Pastors Owe Members An Explanation When They Buy Luxury Stuff – Amanda Ebeye

Nollywood Actress, Amanda Ebeye has come out to say that pastors must be accountable to members who pay tithes and offerings to them.

She recently revealed this via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, these pastors owe their members an explanation when they buy luxury possessions because it is the right thing to do.

She added that if they are not ready to explain themselves, the possession should be co-owned by the pastors and the members.

Her words, “As long as you are my pastor, I pay you tithe, I pay you offering. You are accountable to me. Don’t tell me the money is for God, God does not come down to spend the money. You buy a Ferrari you tell me why or it’s for both of us. You buy a private jet, you tell me why or it’s for both of us. Don’t use God to deceive people. God sent you to provide service to his people not enrich your pockets.”

Do you agree?

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.