Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Overseer of Deeper Christian Life Bible Church, has said he does not know when to step aside as head one of the leading churches in Nigeria.
Asked if he would soon handover to a successor at a media briefing to usher in the ‘Global Crusade with Kumuyi,’ slated for Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, Kumuyi waxed philosophical, saying: “I don’t know whether I know my age or not. Your age depends on how you feel inside. If you go by chronological order, you can say he is old, but if you look at the state of the mind, the focus and the vision, as well as what you want to see done in your time, and also raise up people that will be able to do something for our generation, I wouldn’t say I am old.
“Actually, when you look at people, the function of their brain, mind and ability, and quite a lot of things determine who a person is as for age. If I look at those parameters, I don’t feel I am old. Sometimes it surprises me how I remember things.
“My vision and focus is that whatever I have learnt, whatever I have got spiritually, academically and vision wise, I want to pass to the next generation.
“We have people who have led their countries in their 70s and 80s. We have some people of the past generation who have led their countries even at 90; I am not referring to African leaders who are not doing anything. If you take for instance, Winston Churchill or Charles De Gaul, these people are able to craft a vision for their people.”
On the 2023 general elections, the cleric urged Nigerians to elect a capable leader, who could advance the fortunes of the country.
