YOU WILL GIVE ACCOUNT OF YOUR STEWARDSHIP TO GOD - ALADEKUGBE CHARGES THE PRIESTS

The Archbishop of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province and the Bishop of Ibadan North Anglican Diocese, His Grace, the Most Rev Williams Oluwarotimi Aladekugbe has reminded the newly collated Archdeacon and installed Statutory Canons to be mindful of their activities on earth as they will give account of their stewardship to the God Almighty now and beyond 

The charge was contained in the press release issued and signed by the Ibadan North Anglican Diocesan Communicator, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga shortly after the collation of a Deacon and installation of Canons on Sunday 31st, May,2026 at Cathedral of St. Peter,Aremo, Ibadan 

During the collation and installation service presided over by Archbishop Aladekugbe at the well attended by people within and outside Nigeria , the preferred Archdeacon and Canons made declaration and oaths to accept and unfeignedly believe all the Canonical Scripture of the Old and New Testament as given by inspiration of God, confessed never been homosexual or bi -sexual, denouncing membership of any secret society or cult and vowed not to indulge in the practice of the the activities mentioned above 

The Minister prayed the Almighty God to mercifully behold the newly preferred priests and replenish them with truth, innocency of life that they may faithfully Seve God and promote the edification of the church 

In his sermon during the service, the  Guest Preacher,Very Rev.Johnson Olusegun Faleye, the Provost of the Cathedral of St James' The Great, Oke Bola, Ibadan enjoined the collated Archdeacon and installed Canons not to disappoint the heaven and the authority that collated and installed them 

In his words," Faithfulness is a requirement from God which should neither be sacrificed nor compromised but should be a goal of all ministers both old and new", the preacher concluded 

The newly collated Archdeacon is Rev Canon ( Dr ) Moses Oyekunle Sowale, while Canons David Olaoluwa Afolabi, Philip Dare Mejabi,John Akinlolu Akinkuade and Lawrence Ayodele Oluwatade were installed as Statutory Canons.