Senior Pastor of the Kingsway
International Christian Center, KICC, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, has defended
Nigerian pastors that have private jets.
Speaking in a recent interview
aired on Channels TV, Pastor Ashimolowo said the busy itineraries of most
clergymen demand the use of private jet.
According to him, busy preachers
like Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the RCCG having his own private jet saves the
church money and time.
He, however urged pastors to
contribute in development of Nigeria’s economy rather than leaving it in the
hands of politicians.
He said “The context of Nigeria,
mass needs blew proportion of pastors that have jets
“Out of 20million clergymen we
may not be more than six pastors that have jets
“Look at their itineraries and
check if its saving money, take for example, Pastor Adeboye he was in Toronto
and had to meet up for a flight in Washington to meet with pastors
“You can sit in some airport for
16hrs and end up missing meetings.
” I think the issue was blown out
of proportion, sometimes we look at need and fail to recognise if it’s a
necessity for some people
“We have not challenged people
who are under 45years or those that just finished university that have jets. we
wonder when the economy got so good that we have billionaires with over 40
parked jets at Murtala Mohammed Airport.
“Certainly there are issues
within the religious bodies, it is very difficult for a nation not to reflect
church in it and difficult for church not to reflect nation in it
“However it is important for
leaders of church to begin to realise that answers are not in hands of
politicians we need to up our game.”
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