Don’t Relocate To Israel, FG Begs TB Joshua
Prophet T.B. Joshua[/caption]
The Federal Government has appealed to the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly called TB Joshua, to reconsider his decision to relocate from Nigeria to the nation of Israel.
Minister Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the statement on Tuesday said the move will not be in the best of the country.
Recall that the prophet, on Sunday, announced that he would relocate his ministry from Nigeria to Israel.
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He had boasted that the move would help people to “appreciate” his ministry’s contribution to both the local economy and Nigeria’s international image, while adding that his ministry is the most persecuted in the world.
“This is the most persecuted ministry in the world. Who are the people persecuting the ministry? My people, Africa.
“That is why I choose to live a lonely life. If you want to see me, come to this church. I don’t go out. It has not been easy – because I don’t know who is a friend or who is an enemy.
“If you learn TB Joshua is not around, I am in a revival. I live in the church here. I don’t have a house outside.”
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“What happened to me from the beginning of my ministry is enough to chase me out of this country.
“But I am still in your midst. Upon the persecution and hatred, I decided to follow the path of love. You show hatred; I show love.
“When I go for a revival, you will see the stadium full but I am not carried away by that. I leave where I’m celebrated to live where I’m persecuted,” he had said.
However, while speaking with journalists during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) in Lagos, Lai Mohammed described Joshua’s decision as unfortunate.
He, thereafter, called for dialogue between the pastor and the authorities over whatever challenges he was facing.
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His words: “That will be very unfortunate in the sense that if he does move out, it will affect our tourism in Nigeria.
“Pastor Joshua is an important person, he must bear with us. This is his country; if he moves out and go to South Africa, for example, the revenue will go to South Africa.
“It is better that Pastor Joshua sits down with the relevant authority and resolve whatever problem he has. If I have access to him, this is exactly what I am going to tell him.”
