”I Gave Jeeps To Nollywood Actors Because Many Of Them Are Poor” – Prophet  Iginla

Recall the Pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, who gave out 32 cars to selected Nollywood actors and cash gifts among others to the less-privileged, He has opened up on why he made the move on his birthday.

According to Iginla, he annually gives out cars to Nollywood stars because many of them are poor but many people think they are rich due to the kind of wealthy roles some of them play in movies.

In his word; “So this is my own way of correcting the wrong impression,” Iginla said, adding that the fruits of Nollywood artistes are being reaped by pirates and challenged government to do some­thing to arrest it .                                                                                                                                              Nollywood actors and actresses are our ambassadors; they have projected the image of this country positively and so they deserve to be treated well.

“I have not seen some of the ben­eficiaries before in my life or spoken to them. I’m seeing many of them for the first time today. I am seeing Jide Kosoko for the first time.

“It doesn’t matter to me if I trek home as I have given even the car that I personally drive. I can only drive one car and live in one house at a time. This understanding is what has taught me that when I die, others will inherit my assets. The beauty of life is not in its duration but in its donation.”

Iginla also gave out several millions of naira to the aged, widows, orphanages and also offered scholarship to orphans from nursery school to university level.

Actors who benefited from Iginla’s car gifts included Prince Jide Kosoko, Francis Duru, Alex Usifo, Ngozi Osondu, Thelma Nwosu and Sun­day Omobolanle aka Aluwe.

It didn’t stop with actors as artisans got generators and cash gifts, while widows got deep freezers, bags of rice and cash gifts ranging from N150,000 to N1.5 million.

Iginla also confirmed he has 782 widows and orphans he caters for every year.

How generous