A Nigerian Pastor, Goodheart Val Aloysuis, has written an open letter to popular singer, Davido, after he raked in over N200 million goodwill donations from friends and fans.
Goodheart in a Facebook post asserted that the singer won’t make heaven if he doesn’t pay tithe from the donated funds.
He wrote,
“Brother Davido if you don’t pay tithe from that money given to you by your friends, I’m afraid you won’t make heaven.”
See below,
This has gotten netizens talking online as they slam the pastor for thinking he has a say over who makes heaven and who doesn’t.
Some people also questioned if the singer’s choice to give away the donated funds to orphanages across Nigeria is not better than paying tithe to a church.
See reactions below,
@papiitino wrote, “This mentality of giving money to pastors and churches instead of donating it to people that actually need it 🚮”
only1tems wrote, “Is giving to the orphanage not enough tithe,must it be paid to the church 🙄”
malikdeking wrote, “Davido have done what your daddy GO can’t do, Davido will make heaven, weather he pay his tithe or Not”
mastermind01 wrote, “Heaven’s gate keeper, well done lol ..”
kemz_kemzy wrote, “Heaven is not even sure for the pastor too.”