 24 hours after being alerted to the source of the money.
Olukoyede commended the church’s swift response, describing it as an example of how institutions should handle funds linked to financial crime.
The RCCG said the incident reflected its position that it would neither knowingly receive nor retain proceeds of financial crime, adding that it returned the money without hesitation after discovering its source.
Addressing church workers, Adeboye reiterated that the church would not shield anyone found in a financially compromising situation.
He urged pastors and workers to maintain clean and verifiable records, resist materialism and the scramble for positions, and establish the source of funds before accepting them.
The church said its commitment to integrity and accountability was an established culture rather than a response to the occasion.
It also welcomed scrutiny from institutions such as the EFCC, saying it had nothing to hide and nothing to fear from accountability.
The RCCG commended the EFCC for its service to the country and said it would continue to pray for public officials without endorsing any.
