Report says Family and Church leaders of Pastor T. B. Joshua have decided to bury him inside his church.
Agitation by the people of Akokoland in Ondo state that the remains of one of their illustrious sons and renowned evangelist, Late Temitope Balogun Joshua be buried in his hometown, Arigidi Akoko may have met a brickwall as his wife and children have resolved to bury him In Lagos.
The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations died on June 5, 2021 at 57yrs.
A source told SUNSHINETRUTH that the deceased extended family and the community had sent a delegation led by the Zaki of Arigidi Akoko, Oba Yisa Olanipekun to meet with T.B Joshua’s immediate family as well as the church to demand that his remains be buried in his hometown like other late clergymen of Akoko Origin.
A Sources close to the family and one of the members of the delegation to Lagos that Prophet T.B Joshua’s Wife, Evelyn and the two children who were already in Nigeria from the United Kingdom said the late televangelist would be buried at a particular spot in the church in accordance with his wish during his life time.
According to the source, the funeral may likely hold in July, this year.
Members of the funeral committee of the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua whose death was announced over the weekend have been advised to honour the late Pastor whose wish was to spend the later days of his life to transform Akoko land where he had planned to retire as a Guru while he would still be touching the lives of millions around the world; but if this advice is turned down and he is made to rest in a foreign land, he would turn in his grave.
These and many other revelations were communicated by renowned lawyer and a fellow Akoko-born legal practitioner, Dr. Kayode Ajulo from London where he received the news of the sudden death of the Pastor.
Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963), commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, is a Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist and philanthropist. He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian mega church that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos.
Joshua is known for his popularity across Africa and Latin America and his social media presence with 3,500,000 fans on Facebook. His YouTube channel, Emmanuel
In a chat with this reporter, Ajulo said his advice to the burial committee was coming from a first hand knowledge he had of the love that Pastor T.B. Joshua always had for the poor everywhere in the world, but unlike most philanthropists whose charity started from abroad, T. B. Joshua was a man whose charity began from home.
In the words of Chief Ajulo who holds many chieftaincy titles across Yorubaland, after doing good to people around the world, Joshua deserved a peaceful rest at home in Akoko land and in Arigidi Akoko of Ondo State to be precise because, ” He loved Akokoland wholeheartedly, he always wanted the best for them.
Members of the funeral committee of the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua whose death was announced over the weekend have been advised to honour the late Pastor whose wish was to spend the later days of his life to transform Akoko land where he had planned to retire as a Guru while he would still be touching the lives of millions around the world; but if this advice is turned down and he is made to rest in a foreign land, he would turn in his grave.
These and many other revelations were communicated by renowned lawyer and a fellow Akoko-born legal practitioner, Dr. Kayode Ajulo from London where he received the news of the sudden death of the Pastor.
Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963), commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, is a Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist and philanthropist. He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian mega church that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos.
Joshua is known for his popularity across Africa and Latin America and his social media presence with 3,500,000 fans on Facebook. His YouTube channel, Emmanuel
In a chat with this reporter, Ajulo said his advice to the burial committee was coming from a first hand knowledge he had of the love that Pastor T.B. Joshua always had for the poor everywhere in the world, but unlike most philanthropists whose charity started from abroad, T. B. Joshua was a man whose charity began from home.
In the words of Chief Ajulo who holds many chieftaincy titles across Yorubaland, after doing good to people around the world, Joshua deserved a peaceful rest at home in Akoko land and in Arigidi Akoko of Ondo State to be precise because, ” He loved Akokoland wholeheartedly, he always wanted the best for them.
