Veteran actor, Patrick Doyle has stated that it is insensitive for members of a church to buy Rolls Royce for their general overseer at a time when many Nigerians can barely feed themselves. The thespian submission is coming barely 24 hours after the founder of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, was gifted two Rolls Royce Cullinan at his 70th birthday party. Speaking via his social media account, Doyle argued that the money used in purchasing the luxury cars could have been used to erect structures that would be of benefit to the general public.
He warned that showing off wealth while the masses are suffering might lead to the spark that would cause the anticipated revolution. The actor wrote, “ In these austere times, we all need to be sensitive how we mark landmark celebrations for ourselves or in honour of persons we hold in high esteem. We should even be sensible enough to tone down the public appearance of our affluence.
Now is not the time to ride around our streets filled with hungry and despondent Nigerians in our luxury cars. “I personally know of a friend of mine who has a Rolls Royce and many other luxury cars in his fleet. He now drives around in a Ford Escape, not as a show of false modesty, but as a gesture of sensitivity to the prevailing hardship in the land.
Sadly, not many others in his socio-economic class are doing the same thing. The insensitivity of the elite may very well provide the spark for the long anticipated revolution Nigeria need.
