Nigerian social media critic Solomon Buchi has called out media personality Daddy Freeze for constantly criticizing Pastor Jerry Eze. Buchi’s remarks came after Pastor Eze celebrated his 42nd birthday by gifting 18 houses to widows and providing N100 million in business grants to young individuals. On Twitter, Buchi shared his thoughts, saying, “What has Daddy Freeze done for the widows or young people? Life is more than just being in the spotlight and using big words.”
He defended pastors, saying they don’t give for recognition or to boost their public image, and that many of them do more good than they receive credit for.
In his words,“I was quiet when Pastor Jerry Eze was bashed for allegedly making 8 billion Naira from the NSPPD platform on YouTube. The pejorative comments were just dãft. How do you accumulate so much vile that you assume a man who has worked relentlessly deserves no material blessings? You’re just a witch.Firstly, the whole headline that Pastor Jerry Eze made 9 billion Naira from YouTube was just a rumour, and rumours are easy to conjure up when people want to taint your name because the majority of you do not think! But let’s assume it’s true he made 9 billion, so what?
This man has passionately toiled to raise a prayer culture. There were days he probably had nothing, but he should spit out the consequential benefits of hard work. The people who irk me more are those who call him a fraudster. Oya, go and lead people in prayer if it’s easy.
Pastors (Christians) shouldn’t be driven by money, but if they’re blessed materially for their labour, they should enjoy it without guilt. Theological differences shouldn’t make us criticise everything when we build absolutely nothing.
Well, it’s pastor Jerry’s birthday, and he built houses for widows across Nigeria and is giving out 100m in grants to small businesses, and all the naysayers have swallowed their words. Thing is, that’s probably what he has made public because pastors aren’t politicians.
Pastors don’t give for the public eye; they don’t give for philanthropic branding. That’s why I can die on the hill that most pastors give much more than they get credit for, and it’s fine. I’m a church boy, and if you ask most pastors’ kids, their parents gave without boundaries.
Finally, someone should tag Daddy Freeze – always criticising Pastor Jerry Eze and other pastors. Daddy Freeze, how many houses have you built for widows? How many grants have you given to young people? Life is much more than ring light and grammar”.
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