₦airaland Forum

In the wake of the revelations made by Pandora papers of illicit monies stashed by persons under phony companies to hide source and evade tax, a Nigerian foreign pilot, jygga Collins have berated David Oyedepo.

David Oyedepo is the founder of Living Faith Church and owner of his church's University and other schools.
David Oyedepo has been on Forbes as one one the world's wealthiest preachers,preaching prosperity to a country known as 'the poverty Capital of the world'.

TheMan3:
this is a satanic behaviour. You are not helping yourself by thinking this way.

Satanic behavior is thinking that your money pleases God. Anyone trying to free you is seen as the devil. Meanwhile you are a full blown anti christ without knowing.. U can't understand what I am saying cos you are brainwashed. Theve switched polarity between God and the devil on you.

HigherEd:
I'm back from Church, and I find myself laughing as people on nairaland are claiming that I am a PR person for Bishop Oyedepo and expect I would soon be back with a rebuttal. I wasn't intending any rebuttal before, as I am not a PR person for the living faith church. But I would do this in defense of the gospel because a non credible attack against one of Nigeria's most credible churches is unacceptable.

I think many of us generally get carried away with headlines and forget the substance of an article before rushing to comment.

I have gone through the entire article and I haven't seen anything indicting of the Oyedepo family. But I would address four observations from the article itself and from the surrounding comments.

Why Should Oyedepo Or Living Faith Avoid Taxes By Setting Up Offshore Accounts Giving The Bible Verse "Give Unto Ceasar What Is Unto Ceasar"?

1) For all the businesses the living faith church operates in Nigeria pays taxes to the Nigerian government. This includes the publishing business, and the other taxable constituent businesses around the universities which includes the microfinance banks, water and beverage factories, farms etc.

2) There are over 200 nations on earth eligible to receive taxes. So British Islands is also 'ceasar'. Every nation has the responsibility to make themselves tax attractive to welcome foreign investment and Oyedepo and his family are just as eligible as anyone else to search for better priced tax opportunities for their personal or ministry benefit.

Is Living Faith Investment Carriage A Secret?


Inside the Mantle book and under the finance section of the living faith church details to great extent the administrative procedure for the church, it is well cited that the living faith church can maintain asset management to protect the church's income. Or did you expect the church to warehouse millions of dollars with banks who would live large on the proceeds and expose the hard earned income of worshippers to inflation even before the church uses it?

Are Oyedepo's Universities The Most Expensive In Nigeria As Claimed By The Article?

We all know this to be untrue. The Living Faith university system runs one of the most pocket friendly private universities in Nigeria when comapred to secular varsities of equal standing. There's nothing unusual about the price of Living faith schools.

I suspect that the addition of this claim was just to make Oyedepo look further bad and horrible.

Does Living Faith Maintain Four Jets?


This is another claim that has been debunked several times by Leke Beecroft of Church gist and many others who cared to explain.
The living faith church has used four to five planes in the past to convey its church leadership. It regularly sells her older planes to buy new ones. Currently, the church uses more of its helicopter to shuffle the church leadership and that of the RCCG around the country. While deemphasizing on the use of the private jet.

However, the article presented it as though the living faith church maintains an active fleet of four jets on standby in a futile attempt to further make the church appear greedy and evil.

Yes, @highered the spiritual son to Oyedepo has issued a rebbutal... Lol.. Spiritual son whose name isn't on the list of directors in any of the family companies listed in the pandora papers...
Oyedepo evades tax by hiding contributors monies in tax havens in shady companies belonging to just him and his immediate family.
The church has jets used to convey only church leadership and not church members of living faith who contributed thier monies... Lol

Covenant University and faith academy belongs to Oyedepo and family.. Your name is nowhere to be found..
Your brainwashing is on steroids and

In conclusion, you are a spiritual bastard.

TheMan3:
you need to wake up. Keep your money and do as you wish with it. Let me do what I wish with mine. Simple

Thier hearts have been made hardened by the god of this world satan, who is the god of. Money,mammon.. You and your pastor should seek christ bro.

shidof:
I didn't see @HigherEd name as one of the directors also. He will soon create a rebuttal thread on this report. He's the head of winner's chapel defence team on Nairaland

No mind them.. Anytime them wake up na im ko be Dia morning.

Spiritual sons how far? We didn't see your names listed as shareholders oo..

Cc@righteousness 66
@Agbadadi

Lisong:
I appreciate you oh Pastor Chris. But unless the school was built in an interior village in ogun, if the school in the picture is the entire structure you built for a school in a township area, then i think you can do better than that, based on your financial strength. Even poor men that are proprietors of schools build very big schools, how much more the G.O of CHRIST EMBASSY. Haba! How many children can this school accomodate? If churches can build over 10,000 capacity mega auditorium and mega universities, then this structure na school library e suppose be. But no wahala sha. All na still charity and na "giving back to the society" from the Billions you got from it. God bless you man of God, half bread is better than none. At all at all naim bad pass.

The glory should go to the church not pastor Chris.the members money built the school and the members of CE even feed Pastor Chris Oyakilome as a charity though disguised as honor.

TheMan3:
nope it is a choice and voluntary. If I choose to follow my bible and pay my tithe and even give all I have for the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that is my business not urs. If I chose to live a life of total sacrifice to God; everything I earn in this life, that's my life, is it yours?

Do what you like with yours, and let me do what I like with mine. Simple

That is the fraud they propagate where ur god needs your money to propagate his gospel not love. What a powerless and hungry god?is everything in the Bible Christian?why didn't ur parents stone you to death as a stubborn child? Or is it not in the Bible?
This small god, his disciples and apostles live in opulence as a direct opposite to the true gospel where everything was shared and its apostles and disciples sometimes were poor and killed thru persecution.. Wake up

TheMan3:
it is not compulsory to pay. The money is in your hand and you choose what to do with yours. If I choose to Give Mine to sponsor the Gospel, who are you to judge?

What when you are fraudulently persuaded to pay.. Like.. Pay your tithe or things will be tight.. Or if u don't tithe u won't make heaven.. Etc... That a Yahoo boy did not force his client to pay, does that absolve him of being a fraudster?

TheMan3:
it's not the job of the church to provide schools. That's your leaders responsibility and failures. It they do it's charity, not responsibility

But they can collect money to buy rolce royces PJ living like kings here on earth... Clap for your self.
You don't pay tax but you are deceived to part with your money to pay ridiculous tithes, seeds, offerings etc. Yet you demand free schools from government

lexy2014:
u cant offer me what u have? what exactly is it that u have?

who is my pastor that u say i am worshipping? can u provide d discussion we had when i told u that i was worshipping d pastor u gave me?

did u worship your pastor and he ended up sleeping with your wife and daughters? are u saying u didnt have sense until u had that experience?

if u arent answering my question cos u say am not ur teacher, are u then my teacher by demanding from me an answer to your earlier questions?

if u say that u no that i have nothin to offer, it means that u have somethin to offer. and if that is d case, how come u cant answer d simple question i asked?

is d question too difficult for u to answer? yes or no.

u said d question is "kindergarten question". are u saying that u cant answer kindergarten question? yes or no?

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy? yes or no

Don't quote me again. Bye

lexy2014:
if u arent answering my question cos u say am not ur teacher, are u then my teacher by demanding from me an answer to your earlier questions?

if u say that u no that i have nothin to offer, it means that u have somethin to offer. and if that is d case, how come u cant answer d simple question i asked?

is d question too difficult for u to answer? yes or no.

u said d question is "kindergarten question". are u saying that u cant answer kindergarten question? yes or no?

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy? yes or no

Sorry, I can't offer you what I have.u can't comprehend . Continue worshipping your pastor till he sleeps with you wife and daughters, then sense will fall upon you

lexy2014:
why should I? is d question too difficult for u to answer? yes or no.

u said d question is "kindergarten question". are u saying that u cant answer kindergarten question? yes or no?

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy? yes or no

Why should I answer you question? Who are you, my teacher? I know u have nothing to offer.. Die it

lexy2014:
since u are a grown up, why cant u answer d question u called a "kindergarten question"? are u saying that u cant answer kindergarten question? yes or no

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy?

State your facts, leave my answer

lexy2014:
oga, u said d question is "kindergarten question". are u saying that u cant answer kindergarten question?

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy?

Guy, grow up and state your facts

TheMan3:
first of all it is not the responsibility of the church tom provide schools. They are not your elected leaders. Secondly, this is not the first school they are building. Thus should be about the 5th one, I think they are even more.

Sorry bro, theve really brainwashed you. When the missionaries came, they provide free schools that our parents attended.they got contributions from the church abroad.. Who are we copying? The point I am making is that, CE should have provided atleast 100 free schools for only thier members by now if they were preaching the true gospel. A small church like Omega in PH has almost 10,do you even know Omega.? No.. In CE, Thier Go lives like a feudal lord when he is supposed to be the least.. Atleast his members feed him

lexy2014:
since its a "kindergarten question" why d difficulty in answering it?

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy? simple yes or no

There are some unintelligent people that cannot win an argument by putting up thier own points.. They resort to asking questions so that when you answer they try to spin it to sooth thier narrative.. Sorry bro, I ain't falling for that... That's how we argued as children.. We are grown now.. State your facts

TheMan3:
I said your mind is screwed because you don't even see good even if it's starting at you in the face.

It's yours that is screwed. CE just did what it should have been doing 20yrs ago, by now they would have had upto 100 free schools and thier members would have enjoyed free education but they are just starting now.. I should clap for them.... Just the way u clap for government giving you roads in 2021..what a shame

lexy2014:
still doesnt answer d simple question:

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy?

Answer my simple question first, then I can consider answering your kindergarten question

Psoul:
Menhhh....it's not easy to play opposition especially when playing it out of hatred.
You will just make sure you find fault in everything even wen it is very hard to condemn that thing.
Most times, you will be sounding so stvpid and fo0lish and you will keep convincing yourself that you are truly making sense.

Oga, appreciate this good work and stop this irrelevant analysis.
If you think it's easy, tell your government to build one. We will be ready to be paying tuition fees. Just let him build one.
Ndi Uchu

Ur brain cannot carry what am saying. U must be a teenager or brain dead from church brainwashing

lexy2014:
U didn't answer d simple question:

Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy?

Answer me first.. Who gave all the money CE has today? Is it not the members? Are they not to benefit from thier contributions or can they determine what happens with the monies? Chris Oyakilome is just a servant taking care of monies contributed by members, he should eat from the peoples charity. If the people decide they are not giving again, he goes hungry

Ferrous:
If someone did something that is not basically his/her responsibility, you have to appreciate him/her. He's the G.O of C.E, whether members contributed or not, he's incharge of the church and their funds, so the commendation goes to him. He can decide never to undertake such project, and no one will hold him accountable.

Building free school is not Chris Oyakilomes responsibility but collecting money is.. Christ fed the 5000. In Christianity we share and not just collect. Chris has no money of his own.. The church should be regulated by govt so u understand

Donpaper:
harassing him for years as how? That you donated money for school to him and he didn't do it?

Google what harrasing means..

Vickneydon:
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HOW RUDE YOU CAN BE

Rude to God or rude to common Chris? Oh.. I get it, Chris Oyakilome is your god

tonyshine01:
He works for Christ embassy and earns like a foreign expertriate, MTN or a bank C.E.O. would earn in Nigeria.

But now the church is not a business.. Think again.. Unless it is as its obvious in Nigeria

Darevofpeace:
How many free secondary has your state government built?

You are the type that still shouts about him having a private jet when yours is not missing.

You better Waka pass.

Hushpuppi wore designers, as your own did not miss, did it stop America from arresting him? Common sense it not common

TheMan3:
your mind is so screwed

Yours have been turned upside down

Johnchrix:
Bigot..hater I won't trade words with you... All i could see from your tone is transfer of aggression and dessemination. I think it's time we also have restrictions from this Muslim, commenting on Christian related topics without accepting to be a Christian.

U think being a Christian is going to a shrine on Sunday morning? I pity u

lexy2014:
Is it God that controls d bank accounts of Christ embassy?

So in essence, the church built the school and not Chris Oyakilome..

Savdal230:
Dumb dumb!! It's Chris Oyakhilome Foundation(inner city mission). If you can't read, read pictures!

So in your sense, chairs owns all the money in a foundation? What of the members, trustees that put thier money there? Let no man take glory especially as he did not work to make money

elbulk:
Since he told you he doesn't do business abi

With church money? Was he good at anything before he started his church? Did he practice his course and became renowned in it? The only business he knows is collecting from you.. Use your brain if u have one

EternalBeing:
You are just so senseless! Your Government that forces you to painfully cough out multiple Taxes without any sensible benefits, do you arrest them?! On top of that, he's still sending his people to rape your Yoruba sisters and wife, kill your brothers yet you are not man enough to challenge him. A Kind-hearted Soul like Oyakilome that truly gives back to Humanity is who you are focusing your worthless frustrated useless life on. I guess you a bloody Jihadist and you people don't do this kind of kindness to Humanity, you only Specialize in inflicting Pain to peace-loving Humanity. CREATOR of all shall soon Judge all. You are nothing but a shallow Useless Directless Senseless Jumbo-tissue! Get a Humane life!

Do u pay tax.? But u pay tithe right? So, who should build schools for you? Govt? Now who is senseless?