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Top 10 richest pastors in Nigeria, source of wealth and net worth
Pastors in Nigeria are no longer thought of as being impoverished and solely reliant on alms and tithes. There are many wealthy pastors in the nation today who have made investments in numerous businesses, including the establishment of private schools.
The wealthiest pastors in Nigeria, along with their estimated net worth and sources of wealth, are listed below;
10. Priest Chris Okotie [64 years old in 2022]
Pastor Chris Okotie, a former musician best known for the hit song "Show Me Your Backside," is the founder and pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, a Pentecostal church in Lagos, a state in southwest Nigeria.
The church was founded in February 1987 by Pastor Chris Okotie.
In the meantime, he received his law degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1984.
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Net worth
Forbes estimated his net worth in 2011 at between $3 million and $10 million.
Luxury
On the occasion of his 27th year in the ministry, he gave himself a Rolls Royce Phantom.
LIFESTYLE
Published on 2022/07/16 8 months ago by a sub-editor
Pastors in Nigeria are no longer thought of as being impoverished and solely reliant on alms and tithes. There are many wealthy pastors in the nation today who have made investments in numerous businesses, including the establishment of private schools.
The wealthiest pastors in Nigeria, along with their estimated net worth and sources of wealth, are listed below;
9. Apostle John Suleman ($10.5m), who will be 51 years old in 2022.
The senior pastor and general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, a church with its headquarters in Auchi, Edo State, is the Nigerian televangelist Apostle Johnson Suleman.
He started Omega Fire Ministries in 2004 after serving as an assistant pastor in the Lagos Armor of God Church from 1998 to 2004.
Net value
His wealth was reportedly estimated to be around $10.5 million by some online reports, but this cannot be independently verified.
Luxury
Apostle Selman is the owner of three private jets and several high-end vehicles. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly hurt the global economy, he bought his third jet.
Origin of Wealth
Apostle Suleman has investments in banking, oil and gas, real estate, and the airline booking industry in addition to the wealth presumably derived from his ministry.
8. Bishop Ayodele Oritsejafor ($15 million)
Papa Ayo Oritsejafor, also known as Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor, is the founder and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church in Warri, Nigeria.
On February 7, 2005, he was elected national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, a position he held for five years.
Net value
Although this cannot be independently verified, he is thought to be worth $15 million.
Luxury
He has a $3.5 million Bombardier Challenger 601 private jet. His auto collections include a Limousine and a Toyota LandCruiser.
Bishop Oritsejafor's investments span the banking, real estate, transportation, and media sectors.
7. Rev. Sam Adeyemi ($19 million) [55 years old in 2022]
The senior pastor of Daystar Christian Center in Lagos, Nigeria is Pastor Sam Adeyemi. On November 18, 1995, he established his church on the fourth floor of the Eko Chinese hotel on Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Alongside his younger brother Victor Adeyemi, he served as a pastor at the Rhema Chapel before beginning his own ministry.
Before being moved to a branch in Lagos, Pastor Sam held the positions of Minister in Charge and Director of Pastoral Care at Rhema Chapel.
Net value
His net worth is reportedly $19 million.
Luxury
Sam Adeyemi and his church's leadership reportedly had disagreements in 2014 over the G.O.'s insistence on buying a private jet so as to measure up to some of his colleagues that junket around in the flying toy.
He was reportedly considering a JetHawker900XP, which costs $20 million, or a GulfstreamG450, which is valued at $15 million and is the same model owned by Bishop David Oyedepo.
He keeps a Mercedes-Benz S350 and a Lexus LX 570 in his opulent Lagos home.
Origin of Wealth
Aside from the wealth that is rumored to come to him from his church, he is a published author with many books under his belt. He also runs an academy where people can receive leadership and potential-discovery training.
6. The $20 million pastor Matthew Ashimolowo [70 years old in 2022]
Ashimolowo was sent by the Nigerian church Foursquare Gospel Church to establish a satellite office in London in 1992. However, Pastor Matthew had other plans and chose to found his own church.
Today, according to reports, his Kingsway International Christian Center is the biggest Pentecostal church in the UK.
Net value
His net worth was estimated by Forbes to be between $6 million and $10 million in 2011, but some online reports today claim it is closer to $20 million.
Luxury
Pastor Ashimolowo is the owner of a fleet of vehicles and a private jet. He boasted in 2017 that he had distributed 35 other cars and two Jeep Hummingbirds in just three years.
Origin of wealth
The church reported earnings of almost $10 million and assets worth $40 million in 2009. Although Ashimolowo receives a $200,000 yearly salary, his true wealth is derived from a variety of business ventures, including his media company, Matthew Ashimolowo media, which produces Christian books and documentaries.