Pa Samuel Akinbode Sadela, the President/Founder of Gospel Apostolic Church(GAC) in Gbagada area of Lagos, is dead. Pa Sadela, who died at the age of 114, was Nigeria’s oldest pastor until his demise yesterday. Though church members initially denied the report that he had passed away, the condolence register later opened in the church premises confirmed this. A native of Ondo State, Pa Sadela attended St. Paul’s Anglican Primary School, Ifon, Osun State, but had to drop out when he travelled to Sapele, Delta State to work with one Captain Pullen, a District Officer.
He however retraced his steps in 1918 and completed his Standard six education in 1920. His pastoral calling started in 1928 when he visited the famous Prophet Moses Orimolade of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. When he marked his 113th birthday in 2014, Pa Sadela had said “I feel happy to be this old. Actually, I feel like a young man. I still enjoy my meal of Iyan (pounded yam), Eba and bush meat. I sleep whenever I want to and wake up stronger I want to live longer to prove to all that God remains the same as He was in times past. If Methuselah could live for 969 years, God can make me live well beyond 113. If Noah could be 950, it is not too much for Him to make me live up to 200.”
Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.
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