Following his recent assertions regarding the accusations made by gospel singers, Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo has criticised Apostle Femi Lazarus for being hypocritical.
The scandal started when Apostle Femi Lazarus showed an alleged invoice from a gospel singer during a sermon.
It included demands for a $10,000 honorarium, a first-class ticket, lodging, and a mandatory 50% non-refundable deposit, among other things. Such budgetary demands, he contended, were too high for the ministry.
In response to the allegations, Dakolo denied the invoice’s legitimacy and warned Nigerians against falling for false information.
“Nigerians, you should not believe everything you see. Nobody has a 40-man crew in Nigeria. Name the artist in order to justify capping ๐,” he wrote on Instagram.
Dakolo criticised the minister in anย Instagram post, raising additional concerns about his position and pointing out that the pastor himself charges for his ministry school.
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Screenshots of two emails he received after he applied to Lazarus’ school, which charged $150 per pupil, were included in his post.
Apostle Femi Lazarus shows booking charge for a gospel musician in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/Hal0HRXB7f
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He wrote in his caption, “All this was said in love and with respect, sir. I am not a gospel artist but a Christian raised in church. Letโs not shift the goalpost. By your definition, if anyone charges to minister, they are not gospel artists; they are performers. And by that definition, if any preacher charges to teach and minister, they are merchants of hope and motivational speakers too.”
“Sir, you are charging as low as $150 per person for your school of ministry, teaching and preaching Jesus. Probably having as much as 1,000 students. Letโs do the maths. You even have premium and standard for Godโs house? Are you not selling the gift and revelation freely given to you? Again, letโs not keep shifting the goalpost.“
He added,ย “Such hypocrisy, The school of ministry has expenses and Music creation doesnโt. Running cost important, production / promotion cost unimportant. Una well done. Most of you donโt know how much a producer charges, then the marketing, the promotion. The amount of hours it takes to finish a song. Keep shifting the goal post guys.”
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See some reactions bellow…
“You donโt have a valid point here, bro. I get that youโre trying to regain your relevance, but let me remind you that this is a school, and he also encourages music artists to start their academies if they wish. If you want to prove a point, then show a receipt of what the Apostle charges for his ministrations.”
“You still donโt get it! When music ministers sell tapes, do we complain? Have they opened a school of music and we complained about it??? You people are still the ones who believe that covenant university should be free because it belongs to a church! You just go about issues emotionally instead of settling down to be rational!”
“This is baseless! A school is an institution for learning and of course it’s expected to have teachers and I’m sure that fee covers for study materials which you don’t expect to fall from Heaven. The only counter is if you can prove he charges for Ministeration.”
“I see some comments and I feel like a lot of you are being selective ๐๐. Did the apostles pay to be trained by Jesus? Even Apostle Paul who wrote the most books of the new testament didnโt pay after all he did to Christians. The pastor is as guilty as everything he criticized and thatโs the whole point. Make everybody rest”
“Knowledge is not free! That is a school. Music is for edification. He was not condemning paying music ministers but exorbitant and frivolous charges is the issue here”
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