In an interview with Reuters regarding the Forbes List of World's Richest pastors where Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel was placed at No.1 with an estimated worth of about $150million, he justified why his Mega church will never pay tax and there's nothing any government can do about it.
He said and I quote...
“There is no single government input on this premises... We supply our water, we make our roads, then you … say: ‘Let’s tax them’. For what?” Lols.
I laughed so heard when I heard the way he defended the income generated from tithes and offerings in his mega church. Please read after the cut...
“We use the income of the church to build schools, we use the income of the church to serve the needs of the poor, and these are non-profit organizations.”
Even though, Bismarck Rewane, economist and CEO of Lagos consultancy Financial Derivatives insists Oyedepo is one of the mega pastors that “don’t submit accounts to anybody. At least six church leaders have private jets, so they have money.”
Oyedepo claimed his Corporate Affairs department has employed more than 18,000 people in Nigeria alone.
He says the wealth the church gathers is invested in expanding it, and that if he did not use a private jet, he would be unable to oversee its many foreign operations and still return to Ota every week in time for Sunday’s worship.
Asked about Forbes' estimate of his fortune, Bishop Oyedepo told Reuters that he doesn't know how Forbes arrived at their figure but says he's blessed...
"For me, to have fortune means someone who has what he needs at any point in time. I don't see myself as having $150 million stacked up somewhere. Whatever way they found their figures, I am only able to say I am blessed by the Lord."
11 comments:
Hahahaa, this is very funny. This man self.
Oya, let's go there. Govt go suffer
He's right? Why will he pay tax? For what? Me too self dey ask
Point of correction, if this case is prosecuted, I'm sure Bishop Oyedeop will lose because as long as students are paying school fees in your schools you're entitled to pay tax. He can't fully prove that all the school fees are channel into the school and doesn't make profit.
hahaha, baba wan start whala be that oooo. Tax shark will soon come after him for this outrageous statemnt o
more Wisdom,sir!
Did papa just call Covenant university and Faith academy a non-profit making schools? With the N950,000 school fees? Oh pls, make he no bobo us ooo
Me self no go pay tax as from today
LWKMD... tis man is too wise no wonder he makes wealth
@elshadai, ebi lik say u won go jail. No pay tax n u go no say Fashola no ur name n where u work.
He's not above the law. That's all I'm going to say. Other schools and universities are paying tax...
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