Seven of Forbes’ world’s 20 richest pastors are – drum roll – Nigerians!

The bottom three of the Forbes’ richest in the world of religion as entrepreneurship – are worth – a measly $10 million EACH. Poor guys!

TOP, Clockwise: Okotie, Bynum & Ashimolowo [Àṣímọ́lowó]

 

The results are in, again, and Nigeria’s pastors, a.k.a. “men of God”, are out front ahead of the flock awashed in mega dough.-

Are Nigerians the most godly people in the world? Are they people you can trust the most? Are Nigerian pastors men & women you can hold up as role models? 

Are Nigerian churches “business centers” where poor people lose the little they have to sweet-talking, prosperity-preachers who impoverish them even more?

These are all questions that all beg for answers as “christian” churches, perhaps most of which are run like cults, continue to grow in Nigeria.

There are three “poorest” of the world’s richest 20 pastors tied for the last position in a group that most would envy.

At the bottom of the list where he ties with “former hairdresser” [now] “woman of a god”, Juanita Bynum of good old USA and Matthew Ashimolowo,  is Chris Okotie whose wealth is a miserly $10 million.

Somewhere between the 10-millionaires and the billionaire is South African Irene Tshifhiwa whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at $35 million.

 Inside one of his jets, Oyedepo in ebullient mood.

 

Oyakilome’s $50 million is middle class Nigerian pastor in comparison to the kings of Nigeria’s entrepreneurial church founders: Oritsejafor – $120 million; (Number 6) Adeboye – $130 million and  (Number 5) Oyedepo – $150 million.

All the above are chicken change when compared to the fortunes of the likes of Pat Robertson, the American conservative whose $500 million wealth, Kenneth Copeland – $760 million and Eric Macedo of Brazil whose $1.1 billion is definitely a lot of dough for doing “God’s work”.

Isn’t it strange that of all the millionaires and billionaire listed here, there is no “pastor” from Europe, the lands where Christianity first flourished and was propagated to Africa and Brazil?

Uh-oh, pardon me, there’s  Ashimolowo [Àṣímọ́lowó] who may be a Nigerian but he struts his evangelical stuff  in England where he runs a Pentecostal Church reputed to be the largest congregation in the UK. Not bad for a  young man who at 20, converted to Christianity!

TOLA.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017.  2:05 P.M. [GMT]