I am founding my own church called Opium of the Masses Ayo Igbala Terbanacle and here are the 10 guiding principles

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) We shall abolish the flat rate of 10% tithes, introducing in its place a progressive tax regime ranging from 2.5% for the lowest earners to 60% for the multi millionaires

(2) Thou shall never purchase a private jet, drive any car above an Innoson G6, wear bulletproof vests or hire bodyguards. Any Opium of the Masses Ayo Igbala Terbanacle (Omait) clergyman who does this will be dismissed instantly

(3) 25% of church proceeds will be used for running costs, 25% will go towards social and community programmes and 50% will go into our investment arm

(4) Our investment arm will seek to become a major employer of labour with a presence in numerous industries. Sectors we shall specifically target will include agro-processing, manufacturing, railway construction, shipbuilding and tourism

(5) As was planned for Transcorp, Opium of the Masses PLC will aim to be the bellwether of the Nigerian economy. Our aim is to float on the London and New York stock exchanges within five years and employ 1m Nigerians

(6) Opium of the Masses PLC will have a presence in every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas

(7) Opium of the Masses PLC will seek to merge with the financial arms of other religious bodies to create a massive conglomerate known as Man of God Nigeria PLC. We want to make this as big as Toyota, Microsoft or Ali Baba

(8) Opium of the Masses PLC will also have a micro finance bank to aid artisans, farmers, retailers and youth start-ups. Maybe we shall call it Opium of the Masses Bank

(9) Opium of the Masses Bank shall also offer Islamic Finance loans too

(10) All our icons in Opium of the Masses Ayo Igbala Terbanacle shall be black. Displaying a white image of Jesus, God, Mary, Moses, Noah, Abraham, etc will attract instant dismissal