Edo State being Nigeria's third most luxurious states to live in, is a Greenland for any kind of business and organization to thrive in.
Nigerian pastors -especially the Benin city based- are not left behind in the lavish luxurious lifestyle. These clergymen, have proven to have a very large taste in the quality of materials and assets they possess. Most of them –outside church business- also own and run private businesses that employs a good number of laborers.
Criticism has it that some of these religious mandarins have abandoned the nitty-gritty of ministry to pay more attention to properties and acquisitions.
 Every year, the list is heavily competitive that Forbes in its recent statement says “it becomes difficult to select ten out of several icons of wealth in the state”.
This year witnessed the rising of new names on the list as the senior pastor of Rock Of Ages Christian Assembly Int’l, RACAi broke the 2019 records to become rated as the richest pastor in Edo state. This status was conferred on him as he aggrandized his commanding power and influence in the political sector, followed by establishing several businesses abroad, owning a private oil well, a private jet (which is still under investigation), and other int’l reserves. These countless achievements came as a result of his connection and submission to one of Nigeria’s most influential pastors based in Delta State, Nigeria. Osazuwa has now become the highest earning pastor in the whole of Edo state (and one of the richest in Nigeria) as Archbishop John Akubueze and Rev. Joel I. Okoegele of the Assembies of God church Nigeria were introduced to the list.

The following are the 2019 Top 10 richest pastors in Edo State. 


  No. 10: Rev. Joel Okoegele
Church: Assemblies of God Church.
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $15k
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Joel Okoegele is the Edo state superintendent and head pastor of the Assemblies of God church. He controls over 700 churches under the Assemblies of God church in Edo state. Rev Okoegele is a known vibrant man of God whose ministry has affected many lives and has brought sanity to the Edo state district of the Assemblies of God church, unlike the others.


No. 9:  Evangelist Kingsley Nwaorgu
Church: Renewal Evangelical Mission
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $40k
 
Kingsley Nwaorgu is an apostle of deliverance who pastors thousands in the Renewal Evangelical  Bible Church worldwide, with its 10,000 capacity headquarters in Benin city, Edo State. Nwaorgu is guarded by a very tight, armed presidential protocol and security.

No. 8: Archbishop J. Akubueze
Church: The Roman Catholic Church
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $56k 
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His Lordship, Most Rev’d John Akubueze is the catholic archbishop of Edo state. He oversees thousands of catholic churches and millions of catholic faithfuls in Edo state alone.

No. 7: Rev Samuel O. Osaghae
Church: Believers Ministries Int'l
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $60k
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 Samuel Osaghae is the senior pastor of Believers Ministries Int'l with thousands of members on multiple services every Sunday. The church is rumored to be the largest church in Edo State. He is a simple preacher who also mantras the 'Teach Us to Pray' program which has impacted millions. His City wide crusades has seen the healing, deliverance and blessings of its attendees. His collection includes a world class plush office, executive cars, houses and protocol.


No. 6: Bishop Dr. Abraham Chigbundu
Church: Voice of Freedom Ministries
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $79k
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Dr. Abraham Chigbundu, 65, is one of the foremost apostles of deliverance in Nigeria having functioned in that ministry for over 4 decades. He is the most senior mentee to the general overseer of Word of Life Bible Church, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. Dr. Chigbundu presides over thousands in the Int'l mega cathedral of the Voice of Freedom Ministries Worldwide, Benin City, Edo State. He has over 15 mega mansions round the nation, private businesses and investments - including a petrol station and a mega secondary school – and other foreign investments. Dr. Chingbudu is well known for his exotic taste in material things. His ultra-expensive regalia collections (plus a multi carat pure gold bishopric chain), a world class office, and a presidential protocol of mobile policemen armed to the teeth is just a glint of his material fancy.


No. 5: Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude
Church: New Covenant Gospel Church
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $80k
 
Dr. Felix Omobude is the general overseer of the New Covenant Bible Church worldwide and presently serves as the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship Of Nigeria PFN. He is a very influential, widely traveled and respected man of God who has pastored Christians successfully for over 45years. His acquisitions consists of several businesses including a fast growing private polytechnic.


No. 4: Bishop Matthew Okpebholo
Church: Church Of God Mission Int’l
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $110k

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Very simple yet heavily loaded Matthew Okpeboloh is the presiding bishop of the CGMi Uromi district. He is a very high profile international businessman. He owns the Ray Royal construction


No. 3: Archbishop Margaret E. Benson Idahosa
Church: Church Of God Mission Int'l, CGMi
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $115k

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 The most rev. dr. Mrs. Margaret Benson Idahosa (Mama Archbishop as shes fondly called) is the general overseer of the Church of God Mission Int'l CGMi with its international headquarter in Faith Arena, Benin City, Edo State. For almost 50years of active ministry, mama is well respected and honored by many. She is a top Nigerian entrepreneur and pastor at the same time. Mama is the proprietress of the Word of Faith group of schools with over 108 branches nationwide. She also serves as the matriarch of Benson Idahosa University, BIU. Mama lives in a hectare size estate where her mansion alongside her son Bishop FEB's mansion and several other mansions are standing. She is well endowed with real estate and properties. Mama as an aged influential person is guarded and flanked by special security forces.


No. 2: Apostle Prof. Johnson Suleman
Church: Omega Fire Ministries
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $140k
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Apostle Johnson Suleman –a son to pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God worldwide- is one of the pioneers of the prophetic ministry in Nigeria. He is the president and founder of the Omega Fire Ministries worldwide with its massive headquarter church in Auchi, Edo State. Due to his ministerial modus operandi, the church is flocked with thousands of worshipers on each Sunday service with several overflows. As a result of this, the great philanthropist (Suleman) and the entire Omega Family recently built a grand cathedral which is intended to site 20,000 people on a service and the church plans to further expand it to 85,000. Apostle Suleman has a fleet of very expensive SUV machines, a world class 1Billion Naira mansion, and a seriously tight presidential convoy with armed mobile policemen and several other security specialists.


No. 1 Pastor Charles Osazuwa
Church: Rock of Ages Christian Assembly
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: $140k
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Charles Osazuwa is the senior pastor of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly RACA with its headquarter church in Benin City, Edo State. The church's headquarter property, (City of David) alone has an estimated worth of 6Billion Naira.





*Haven produced global wealth icons in ministry in likes of Pst. Chris Oyakhilome and Pst. Itua Ighodaro, Edo state is one state to watch out.
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