Mercy Chinwo ministered for free – Pastor Poju counters Fr Oluoma

<p>He wrote: “Mercy Chinwo sang at our service at Lekki last Sunday, and the honorarium we gave was at our discretion. She made NO formal charges.”</p>, <p>He said a lot of people read through what he and Don Jazzy did and took from it and created their own sounds.</p>, <p>His claim has been generating mixed reactions from concerned citizens who took to social media to state their opinions on the matter.</p>, <p>Oluoma, who lashed out at gospel musicians who demand huge payments to perform in a place of worship, claimed that Chinwo charges N10 million to minister at worship centres.</p>, <p>He said, “Me and Don Jazzy have always had a bond. He knows I always come with energy. Even in the studio, I’m always pumped. I’m like, yo, let’s do this sound. And he makes sure he kills it.</p>, <p>Wande Coal and Don Jazzy worked together at the defunct Mo’hits Record and Mavin before parting ways in 2013.</p>, <p>The Senior Pastor of The Covenant Nation (TCN) and convener of The Platform Nigeria, Poju Oyemade, has countered Nigerians dragging the popular gospel singer Mercy Chinwo for allegedly charging huge amounts to sing at churches.</p>, <p>A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Chinenye Oluoma, discussed in a trending video how gospel superstars like Chinwo monetise their ministrations in church.</p>, <p>The ‘Bumper 2 Bumper’ crooner made the claim during a recent interview with Cool FM, Lagos.</p>, <p>Nigerian singer, Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe, popularly known as Wande Coal, has claimed that he and his former producer and record label boss, Don Jazzy, created “the syllabus of music.”</p>, <p>“So, it’s like symbiotic relationship. I feel like me and Don Jazzy created the syllabus of music. We created a syllabus of music and a lot of people read that and then took what they had to take to create their own. And that is what is happening now.</p>, <p>He, however, said there was nothing wrong with the youngsters copying what he and Don Jazzy did.</p>, <p>“There is no problem with that as long as we are still here making magic with the