VIDEO: Again Timi Dakolo calls out Apostle Femi Lazarus for allegedly charging $150 for ministry school

Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo has accused Apostle Femi Lazarus of hypocrisy over his recent remarks on gospel musicians’ charges.

The controversy started when Apostle Lazarus, during a sermon, displayed an alleged invoice from a gospel singer requesting a $10,000 honorarium, a mandatory 50% non-refundable deposit, a first-class flight, and premium accommodations. He argued that such demands were excessive for ministry work.

Responding to the claims, Dakolo questioned the authenticity of the invoice and urged Nigerians to be wary of misinformation.

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“Nigerians, you should not believe everything you see. Nobody has a 40-man crew in Nigeria. Name the artist in order to justify capping 😂,” he wrote on Instagram.

In a March 24, 2024, Instagram post, Dakolo called out Apostle Lazarus, questioning his stance and highlighting that the pastor himself charges for his school of ministry. He shared screenshots of two emails he received after applying, showing a $150 fee per student.

Timi Dakolo wrote; “All this was said in love and with respect, sir. I am not a gospel artist but a Christian raised in church. Let’s not shift the goalpost. By your definition, if anyone charges to minister, they are not gospel artists; they are performers. And by that definition, if any preacher charges to teach and minister, they are merchants of hope and motivational speakers too.”

“Sir, you are charging as low as 150 dollars per person for your school of ministry. Teaching and preaching Jesus. Probably having as much as 1000 students . Let’s do the maths. You even have premium and standard for God house? Are you not selling the Gift and revelation freely given to you? Again let’s not keep shifting the goal post.”

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He added, “Such hypocrisy, The school of ministry has expenses and Music creation doesn’t. Running cost important, production / promotion cost unimportant. Una well done. Most of you don’t know how much a producer charges, then the marketing, the promotion. The amount of hours it takes to finish a song. Keep shifting the goal post guys.”

He also shared a video of him laughing so hard following the above post of him calling out Pastor Femi Lazarus for allegedly charging $150 for his ministry school despite criticizing gospel singers who do same.