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I had a gut reaction to attack that guy but decided to write two other comments first.

About school fees - he's right.

Their schools are bloody expensive in my opinion but not outrageous. They are private schools so it's to be expected. Also other non Christian private universities are priced the same or higher.

About poverty.

I'm not sure how confused the guy is because the cause of the "poverty" is elsewhere - the government.

The rise in the power of churches is arguably because of the widespread poverty.

People react to poverty differently. Some turn to crime, others to politics, police and others to religion.

To gain a glimpse of the massive rape of the country, read the article below.

http://www.nairaland.com/2055602/meet-largest-landlord-lagos...

Note: This untouchable thief is the leader of the current ruling party.

Ps: To buy a plot of land in some of the areas cited in the article e.g. Ikoyi it could cost up to $300 million dollars per plot.

Thanks for putting his comment in an easier to read format.



> PS To buy a plot of land in some of the areas cited in the article e.g. Ikoyi it could cost up to $300 million dollars per plot.

There is no plot of land in any estate in Nigeria worth $300 million.



Your link says the size is 6,300sqms. That is not a plot.

According to [1], a plot is about 648sqm so the above is roughly about 10 plots.

[1] - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-land-sizes-meas...


Nigerian dollars?


Nigerian currency is Naira, so he meant US Dollars.


church is not the solution for poverty..


It can be. The sorts of things Christian churches tend to teach are generally conducive to a well functioning society. It depends on what they're teaching, exactly, and how receptive the people are to the message.


Hmmm... sounds like exploitation.


Why would you say that?




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