A Nigerian man has triggered reactions online after posting what he described as an alleged list of requirements from a church for couples planning to get married.
The man, identified on Facebook as Oyeniran John, shared a photo of the document on his page and asked social media users to identify the church allegedly behind the list.
He captioned the post:
“Which Church is this oo.”
The document, which carries the heading “CHURCH DEMAND LIST,” contains various items, food provisions and payments that couples are allegedly expected to make or provide before their wedding ceremony.
Some of the reported demands include food and drinks for members of the church, fuel for the generator, transportation for the General Overseer, as well as other items.
The list breaks down the food requirements into different categories, including provisions for the church band, ministers and musicians.
It also allegedly states that the required items must be provided before the wedding ceremony, with a warning that the church’s music and sound systems would not be used if the demands were not met.
The document read:
CHURCH DEMAND LIST
Food for the church
i. Food for band (Icooler of rice, 24 crates of mineral and N30,000
ii. Packaged food for ministers, 2 crates of mineral,
N10,000 each for ten ministers.
ili. Food for musicians, 2 crates of mineral and N5,000
each (Must be presented before the wedding proper is not, music and sound systems will not be turned on.
50litres of fuel for generator
Vehicles for transport for General Overseer
One live goat Male/Female
Two Bags of rice for pastor and wife
N50,000 for church marriage certificate
Suit for General Overseer
Gown for General Overseer’s wife.
The post has attracted considerable attention from social media users, with many people questioning some of the alleged requirements contained in the document.
The list includes provisions such as fuel for the church generator, a live goat, bags of rice for the pastor and his wife, as well as money for a marriage certificate.
