Netizens Defend Adeleke Family Over Church Donations, Blast Critics

Overwhelming majority of users of social media variously descended on critics of the Adeleke family over donations of one billion naira to the Centenary Endowment Fund of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in honour of their late mother, Mrs Esther Adeleke.

The late Esther who was a Senior Mother in Israel at the Church is the mother of the Billionaire Chairman of Pacific Holdings, Dr Adedeji Adeleke; another senior mother in Israel, Yeyeluwa Modupe Adeleke-Sanni;and Governor Ademola Adeleke who was the last born of the family.

The C&S is to celebrate by 2025 the 100 years anniversary of the church founded by the first Baba Aladura, late Moses Orimolade. The Church is launching a Ten Billion naira Centenary endowment fund in commemoration of the landmark event.

The announcement of the one billion naira donation to the Church has been greeted with mixed reactions with members of the opposition attacking the Adeleke family for making such huge donations.

While the family has moved on after the successful hosting of the Thanksgiving service held for Governor Ademola Adeleke, netzens on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have descended on critics of the Adelekw family , condemning their religious bigotry, poverty consciousness and fake news on sources of the funding.

Billionaire global singer , Davido also waded in, taken to the cleaner one of the critics whom he exposed for his secret favour solicitation and public criticism of the Adeleke family.

Before Davido’s salvo which has silenced the notorious attacker, below are some of the social media posts from various SM users in defense of the Adeleke family:

“ You are sick. Dr Deji Adeleke is a multi-billionaire who can afford to donate even more than one billion of his money to a good cause. This is not Osun money. Where will Osun get such a huge amount? “

“ C&S is a big organisation locally and globally. Donations to that church are not frivolous. The Church runs a lot of charity programmes and the 100 years of founding is a historic event with many projects lined up”

“ So the children should abandon their mother’s legacy? Is that what Islam teaches us”

“ Me, Deji and his siblings did the right thing. No be their mother’s church?”

“ Go and donate money to your church or mosque too. Why try to dictate how somebody should spend his money?

“ Dr Deji is a man never tired of giving. In Osun he has given so much and he is still giving.”

“ In Osun, I can say there is no philanthropist who has done as much as Baba Olowo has done. If you know of any, Mention it”

“ Adeleke University is almost 75 percent free through scholarships. I am a beneficiary. Many poor families are rising out of that scholarship. No private university is that generous in Nigeria.

“ You guys don’t know Dr Deji. Go to Babcock university and ask of huge contributions of that man”

“ The Adeleke family gives so much without making noise. Face your lane “

“ Your APC government destroyed Osun and the Adelekes are reviving it. Yet you get mouth to talk”

“Governor is in church dancing. His brother donated 1 billion. Has the Governor not been to Mosques? Has he not beat Bandiri for Muslims? Is he not building a Pilgrims Camp which Muslim Governors could not build1? Let get sense now”

“ You are attacking the Adelekes. Yet a Muslim is SSG. A Muslim is Chief of Staff. A Muslim is a Spokesperson. Please stop this religious card?

“ To me, Adelekes are doing well. If he likes, let the Governor roll on the ground for God. As long as he is governing well, he remains my man”

‘ Please tell Davido father. Continue your service to humanity. Our dancing Governor continues to deliver. We are enjoying you”

“ We will deal with APC in 2026. Whether they like it or not , Ademola will win the second term. I am a strong Muslim o”