[The Activism Blog] How RCCG is fighting Drug Abuse

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), unarguably the largest Pentecostal movement in the world with presence in over 100 Nations including Arab Nations; over the years has shown a clear difference in the way it relates to the most vulnerable and downtrodden in the society.

The recent being the Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry, an arm of RCCG under the supervision of the wife of the General Overseer Pastor Mrs Folu Adeboye. Yesterday October 3, 2017, it rolled out the carpet to celebrate the commissioning of its N200 Million drug rehabilitation centre in Epe Lagos.

At the commissioning, the governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode said, “As we support this rehabilitation centre, let me use this opportunity to implore parents, guardians and caregivers to be vigilant in order to detect early signs of drug addiction in their children and seek help from appropriate quarters before it gets complicated.

“On our part as a government, we shall continue to take preventive measures through public awareness campaign especially among our youths so that they are adequately informed on the danger inherent in drug abuse.”

In the words of Pastor Mrs Folu Adeboye, the centre had assisted more than 2,000 beneficiaries, most of whom have become professionals and well-to-do persons in the society with over N200 million spent so far to put up the facilities. She added that the centre will soon commence full implementation of educational and skill acquisition programmes.

The Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry was founded in 1991 by Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, who is now a Special Assistant to the General Overseer of RCCG Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.

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