Nigerians share their thoughts on first fruit; say they cannot give pastors their January salary

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- Nigerians have shared their thoughts on the controversial topic of giving pastors their ‘first fruit’

- A poll conducted by NAIJ.com show that 66% do not believe in the act

- While 22% said there is nothing wrong in them paying first fruit

There has been controversy surrounding the practice of giving pastors a financial donation at the beginning of every year popularly called ‘first fruit.’

Top OAP Daddy Freeze has condemned the action saying the act is not biblical. But many pastors have defended the act. For clarity, first fruit is usually your first salary of the year.

While many Nigerians partake in the act, a lot of people have begun to speak up condemning the act. As a result of this, NAIJ.com ran a poll on Twitter asking the opinions of people.

Out of 646 votes, 22% voted yes, they don’t see anything wrong in paying first fruit. While 66% said they cannot gift their January salary to their pastors. 12% remained inconclusive.

See the results below:

Those who insist on paying first fruit insist it is biblical. See some of their posts below: