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Nigeria's richest pastor and self-styled bishop, David Oyedepo, has made a glistening addition to his business empire by floating an airline called Dominion Air. 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.
The broker who balked at putting figures to the number of aircrafts so far purchased authoritatively said none of them is on lease.If Oyedepo's entry into the airline business is creating exciting buzz in Nigeria's stock exchange, the same cannot be said with the Christian community, especially the Pentecostal congregations, where the so-called men of God have been criticised for alienating their poor followers with their flamboyant lifestyle....
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In my opinion, there is nothing wrong for churches starting up business ventures. It becomes wrong if church members who pay tithes and offerings don't benefit from the venture.
Will that one now be for his church members alone? That kind of plane will not crash if they are trully with God there.Good move from the pastor.
kudos to bishop oyedepo for this brand new development.if only it can be cheaper for us all.nice one.
rumours will never stop to spread.it is left to us to know the ones we will believe