Social media critic Solomon Buchi has called out media personality Daddy Freeze for his constant criticism of Pastor Jerry Eze, who recently celebrated his 42nd birthday by building 18 houses for widows and providing N100 million in business grants to young people.
Buchi challenged Daddy Freeze to show evidence of his own charitable endeavors, questioning how many houses he has built for widows or grants he has given to young people, and suggesting that true impact goes beyond social media appearances and eloquence.
Solomon Buchi argued that pastors often engage in charitable acts without seeking public recognition or personal branding, and therefore, their generosity and contributions often go unacknowledged.
He emphasized that many pastors give more than they receive credit for, and he is willing to strongly defend this stance.
“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”.
Pastor Jerry Eze has been making waves and achieving milestones since gaining widespread recognition.
Notably, he recently became Nigeria’s top YouTube earner, accumulating over N7 billion from his live-streamed prayer meetings on the platform, a testament to his immense popularity and influence.
