Learn from Taiwo Odukoya's Ingenuity, Instead of Criticizing - Uloka

By Arinze Asogwa

ENUGU: The recent announcement of Jimmy Odukoya as General Overseer and Board of Trustees Chairman of the Fountain of Life Church following the demise of his father, Taiwo Odukoya, has sparked controversy among Nigerians who are questioning if Pentecostal churches are now run as family businesses. However, Anambra-based public policy critic and media personality, Uloka Chibuike, has a different view. He is urging Nigerians to learn from Taiwo Odukoya's ingenuity and ability to sustain an establishment, through the building of family headquarters and succession planning for successful establishments.

Uloka believes that what Taiwo Odukoya accomplished with the church, and his intentional application of business succession plans, is currently lacking in Nigeria's business environment, which has resulted in a decline of successful businesses in the country. According to Uloka, if more successful businesses had been intentional about their succession planning, it would have been easier to sustain a lot of establishments.

He further urged that rather than criticizing the Odukoyas, who have successfully followed the Business Succession Plan, business owners should start thinking about succession plans and build family offices for their ideas to outlive them. Uloka also stated that there's much to learn from Fountain of Life Church to sustain establishments, calling on others to follow the same path and ensure that establishments outlive them.

"Rather than criticize the Odukoya, I will instead applaud Taiwo Odukoya's learning and application of the Business Succession Plan, which is lacking in most establishment in Nigeria and Africa, hence the steady decline in almost successful businesses of the 60's 70's, 80's, 90's and till date."

"If most successful businesses were intentional about their succession planning and domiciled their business headquarters in their family office, we wouldn't struggle to create businesses every generation but rather manage the existing ones progressively."

Uloka described the church as a billion-dollar venture and also called on the government of Bola Tinubu to reconsider the tax exemption of churches registered and listed as non-profit organizations. He stated that the church could contribute billions to the nation's economy through tax remittance of properly structured.

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My friend STFU! This is one of the worst reasons why the church of God is worldly and no more living up to its responsibility as a refuge point for the world grappling with the choky effects of Sin

What is the business of the church with establishment of schools( including universities where children of their members can't even afford e.g Bingham, Covenant etc ), business ventures, creating necking constricting academic qualifications and conditions for pastors before they can manage the so called "lucrative" branches of churches?

What is the business of church leaders with having and flying private jets while promising their poverty ridden members heaven on earth? Why are pastors/GOs riding fancy cars and living in stupendous opulence while their poor members are being taxed to giving charity?

All these have made many so called GOs monopolised churches, convert them into their fiefdom, with their portraits emblazoned on church entrance and not more the cross, Holy Bible or even the Lord Jesus Christ-our Lord, Saviour and God Almighty Himself?
The statements now is "according to my daddy GO" or "the God of Lazarous Mouka." No more the Bible says. Chai!

Don't mistaken it. I am a staunch Christian from the ECWA denomination. All these venturing of church leaders into business which they are kicking against government regulation including taxation make them no less oppressive, repressive and suppressive criminals than the government. Religion as said, is the opium of the masses. I am not deceived.

nlfpmod Seun let's hear other opinions please. Thanks.