-Tim Godfrey Laments Artist Treatment As Unfair And Discouraging
Gospel singer Tim Godfrey has revealed in a now-viral video that he was once paid with tubers of yam and a live chicken for performing in a church.
He described the experience as unfair and discouraging, noting that many gospel artists in Nigeria are not properly valued for their work and contributions to ministry.
Award-winning gospel singer Tim Godfrey expressed his frustration over the poor treatment of gospel musicians, admitting that it has made visiting Nigeria increasingly difficult for him.
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“I don’t like coming. Okay, I come to Nigeria because it became difficult because of how artists are being treated so badly,” Godfrey said in the viral clip.
“And I want to say it’s all of those stories of why they’re charging? Why are they collecting money? Why are they doing this? It got me so, so mad. I said why are people wicked?
“What sense does it make that people work so hard, and you are saying they should take… I have collected tubers of yams as honorarium.
Tim Godfrey Laments Artist Treatment
“I have collected a full, alive, living, working, breathing chicken as honorarium.”
