One of Nigeria's new wealthy pastorprueners who has made millions from the tithes paid by his followers, pastor Iginla has become a multi-millionaire. To mark his birthday, Pastor Iginla decided to hand some of this back by handing out 32 cars, 16 of which were sports utility vehicles.
He also gave out money running into several millions of naira to the aged, widows, orphanages and scholarships to orphans from nursery school to university. Treasure Orphanage Foundation, Nyanya, Divine Wound Orphanage, Kubwa and Christ Home Foundation, Kuje, got N1.5m (£5,200) each and rice while some orphans in the homes were awarded scholarships from nursery to university.
Six Nollywood actors and actresses got Hummer jeep 3 series, Mercedes G-Wagon and a Mercedes CLS 550. They include Jide Kosoko, Francis Duru, Alex Usifo, Ngozi Osondu, Thelma Nwosu and Sunday Omobolanle, popularly known as Babaluwe.
Artisans also got generators and cash gifts while the widows got deep freezers, rice and cash gifts ranging from N150,000 to N1.5m. Pastor Iginla said he had 782 widows and orphans he caters for.
Pastor Iginla added: “It doesn’t matter to me if I trek home as I have given even the car that I personally drive. I can only drive one car and live in one house at a time and this understanding is what has taught me that when I die, others will inherit my assets.
The beauty of life is not in its duration but in its donation and I have not seen some of the beneficiaries before in my life or spoken to them. I’m seeing many of them for the first time today as for instance, I am seeing Jide Kosoko for the first time.”
Nigeria's clergymen are some of the wealthiest on earth, with many of them regularly featuring in Forbes Magazine. Several of them own private jets and fleets of luxury cars as well as own universities and other business ventures.
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