Rev Niyi Adebayo bags doctorate degree

Image caption: Rev (Dr) Niyi Adebayo (left) receiving the award

Rev Niyi Adebayo bags doctorate degree

Femi OGUNLANA

Rev’d Niyi Adebayo, the founder and lead pastor of True Worshippers Church (TWC), Ogbomoso, Oyo state, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate in Ministry by the Damascus Road Bible Institute (DRBI), Maryland, U.S.A.

Niyi Adebayo was honoured with the degree on Wednesday (November 19) during a special programme held at Higher Ground Baptist Church, LAUTECH area, Ogbomoso.

Rev. Dr. Aderemi Badru, a member of the Board of the DBRI, who presented the certificate on behalf of the President of the institute, Rev. Dr. Tony A. Lawson, said Adebayo was conferred with the degree in recognition of his immense contributions to the advancement of the Christian ministry, which he asserted has global impact.

“Niyi Adebayo is granted the religious Honorary Degree (Doctor of Ministry) with all rights and privileges thereunto appertaining,” Rev Badru said.

He added, “This honorary is given because of his dedication to the gospel through ministry. His love and passion for ministry with the love of God has had a powerful impact not just in his homeland but also globally. We thank God for him, and I want to officially welcome him to the Damascus Road Bible Institute family.

“On behalf of the President (of DRBI), Rev. Dr. Tony A. Lawson 2nd, with the approval of the Board, l confer upon him as now Rev. Dr. Niyi Adebayo.”

Dr Adebayo who is also the proprietor and CEO of Zoe Schools, a highflying private school in Ogbomoso which recently opened one of the largest CBT centres in Nigeria in a chat with ogbomosoinsightonline.com submitted he did not see the award coming disclosing the announcement was first made at a conference he attended.

He emphasized he neither lobbied nor was he asked to pay for the award expressing joy such an international institute took notice of his contributions.

“I didn’t have the premonition at all. I was just away to minister at the Passion Conference when the award was announced. It caught me totally unawares, perhaps because they knew I had rejected similar awards many times. I’m so excited about this. I never knew such a global institute could take notice of what we do and honour us. They didn’t demand or collect anything from us to offer this. It is a call to greater service in the vineyard of our Lord Jesus Christ. To God be the glory,” he stated.