A Church Paid Me N50 In 2007 – Nigerian Comedian, Forever Reveals

Akuidolo Orevaoghene, the Nigerian comedian, who is popularly known as Forever, whose real name is has shared a humorous experience with church payments after being invited.

According to Forever in an interview with Arise TV, he has a selective approach to accepting payment from churches with some receiving his services for free while others are charged.

Recalling a particular incident in 2007 where he was paid a meagre N50 by a church, Forever said he initially thought it was a joke until another member confirmed that the payment was indeed genuine.

The comedian said nowadays, when churches invite him to perform, he responds by saying he doesn’t charge churches but aks them to decide on a payment amount.

According to him, this approach allows him to gauge the church’s appreciation for his expertise, which he has honed over the years.

“There are churches I don’t charge, and there are churches I charge. I’ve gone to certain churches and I told them to use their mind to pay me but I ended up asking if they really had any mind at all.

“In 2007, I was paid N50 by a church. I thought it was a joke until another person was bringing N50 mint and the first person said ‘we’ve paid him’, that was when it dawned on me, I left it with church mind.

“When a church calls me now, I’ll tell them that I don’t charge churches, but I’ll like to know how much they want to pay me. Because the reason they call me is not because i’m the only funny person, but because they trust the expertise that I’ve mastered over the years,” he said.

Forever also shared a surprising experience with a large church in the East where he was invited to perform at the General Overseer’s birthday celebration.

Despite expecting a substantial payment, Forever was shocked to receive only N150,000, which he found humorously inadequate considering the distance he travelled to perform.

“There’s a big church about two years ago in the east, they invited me to surprise their G.O on his birthday.

“I ended up being surprised after I received N150,000. I was shocked because I imagined myself leaving Lagos to go collect N150,000 in the East,” he added.