Oyedepo, who a few years ago ignited debate on flamboyant Christianity by acquiring his fourth private jet, is the owner of Dominion Publishing House, Covenant University and an elite secondary school called Faith Academy.
Listed by Forbes as Nigeria’s wealthiest pastor with a net worth of $150 million, David Oyedepo is a preacher and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, more popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. Besides his four private jets, Forbes also mentioned the preacher’s luxury homes in London and the United States.
Sources within the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the agency charged with business registration in Nigeria, confirmed the registration of Dominion Air with David Oyedepo as its chairman. Another source within a Lagos-based insurance firm known to handle most of Oyedepo’s businesses said the airline project had been in the works for six years and was only made a reality this year.
In a swift reaction, Lawrence Ofili, a member of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), “Pastor Oyedepo by his choice of businesses has severally demonstrated a disconnect between himself and hundreds of thousands of poor Christians who he claimed to have come to deliver. About 90 per cent of public schools in this country were built by early Christian missionaries; today Oyedepo has Covenant University but it is for children of millionaires,” says Mr Ofili.
“Even with the high school called Faith Academy, I am aware that most children in his congregation dream to be educated there but their parents who probably pay tithes and offerings cannot afford the school fees. His Faith Tabernacle accommodates 50,000 worshippers every Sunday; how many of them are going to fly Dominion Air? Honestly this project is not for the poor. He should have settled for mechanised farming to engage unemployed men and women.”
GUYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- Ese Naomi, De Christ Zydic Kareem and Adamu Major like this.
- Vin Oge Ezechukwu Am not against his business empires what worries me are people that keep paying tithes to a billionaire business man of God.
- Tajudeen Adeyemo Like his business acumen. He would equally employ people in the airline. The man has vision and mission.
- Athanatius Adieme He is not a man of God.the reward of men of God are coat of salvation not riches.
Oyedepo is a con man. - Olubobokun Victor Jide May the Lord have mercy for misusing God`s fund agsinst God`s will as he commanded in Deut 26:12.
- Olubobokun Victor Jide The most annoying of he story and i quote "Besides his four private jets, Forbes also mentioned the preacher’s luxury homes in London and the United States" the widows, fatherless.Homeless are dying daily. In his church can he tell God that there are no Widows, unemployed Youths, Motherless and homeless? Every one of you will give account of your stewardship in Heaven.
- Olubobokun Victor Jide @Olatubosun Try to know the different between Judgement and advice . You advice a sinner to give his life to Christ not that you judge by saying you are going to Hell Fire or you are condemned already. Go and read what the Bible says in Deut 26:12 How God commanded the offering and Tithe should be used. It`s only God that will determine the type of penalty for the sinner not any man.
- Aruoture Goodie Wen wil u ppl grow up nd mind ur businesses? Wen dis man wuz poor, nobdy noticed, wen he lived by faith nd comit'd sacrifices by wearin hs bst clothes 2 church, nobdy saw dat, nw God has lift'd hm nd d jealous morgues wudnt let hm b.. Nw do u knw d source of his wealth? Wat mks u thnk its d tithes and offerings, rememba he knws d consequences of using God's money 2 enrich hs purse, wen he bless'd lives of ppl both rich nd poor, nd dey gave hm gifts, nobdy is ponderin on dat, he saved nd invested d money nw own a vast empire, nd y'all r openin ur mouths 2 persecute, media wudnt let hm go free, haters wudnt let hm b... Cn u blv he's nt even top richest pastors in d world? Wat do u av 2 say of dat? Richest pastor is an american, own series of jets, nd hw many backstabas av u hrd of or do u wna tel me der aint poor widows in d cngregatn? Touch nt ma anoint'd nd do my prophet no harm, dnt try 2 kil d man of God wit ur mouths nd hands, only den wil u knw hw wel nd fast God fyts 4 hs children...
- Tony Anyatonwu Buying jets,hvin luxury homes in london while that are other less priviledge one's out there seeking help,and a pastor is out there broadcasting his empire nd u say this man is truely a man of God....i doubt
- Robert Victoria he has created job opportunity 4 a lot of pple n besides he is also the chancelllor of landmark university n owns landmark university secondary sch amongst others.please go on research b4 u update ur status on any 1
- Paul Akorita Wateva we hv to say,pls lets try 2b sincere to ourselves. I dnt tink anybody is against his wealth,bt let it cut across to even the poor...let the less privilege feel his impact as a man of God dat he is. "TB Joshua ie"
- Athanatius Adieme By their fruits we shall know them.it will be easy for a head of a carmel to pass the eye of a niddle than a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
U see a con man rubbing the poor mass,U are here calling him a man of God.pls try and read Ur bible. - Obinna Obi I can't judge but Come to think of it,The Ofili Personality made a good observatn.das all I can say.
- Olubobokun Victor Jide @Aruoture my candid advice to you is to go back and read your Bible very well and see God`s instruction and compare. Who is a faithful servant. Do not be a party to those God may be angry with PERIOD!
- Paul Odey God bless those he choose to bless, but no one will enter heaven with the wealth. The true is that man is bless and he is blessing the people he choose to bless! Don't ask him why ask God your creator. If u find wisdom in this comment like it.
