Iginla made the remarks in a video message titled “The Poor Versus the Rich,” which has since gained traction on social media. Addressing his congregation, he noted that the statement, credited to another pastor, had been misunderstood, stressing that it merely reflected a personal opinion shaped by life experiences.

He explained that while the comment might not have been acceptable years ago, changing realities and exposure influence how people view leadership and prosperity.

“What is wrong with the statement? It is his personal opinion,” Iginla said. “If you want to follow a poor pastor, follow one. If you want to follow a rich pastor, follow one.”

The cleric referenced Proverbs 19:4, arguing that wealth naturally attracts people, while poverty often repels them, noting that scripture itself acknowledges this reality. He also questioned why poverty is often spiritualised while prosperity is viewed with suspicion.

“If I say today the topic of our message is poverty, will you sit down? Do you teach people how to be poor?” he asked.

Iginla emphasised that prosperity should not be confused with spirituality, adding that material possessions do not determine a person’s spiritual depth. According to him, prosperity follows certain principles that anyone who practises them can benefit from, regardless of religious standing.

“You can be poor and make heaven like Lazarus. You can be rich and make heaven like Abraham, David, or Solomon,” he said.

He warned against “terrorising” others for embracing prosperity, insisting that both poverty and wealth are personal choices. The pastor also criticised the over-spiritualisation of financial intelligence in the church, urging pastors to teach practical wealth creation alongside spiritual growth.

The comments come amid widespread debate triggered by a viral video of a pastor declaring he would never follow a poor pastor—a statement that has drawn mixed reactions across social media.

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Komaiya made this known in a recently released video clip message, titled; ALL ROUND FAMILY & MARITAL REST.

Speaking to the congregants, the cleric said; “”The families that makes up a nation are more powerful than the military of that nation”.

” Because, everyone in the military of the nation came from a family, a good home is heaven on earth. A bad home, family, marriage is hell on earth”.

“There’s no rest, if there’s no rest at home, you need to understand that, no one can truly be restful, when the home is not restful”.

“If business is not restful, and you come back home, and there’s rest, you’ll still have rest, where ever you go, you come back home, if home is not having peace then you’ll lack peace”.

“The home is the place where convictions are formed, the home is the place where attitudes are cultivated. The families of a nation will produce the government and teachers of a nation”.

Using this as a background, Komaiya stressed “It is important for you to know that, the home is everything”.

“When the home is not peaceful, society will not be peaceful, the better the families, the better the church, because every body in a church came from a family”.

Pastor Komaiya in a recently released message that generated and attracted alot of accolades has said “Nothing attracts people like loving them”.

Komaiya stressed the superiority of stakeholders to employee and employer relationship and demostrated this by the way, the ministry cares for her workers by giving them 13th month salary and another 50% bonus of their salary in december, 100% full scholarship, free accomodation and 100% health medical care.

All these shows that, leadership is love expressed through administration and care for people’s future.

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