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  • Kumuyi charges leaders to focus on evangelism

    Kumuyi charges leaders to focus on evangelism

    The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged church leaders to remain focussed on the great commission and avoid all forms of distraction that lead the church to nowhere.

    Kumuyi said this at the just-concluded National Leadership Strategy Congress organised by the church at the Deeper Life Conference Centre, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.

    The programme, which featured prayers, bible teachings, workshops and prophetic ministration, brought together thousands of workers and pastors of the church.

    He advised that the church must remain committed and obedient to the great commission of reaching the whole world for Christ as it remains the heartbeat of God for this time.

    He stated that some activities being put up by some churches today are mere distraction and a snare from the devil to distract them away from the things that have any eternal value.

    Kumuyi said that the gospel of Jesus Christ reached Africa because of the un-relentless efforts of the missionaries who against all odds sacrificed their lives, time, and skills to preach the gospel in Africa.

    “We cannot remain idle or indifference to the acts of wining souls for Christ. It is one thing that should matter to us as believers as the end of the world is near,” he said.

    He added that millions of souls are rushing towards a lost eternity. “Believers must, therefore, throw aside all flimsy excuses as there is no trouble too great, no humiliation too deep, no suffering too severe, no labour too hard, and no expense too much in saving souls. We must arise therefore, pray and do the work,” the cleric declared.

    Kumuyi asserted that opportunities for evangelism abound daily on the streets, hospitals, motor parks, bus stops, inside the bus or taxi, prisons, homes of neighbours, schools, markets, urging the soul-winner not to wait for a perfect opportunity as every situation is an opportunity.

  • Christian authors make case for virtual evangelism

    Less than 30 percent of gospel ministers in the country use social media to evangelise, the national president of Association of Nigeria Christian Authors and Publishers (ANCAPS), Wole Adedoyin, has stated.

    He also revealed over 60 percent of them lack computer/ internet literacy, affecting their ability to engage in virtual evangelism.

    Adedoyin spoke last Wednesday in Ibadan while unveiling the 2017 winners of Nigerian Christian literature award.

    He tasked gospel ministers to avail themselves of the new media to boost their reach.

    Adedoyin, who is also National Coordinator of the Computer Guild of Nigeria (CGN), said: “New media and specifically websites, blogs, and social networking tools such as twitter and face book allow us ‘to cast wide our nets’ like never before.

    “Never in the history of mankind have we had a greater opportunity to evangelise to so many so quickly.

    “Let us “be not afraid to lower our nets through the use of new media and trust in the immense “catch” that God will provide”.

    He went on:

    “Presently only 30 percent of ministers of God are using social media to evangelise.

    “Millions of people use social media every day, many of who are sinners. Many of them post pornography videos and pictures, post hate speeches, gossips and perpetrate many other devilish acts.”

    On the award, he said over 15 published Christian books and 7 Christian books in manuscripts were received.

    Only four books won different awards this year.

    The winners, according to him, are: Mrs. Mbadugha Chigozie Anuli; Samuel Ajayi Crowther Writers Award.

    She won with her book Beyond the trial.

    Miss Akalonu Onyinyechukwu won the Mathew Ashimolowo Christian writers award with Not easy but gainful waiting.

    Udedike Chigozie emerged 2017 Young writer award with Voice of a Suicide and other stories while Saint Jimoh is winner of John Bunyan prize for best essay.

  • CPAN: A profile in community service and evangelism

    CPAN: A profile in community service and evangelism

    •Anglican society presents book 

    On Sunday, a book on the history and activities of the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Idimu, Lagos, will be unveiled. Written by a member of the church, the book is titled: The History of Christian Progressive Association of Nigeria (CPAN). WALE AJETUNMOBI writes.

    For more than 70 years after it was founded in 1914, the St. Peter’s Anglican Church was the lone structure standing on the fringe of Idimu – a hitherto rustic suburb in Alimosho area of Lagos. People started flocking to the area in the late 1970s, changing the rural nature of Idimu community.

    Three years ago, the Anglican Church marked the centenary of its Founder’s Day, but how many of the current members know the history of the church and its contributions to the socio-economic development of Idimu town?

    Any current member of the church, who may want to know this historical background, does not need to conduct extensive research. The church’s involvement in social and evangelical transformation of Idimu has now been compiled in a book titled: The History of Christian Progressive Association of Nigeria (CPAN).

    Authored by Pa Adedeji Komolafe, a retired mechanical engineer and former CPAN’s president, the 85-page book chronicles the association’s active contributions to the spiritual and physical development of the Idimu archdeaconry. It is also a compendium of accounts of stewardship of the CPAN members in the last three decades.

    CPAN was founded in 1981 by nine members of the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, but it was formerly known by Egbe Itewasju Kristi. It had closed affinity with Idimu Social Elite, a social club founded about the same period. Six pioneer members of Egbe Itewasju Kristi were members of the social club and this obviously gave members of the spiritual group an opportunity to contribute to the social transformation of the Idimu town.

    With the arrival of the first trained catechist, S.O. Okeowo, at the church in March 1982, the membership of the Idimu Anglican Church enlarged, paving the way for Egbe Itewasju Kristi to increase its members and activities. In 1991, the woman wing of the church floated Christian Progressive League (CPL), with the purpose to complement the effort of Egbe Itewasju Kristi in entrenching evangelism in the then sprawling town.

    Merging the two spiritual groups in the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in the second half of 1990’s was necessitated by a meeting of societies under the purview of Lagos Diocese of the Anglican Communion. By 1998, Egbe Itewasju Kristi and CPL were merged, and this was followed by a transition period during which a common name – CPAN – was adopted based on the shared spiritual aspirations.

    Since 1982, members of the church associated with CPAN have been playing key roles and championing progressive causes that help in the transformation of the St. Peter’s Anglican Church and its environs.

    According to the author, majority of Egbe Itewasju Kristi were youths in their 30s when the group was founded in 1981.

    Komolafe said: “The pioneer members were young, strong and adventurous. They were willing to spend their money and other cherished resources for the propagation of the Jesus Christ’s gospel. When the society was founded, the church could be likened to a typical African family with CPAN as its first son. CPAN members were involved in all decision-making processes of the church.”

    CPAN members, Komolafe said, became the first elected wardens and church secretaries. The spiritual society extended its tentacles to every part of the church’s administration. Some of its members volunteered as layreaders before they were officially licensed to act as such.

    In 1985, the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Idimu embarked on vigorous evangelical expansion, instituting a Church Planting Committee with the objective to establish Anglican denominational churches in adjoining villages and town.

    CPAN members played frontline role in this initiative, championing the formation of Idimu Area Group of Anglican Churches. The group, chaired by S.O. Ojo, established eight Anglican churches placed under the superintendence of Reverend J.I. Bangbaiye, who was the vicar.

    The established churches include St. John’s Anglican Church in Ikotun, St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Ejigbo, Our Saviour’s Anglican Church in Oke- Afa, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Ijegun, All Saints Anglican Church in Okerube, St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Egan, Christ The Saviour Anglican Church in Isheri-Oshun, and Bishop Ajayi Crowther Memorial Anglican Church in Egbeda.

    In his appraisal of the book, Prof N.C. Nwaboku, a senior lecturer of Educational Technology at the Lagos State University, said CPAN members showed leadership in helping to transform the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Idimu, to a vibrant and progressive God’s vineyard.

    He said: “Many of CPAN members are vibrant workers in God’s vineyard, playing multiple roles in the daily affairs of the church. The women are just as active in their own rights as lay readers, mothers and patronesses of other societies in the church.”

    CPAN president, Chief Temitayo Faloju, described the book as “well-articulated”, saying it provides useful information for preachers, researchers and new comers to Idimu.

    The book, which will be unveiled on Sunday at the church, is divided in seven chapters, which explain the history of the church, history of CPAN, collective contributions made by CPAN members, individual member’s contribution, and membership list, among others.

  • Evangelism in Evans episode

    Ray Ekpu, decidedly one of the living icons of the Nigerian journalism, in a satirical salute to Chukwumeme Onwuamadike, who is trending with his brand name, Evans, in his column in The Guardian on June 20, stated the following words regarding the billionaire kidnapper’s growth in crime: “From drug dealing he graduated into armed robbery and then he went for his PhD in crime by settling for big time kidnapping of big businessmen whose wallets are bursting with dollars.” Currently cooling his heels in the police net, it could be added that vicissitude, a common virus among humans, has veered with astonishing velocity onto the vicinity of Evans’ victory in vices.

    If the meaning of Evan, “God has been gracious” or “God has shown favour”, was what worked wonders for the kingpin of the underworld, then it could also be taken that Evans has stretched the grace beyond its elasticity. Evans is a name given to a son whose father’s name is Evan. According to Wikipedia, the name is the 5th most common surname in Wales, 10th in England and 48th in the United States. In Nigeria, Evans or Evan, whether as surname or first name or nickname has a bottom position among names.

    The last time Evans or Evan ran viral in the Nigerian media was about Evan(s) Enwerem, who, as Senate President in 1999, was embroiled in controversy over allegation that he had fraudulently altered his name to evade a link to his alleged past record. The media was awash as to whether Enwerem’s first name is Evan or Evans. Coupled with political undertone of the proverbial banana peel, still characterising the National Assembly, the scandal swelled and swept off Enwerem through impeachment. The other popular Evans in Nigeria is Evans Medical Plc, which manufactures more than a score of products that are household names in Nigeria and other West African states.

    But since June 10 that Evans was evicted by the police from his cosy abode in Magodo, Lagos, the celebrated kidnapper has taken a shine off the other Evans or any known Evans, for that matter. When the going was good, he made no headlines. He was a star shinning in secrecy. For more than a month he has garnered media attention more than a number of persons whose portfolios in private or public functions place them at vantage point for press focus. The media whirlwind trailing Evans’ episode has seen the kidnapper fiercely contesting for space in cover pages with separatism tension in Nigeria, it has shifted media attention from President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence bout with sickness at secret location, it struggles squarely with National Assembly’s showdown with acting President Yemi Osinbajo and tend to overshadow the acting President’s sterling remark of being able to rise to the occasion in the absence of the President.

    Evans, as well as his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, knows too well of the newsworthiness. When Evans stories were about retreating for other topical national issues, he approached the Federal High Court in Lagos for enforcement of his fundamental human rights over allegation of “illegal detention and unconstitutional media trial” by the Nigeria Police. By claiming damages of N300, 000 million, Evans is really living to the billings of his billionaire status. He is also sending loud message that, notwithstanding his seeming educational disadvantage, he appreciates the essence of the law court in a constitutional democratic environment more than the relevant governmental institutions handling his case. He is contending that his continued detention by the police since June 10, without being charged to court or granted bail, amount to infringement of his fundamental human rights. He wants to be taken to court or alternatively set free. Paradoxically, the media, which he gives impression of not being comfortable with, has taken over the case by amplifying it with no fee.

    Though through his confessions, and discoveries by the police, he has been found guilty and sentenced to death in the court of public opinion, his legal action against the police is one charge Evans should never plead guilty of neither should he be charged on that account by opinion moulders. The police say they have been hunting Evans for over seven years before he was arrested on June 10. If Evans was picked up by the police in 2010, does it means he would have been in detention till 2017 without being charged to court? Was the police waiting to arrest him before commencing investigations on a matter the police is supposed to have more than a dose of his dossiers?

    However, it would not be out of place for one to think that Evans is presuming his present situation as a plague in his profession that deserves the battle of his life in order to make it a passing phase and a story worthy of testimonies at wherever he renders faith-fuelled functions. Given that vicissitude is like worms living in the bodies of humans and animals with possible threat to life of anyone at any time, Evans may still be living in a fool’s paradise that running to meet his Waterloo is one of life’s inevitability that can be anyone’s portion, whether the righteous or the unrighteous.

    But it would serve him better if he realised that his fall is faithfully following faulty foundation of highflying; that reaching the peak of his career in crime properly positioned him on the edge of a precipice precipitating his tumbling irredeemably to rotten relevance. Surely, evanescence of the Evans’ episode is a long road. But Evans can open another chapter in the rest of his life by throwing evasion to the winds, chronicling his career in crime from genesis with revelations and evangelizing against crime so that those who have ears can, at least, hear, and possibly, heed and escape the ordeal that has since become the whole lot of Evans.

    Already, what is happening to Evans is enough evangelism for others in the ilk of Evans.

  • I now dedicate time to evangelism —FCMB founder Subomi Balogun

    I now dedicate time to evangelism —FCMB founder Subomi Balogun

    Otunba Subomi Balogun is the founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB). He is a prince of the Ijebu Kingdom and an accomplished businessman. In this interview with OKORIE UGURU after the popular Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State on Wednesday, he spoke about his life as a man committed to promoting the culture of his people and a philanthropist, and how he is spending life in what he called semi-retirement from business. 

    YOU appeared to have been so much enthusiastic about this year’s Ojude Oba festival. What was responsible for that? Have you also ever participated directly in any of the events at the festival?

    The question is very fundamental. Why I’m I so enthusiastic? First, I am a loyal, distinguished son of our monarch, the Awujale. I happened to be the Olori Omoba (head of the princes and princesses). Providence has placed me in the situation in which everybody will expect me to be close to the Awujale and be supportive of whatever he is doing by way of our culture and tradition.

    Secondly, people know me as a very senior member of royalty in Ijebu land. Apart from being the Olori Omoba, I am the Olori Ebi (head of the family) of one of the largest ruling houses. You may have heard or you may have noticed that I come from one of the prominent Balogun families…

    Which is…?

    Odunuga. But one is getting a bit old now. Normally, when they come in like that, I dance with them. I am like a sort of head of family there. So, definitely, I will be interested in Ojude Oba festival, as it highlights quite a lot of the Ijebu ethos and tradition. With all the paraphernalia of positions which I hold in town and in the country, it will be unpatriotic of me not to be supportive of whatever our royal father is doing.

    Lastly, every Ijebu person looks forward to the annual Ojude Oba event. Ojude Oba is held within the palace or in front of the Awujale’s palace. But I think it was about 1892 when my own ancestor, Oba Adesumbo Tunrase, who actually signed the treaty of the relationship with the British queen, and who was far seeing enough, gave land to the Muslims to establish their central mosque, at the same time agreed with the British missionaries to preach Christianity in Ijebu land, and even went further to allow some of his children to be baptised. To cap it all, he gave them the land on which the first church in Ijebuland was built. That is St. Saviour’s, Italupe.

    So, from my pedigree, background and association and what the good Lord has endowed me with, it will be regarded as unpatriotic if I don’t play a leading role in this most important cultural and traditional  event of Ijebu people.

    Apart from whatever my good Lord has endowed me with, I am, by the grace of the reigning monarch, the head of the princes and princesses. So, I am very much involved. I can tell you that if this event is taking place and I am not around, many people will ask questions, whether I am unwell, which can’t be, or whether I am disagreeing with my royal father, which can’t be. So, I have always been in the forefront, let me put it that way, in the celebration.

    When Ojude Oba started, it was the Muslims who used it to pay homage and show their appreciation to the reigning monarch for all the beneficence he had given them. So, you can see that from my pedigree, I am both from the Balogun family, I am also from royalty.

    Was there ever a time you rode the horse on the occasion?

    When I was young, I used to be on a horse. Even before then, while my father was alive, I would join them in heralding my grandfather with singing and dancing. You saw my young cousin, Sunny Kuku. He wasn’t on horseback, but he was dancing and added colour to the Balogun Kuku family. Incidentally, the Balogun Kukus and the Balogun Odunugas are cousins. We all descended from the Borogun family.

    How do you spend your time now that you are no longer as active as you used to be in business?

    I am one of the people who can hold out their chest and say that the good Lord has been kind to me. So, in return for that, I have given my life to the service of the community, my fellow human beings and to the service of my God. So, I spend more of the time relaxing, resting and doing the work of God. You don’t need to be a cleric or wear the round collar before you can do the work of God.

    I use any opportunity I have to be an evangelist. I am very committed to that. I am the Asiwaju of Ijebu Christians. I was made that after a legendary person, Chief Adeola Odutola, who was incidentally my own father’s classmate. I joined the Christians when I was young, and the Christian community found that there were attributes in me that could make me perform some leadership role they have entrusted to me. So, I spend time a lot doing charity works, philanthropy as you call it, having concern for my fellow human beings as a way of atonement to my God for the marvelous things the good Lord has done for me.

    Being a philanthropist with many foundations involved in charity work, what is your foundation doing to enhance the society?

    Everything I have done has been a continuous institution. You are all aware that my main focus is health care. The good Lord has enabled me to build one of the largest in Africa, purposely built children’s hospital, which I have now given to the University of Ibadan (UI). It has been converted to a medical college affiliated to the College of Medicine, UI. I think if you walk in there, you will find quite a lot of equipment that you don’t find around, and it is a national institution, not just for the Ijebus. That is why I gave it to the first national medical college to operate. Beyond that, I am a Christian and I believe whatever the good Lord has endowed me with is not for me alone, but that I should go out and do things that will make life better for members of my community and Nigerians in general.

    I believe charity is not something you can boast about. It is between me and my God, and I don’t talk much about what I have done. I only pray to God that from time to time, I should be willing to share whatever the good Lord has endowed me with, with my fellow human beings. I should try and be my brother’s and my sister’s keeper.

    Not a lot of people know that you have a private museum. Can you tell us about it?

    That museum is yet the first an individual has built, if not in Yorubaland, at least in Ijebu. It is to commemorate my ancestor Oba Adesumbo Tunrase, who allowed the British to sign a protective treaty and who also allowed the British to preach Christianity. And he encouraged the Muslims by giving them land. The whole idea perhaps was to give opportunity for acquiring knowledge about the role of that illustrious Awujale. Because there are so many factors of me that were immediately induced by the fact that I am a descendant of this great monarch. I wanted to be able to assemble authentic history as to what the late monarch contributed, not only to Ijebuland, but in fostering not only inter-ethnic trading but opening the door for the British to go into the hinterland.

    At that time, I don’t think many people were literate enough to read A,B,C,D. It was during the reign of that monarch people started to become literate. I wanted one, to immortalise the benefits of the reign of this distinguished monarch of Ijebu. At the same time, I wanted to develop authentic history of royalty in Ijebuland, and, if possible, to be able to identify those who are members of royalty. You see, quite a lot of history which we get now are from oral tradition. They have not been documented. When you want something authentic, you want it documented. So, I provided this museum as a place of custody of a number of relics of the royalty, of custody of historical materials about that royalty. Quite a lot of things about the Ijebu royalty and even the origin of the Ijebus may not have been documented.

    From the research being done…we have a curator there who is a retired professor of history and politics of an American university. His regular concern is to have people coming forward with either relics of the royalty or authentic stories about their connection with royalty, and also about Ijebu royalty. They hold regular seminars and lectures and people go there, read documents about what has happened in Ijebu since. You can also get quite a number of recently published books on Ijebu history. You can find copies there. Some of the events in Ijebu land, the videos and copies of the disk are there. So, it is an opportunity for people to study the origin, and also the authenticity of her history. I don’t want oral tradition alone to be relied upon.

    So, the essence of the place is to provide an avenue for people to study history and to identify those who are related to royalty. At the end of the day it will be a place to study Ijebu royalty, and to some extent, the history of Christianity in Ijebu land, because this was the king who allowed Christianity to be preached publicly

  • Young Christians charged on evangelism

    The President of Africans Living in View of Eternity (ALIVE), Pastor Stanley Njigwum  has challenged young Christians to expend their energies, strength and skills in evangelising the world.

    Njigwum spoke at the ongoing evangelistic bible seminar and health expo by ALIVE, an affiliate of the Seventh Day Adventist.

    Tagged: The untold truth revealed, the seminar attracts several participants and features expository sermons, one- on- one studies, wholesome music, community service and free health and wellness seminar.

    Njigwum said Christians must evangelise the world because the coming of Christ is at hand.

    He lamented most of the global populace die without a working knowledge or relationship with Christ, saying youths must commit themselves to reversing the trend.

    According to him: “If we do not preach the gospel, we will literally be delaying the coming of Jesus Christ because until the gospel goes round the whole earth, Jesus will not come.

    Urging young Christians to embrace evangelism, Njigwum said: “If God hurts our strength, our strength will become useless. Let us give God the first place in our life.

    “We do don’t want to give God a left over energy. We think God should have that first class in our lives”.

    The group, he said, is “an assembly of men, women, graduates and working professionals whose hearts are burdened for spreading God’s word and works”.

    A medical missionary, Dr Mariam Atolade, highlighted the importance of nutrition for good health.

    She said regular intake of water, self-control, exercise and trust in divine power are essentials for good living.

    Atolade, a neuropathy doctor, noted that as much as life style changes is  necessary, trust in God for healing can never be overemphasised because God has the ultimate power to heal all sicknesses.T

  • Kumoluyi calls for aggressive evangelism

    Kumoluyi calls for aggressive evangelism

    • Church celebrates at 25 

    The General Overseer of the Word Bible Church Lagos, Prophet Babatunde Kumoluyi, has challenged gospel preachers to become more committed to aggressive evangelism to save the nation.

    He said only the gospel of Christ can deliver the nation from the crutches of terror, crimes and underdevelopment.

    He lamented that many church leaders have neglected their primary calling for survival and materialism, saying they must repent quickly to avert the wrath of God.

    Kumoluyi spoke last week ahead of the 25th anniversary of the church.

    The weeklong celebration, which ends today, featured revivals, crusades and a visit to the orphanage.

    The prophet expressed sadness that Nigeria is not yet fully evangelised despite the presence of many churches,  a development he said was responsible for rising corruption.

    He attributed his survival in the last 25 years of ministry to God and a determination to stay in His will.

    “God is my sustenance. He is all I have but I am also determined to hold on to Him,” he stressed.

    The grand finale today in the church will attract Lagos Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire; her predecessor, Sarah Sosan, among others.

    There would also be a launch of a biography on Kumoluyi.

  • Evangelism group takes off 34 years after conception

    THIRTY-FOUR years after the he received the vision, Pastor Sule Bamgbola has finally launched church Missionary Media Ministry, which is dedicated to evangelism in Lagos.

    The group, according to Bamgbola, is determined “to be the leading source of knowledge and support to missionaries and emerging Christians who intend to fulfill the command of the Lord Jesus by taking missions as priority.’’

    The former accountant with the defunct New Breed magazine said God gave him the revelation of the ministry 34 years ago but he could not actualise it until now.

    “Ten years ago, we took some steps but they did not go down well. But in December last year, the Lord laid it in my mind that we must do something.

    “As far back as 1980, God told me to go into the missionary field. In 1984, we wanted to start, decades passed, another passed and another is passing.”

    He continued: “It is late but I believe the Lord will forgive me. In 1983, I was able to open eight churches in the north through crusades.”

    The guest speaker, Bishop Daniel Obioha, urged Bamgbola not to give up and be courageous.

    He said every ministry or church started from a humble beginning.

    “You have nothing to fear. The journey is long,” he stated.

    Recalling the story of Moses, who was ordered by God to return to Mountain Sinai, Obioha urged Bamigbola to be bold.

    “Look unto God. He is our sufficiency. Ministry is about sacrifice. It is sacrifice that gives birth to service.

    “Without it, there is no service. God is able to help you. If God is leading you to start a ministry, you don’t need to ask for a kobo. Without sacrifice, you cannot be useful to God.”

    The senior cleric advised that some ministries are vital for church growth and that members who have such a call should go for them.

    He however advised that the ministries should be made to abide by the doctrines of the church and asked to embrace holiness in their works and teachings.

  • From evangelism to bottled water

    From evangelism to bottled water

    The Diocese of Osun of The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), seems to be doing more than evangelism and winning souls for Christ. It has gone into a commercial venture to oil the throats and stomach of the people so to speak with the production of bottle water named Aquados.

    The journey to the water business began in January 2010, when the Diocesan board under the leadership of the Bishop, Rt. Rev. James Afolabi Popoola, resolved to invest in some key areas of economy in order to among other things generate more fund for the smooth running of the Diocese.

    Other reasons adduced for venturing into bottling water for sale include creating job opportunity for some unemployed youths and provision of neat and high quality water products, hygienically produced in a neat environment for members of the public.

    The water factory located within the Bishop’s Court at Isale-Aro, Osogbo, commenced full operation in November 2010, as a subsidiary of the Osun Diocese Investment Company Limited. It was commissioned by the Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori on October 9, 2010.

    To make the business run smoothly, a nine member, board of directors was set up to look after the affairs of the factory. The directors, who are successful professionals and business men and members of the Anglican Church in the Diocese include, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh, Chief J. O. Oyayinka, Engr. Seye Adepoju, Mr. Tunji Adeleke, Mr. Ajayi Oladipo, Mr. Pade Odedele and Rev. Moses Badejo, who serves as the General Manager of the factory.

    Apart from obtaining an approval of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to validate the quality of its production, the factory’s 75 and 50cl table water have also been certified by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, a development that was celebrated at the Diocese.

    At a ceremony to present the SON certificate the Bishop, Rt. Rev. Popoola, disclosed that the factory was being patronised by corporate organisations, including hotels, canteens and eateries and Anglican Church members.

    Presenting the certificate, the Osun State Director of the agency, Engr. Dele Ayeni, said they are satisfied with the company’s standard, operation and products.

    The General Manager of the factory, Rev. Badejo, disclosed that the investment employs 18 workers who, according to him, are well paid. He said the factory’s products would soon be sold outside Osun State as the management is already discussing with customers in the northern part of the country.