Pastor Olu Obanure, Assistant General Overseer and Pastor-in-charge of RCCG, (West Coast) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God is dead.

His sudden death was announced in a statement signed by the Assistant General Overseer (Admin/Personnel), Pastor Funso Odesola. Pastor Obanure died on Tuesday 2nd May, 2017 at the age of 65 years.

The late Pastor Obanure, until his death, served the RCCG mission in various capacities, such as Special Assistant to the General Overseer (Admin/Personnel); Pastor-in-charge of West Coast with base in Ghana and as the Provincial Pastor, Northern Province 5, with Headquarters in Abuja.

Kogi-state born Obanure had a Masters Degree in Communications and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan. He is survived by wife and children.