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Aug 19, 2019 9 tweets 3 min read Read on X
THOU PREPARETH INVICTUS TABLE BEFORE US
We all created Invictus Obi. I didn't suffer the slightest of shock at the discovery, as hundreds, yet to be discovered analogue & digital fraudsters are all around us. Many tiles, doors and luxury toilet importers are credit card thieves.
What about car dealers, after which churches followed as the biggest money laundering repository in Nigeria? If he didnt get a space on d cover of Forbes, Invictus Obi would have achieved same fame by putting up a small legit front office, and giving huge donations to churches.
Arent we gossiping COZA in our churches? A man of God once said offline that Biodun look for opportunities to waste money. Biodun himself stated more than a billion was paid for the Abuja property. Till today, nobody knows who is financiers are, and nobody is asking. Able God! 😀
As big as Deeper Life Church is, its on record how long it took to build its edifice @ Gbagada. Latter Rain is erecting a similar gigantic edifice in Oregun from Billions of Naira originating from Wema. Who collateralized the loan? Followers of Pastor Bakare wont like this poser.
While I object to taxing Nigerian churches, it's in the interests of genuine assembly of Christians that a law mandating financial reporting of churches is put in place. The church, like banks should have a statutory obligation to report donations exceeding a certain amount.
I have great regards for @ShinaPeller and his achievements, but the stories behind the route to his stupendous wealth is unconvincing. He doesnt owe me explanations, anyways. He owes it to youngsters, who without known occupation or vocation, regularly pop Dom Pérignon at Quilox.
We created #invictus when a teenager brandishing iPhone command more respect than a woman selling Ugu, that's paying tuition of a child in a college of medicine. At a time on this app, we shaded people with grass to grace stories. Its unfashionable to let others know u dont have.
I have received help from relatives whom I know arent legit. Truthfully, many of us have directly/indirectly benefited from the disabled uprightness of our society.We may lack the moral grounds to self-righteousness, but we equally shouldnt moralize it with "nobody holy pass."
Lastly, our media have created many cosmetic business card entrepreneurs, regularly appointed as panelists at forum. Whereas competent Nigerians running genuine, but struggling businesses are usually ignored. Its high time we began to celebrate efforts and processes, not results!

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