Governor Seyi Makinde has unveiled Pastor Afolabi Ghandi of Olaoye’s ruling house, as Soun-elect.
According to Soun-elect, “I had no intention of becoming the king despite coming from a royal family.”
Ghandi a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Jesus House, Washington DC said he only accepted the new role because God asked him to do so
The close ally of the late Soun Ajagungbade family said this while speaking to members of his church on the development.
The international businessman who hinted that he had planned to retire from the pastoral ministry after 30 years of service and travel the world after his retirement also apologies to members of his church for “any embarrassment” they might have “felt by what has gone on on the social media,” saying he was “genuinely sorry,”
Olaoye said, “While I was in Nigeria in December, the king of our town died. I’m really close to the family because, as I said, I’m from a royal family.
“After the Oyewumis, the Ajagungbades…my family is next. Everybody from Ogbomoso who is familiar with the tradition knows that. And I, of course, knew about that.
“But I was not interested in it at all, because I believed that I had gone on a completely different part.”
Olaoye said his father also never told him that he could become the Soun of Ogbomoso if he wanted to be, so he never had any intention of becoming the king of the ancient town.
He said people close to him and who knew his family was the next to ascend the throne began to call him and to ask him to consider taking up the throne.
Olaoye said he called his spiritual father, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, to intimate him of the situation.
He said when he told Adeboye that he was not interested, the G.O. asked him not to say that but to fast and pray about it.
He said he did not take the advice seriously as he did not pray about it.
He, however, said that he heard God tell him on January 2, 2022, that becoming the Soun of Ogbomoso was his destiny.
“The next thing I heard, clearly, ‘You were born for this; this is the reason for your birth.’ That’s what I heard. Of course, that’s not what I was expecting. But, let me tell you this when I hear, I am 10/10,” he said