Most Nigerian Pastors Are Fake And Commercial – Oritsejafor

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the outgoing President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has made a shocking revelation, stating that the problem with the church today is that most Nigerian pastors are actually not men of God because they were never called by God, hence, the cause for the problems in the church today.

In a recent chat with the Punch, Oritsejafor expressed disapproval over how these so called men of God have now transformed the church of God into a money-making venture and living lives that attract attention as a result of their extravagance, adding that this was one of the reasons why kidnappers now see the church as a place to make money.

According to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor;

“They are simply persons primarily motivated by personal gain, commercially minded people. The duty of the church is to preach morality not materialism and because Nigerians are very gullible; they are easy victims of deceit. They fall prey to some of these pastors or prophets of doom. The way they live gives a wrong impression of what should be in a church of God. There should be no roomformaterial possessions.

“I am not saying a man of God should not live a life of comfort but it should be a life of good comfort; that is why kidnapping is now a common thing even in the church.

“It is unfortunate that we are having this kind of problem because most places of religious gathering, particularly of the Christian faith, are seemingly reducing their faith to commercials. So many people think they have money and most of them live a flamboyant lifestyle.

“As such, the kidnappers mistake them for money men but there is nothing there. The kidnappers would be kept at bay if they stopped preaching prosperity and allowing dirty money to go into the church coffers. I also think the church is losing its moral values. The values are disappearing gradually.

“We should preach values and not materialism. I think the churches themselves should look inwards and correct the poor impression they are giving people outside that there is money in the church, whereas there is none.”